Random Expectations
I show this to my peers when I do not participate in a conversation with another peer during group while another peer is talking/sharing.
What is respect?
I am having difficulties getting up in the morning and getting to group so I talk to my peers about what to do.
What is asking for help? What is taking responsibility?
This is the expectation/rule regarding deliveries at AACC (Avera Addiction Care Center)
What is no deliveries except from authorized delivery services (UPS, FedEx, Med Speed, USPS)? What is only have family drop off items during visitation? What is talking to staff about delivery needs?
Visitors are not allowed in or around this area.
What is the Lodge/Parking Lot?
This is what you do if there is a fire or fire alarm in the Gathering Place.
What is go to the parking lot? What is go to the Lodge?
I decide I want to play basketball.
What is ask a staff member? what is sign out at the nurses station?
I arrive to a group session late without approval, so I do this immediately.
What is grab a packet and sit in food for thought?
DAILY DOUBLE
When a resident discharges from the facility this is how I should refer to them.
What is "past resident"?
Visitors are required to wear this for the entirety of their stay.
What is a mask?
You notice another peer having inappropriate touch or relationship with a peer.
What is talk to staff/therapist? or What is remind them of the rules?
I cannot keep my own food items or left over food in this location.
What is the fridge in the lodge?
I limit my time to 20 minutes in this area so that others have the opportunity to use this area.
What is the business center? What is the computer and phones?
This will happen if I don't sign up my visitor/s for visitation.
What is they will be turned away?
When I sign up my visitors I must remember these two rules. (hint not mask related)
What is only have 5 visitors max? What is only sign them up in one time slot?
There is a tornado warning so I follow staff direction and go to this location immediately.
What is the ping pong room?
This will happen if I express intolerance to the differences of others. (including but not limited to gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or physical handicap). This includes verbal attacks, acts or threats of violence/abuse or harassment of the members of the facility, staff, or neighborhood.
What is involuntary discharge?
I empty my garbage, make my bed, put my clothes away, clean my sink, and vacuum to maintain this expectation.
What is keeping my room clean?
I do this when I see two people at the nurses station.
Wait outside the door until someone has left or come back another time to protect their privacy
Name two things that are not allowed during visitation. (Besides Drugs and Alcohol)
No Pets, No video recording, no audio recording, no photo taking, going to a visitors car,
DAILY DOUBLE
I hear a peer telling their family about another resident and what they said in group during visitation.
What is inform staff immediately? What is talk to my therapist? What is remind them of confidentiality?
I avoid the nurses station during these times to allow them to complete shift change.
What is 7-730 am/pm?
Please respect their lunch break as well.
I am assigned one of these every Sunday and I am expected to follow through with this daily.
What is therapeutic duties?
This is something I do not talk about with any of my peers. (hint: medical related)
What is medications?
This may happen if I or my visitors are caught disobeying the visitor rules.
What is asked to leave? What is lose visitation rights?
You are having difficulties with another resident's behavior in the Lodge.
What is talk to them in peer group? What is talk to the peer leader? What is talk with a therapist?