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How To Use Emergency Respite Options

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This week through my employment, I had to seek out emergency respite options for an individual receiving services through the County Board. I realize that my employment is not related to my field placement, however the tasks I was engaged in this week at work others may be experiencing similar situations through field placement. Plus it has been awhile since I have been involved in a situation where emergency housing or respite was needed, so this experience was a break from my routine. The individual, KB, is a 20 year old female currently residing with her parents. KB’s diagnoses includes: schizophrenia, mild intellectual disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. Due to episodes of both verbal and physical aggression, amongst all family members, I was charged with seeking respite services with the likelihood of long term residential services if respite is successful. …show more content…

Also adding to the conflict within the home, KB has limited social contact with peers and within her community as her primary social interactions are with her parents. A respite provider with available housing was obtained and she is currently receiving up to 60 days of services. In the upcoming days, I will be researching funding options with the goal of securing permeant funding for her so that she will not have to return to her parent’s home at the end of the 60 days. The measure of success of this placement will be if KB stays in respite care for 60 days, she is her own guardian and this is not a court order placement; therefore she can return to her family home at any

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