Choice
Dignity, Respect & Privacy
Relationship
Money & Work
100
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/drlcr0BAQU4
1. How is this right related to Choice?
2. Can you give an example of something the staff might have done that would be considered a rights restriction?
1. Access to food at any time
2. Told him no, take it away, guide him back to his bedroom
100
Marc needs some assistance with feeding. When feeding himself, he will often spill food on his clothes.
1. How can you respect Marc's choice to feed himself and also treat him with dignity?
1. Offer him choices on how to protect his clothes while eating. Ask him if he'd like assistance with cleaning his face while eating. Ask if he wants us to explore adaptive devices or OT to support him in being able to better feed himself.
100
Leslie and her roommate keep getting into arguments about her roommates messiness. Leslie is frustrated and has decided she wants to live on her own.
1. What are her rights related to roommates?
2.How can you best support Leslie with this?
1. Choose your roommate (who and if you want one)
2. Relationship support and coping mechanisms, support roommate on cleaning the room, exploring alternative housing options
100
Trevor wants to give his niece a birthday gift using his own money. He only has $50 in his account and his cell phone bill is due next week. The amount owed is $35.
1. How can staff support him in making an informed decision about balancing his desire to give a gift with his need to pay an upcoming bill?
1. Acknowledge his right to make decisions about his own money. Discuss budgeting so he understands how much is left after paying his bill. Discuss priorities- importance of paying bill or will lose service. Assist with creative solutions
200
As Kacey was moving into a new home, she was assessed to need physical therapy, which is a service option provided by her provider. Even though receiving physical therapy at home was an option, Kacey chose to continue seeing the physical therapist she had been seeing before she moved.
1. How is this right related to choice?
2. How can you support Kacey in her choice?
1. She has the right to choose her healthcare providers
2. Ask Kacey what she likes about her current therapist. Acknowledge her for self advocacy. Support her with travel arrangements needed to get to PT. Support relationships with therapy staff.
200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M39SGYjIwM8
STOP VIDEO AT 00:22
1. What right(s) appear to be violated in the video?
2. Can you provide examples of ways to respect his rights during med pass time?
1. Respect and privacy
2. Talking to him quitely/privately instead of yelling across room, Asking instead of telling if it;s not time sensitive
200
Peter and Craig live together in a CILA. Peter enjoys having his family visit often, as it makes him feel connected and supported. Craig, on the other hand, values his privacy and finds frequent visits overwhelming.
1. Which right(s) are involved in this situation?
2. How can you best support Peter with staying connected to his family?
3. How can you best support Craig with his preference for privacy?
1. Right to visitors of choosing at any time, Privacy
2. Facilitating alternative ways for Peter to maintain relationship with family, seeing if other family members want to host
3. Talking with Craig about alternative activity options during Peter's family visit times, consider making a schedule of when family visits occur to respect time that Craig wants privacy.
200
Brittany wants a paying job instead of attending the day program that her house mates attends. She has shared with you what type of work she would like and she has also shared why she does not want to attend a day program and earn money instead.
1. Which right(s) are involoved in this situation?
2. How can you support Brittany in spending her days in a manner that she would like?
1. Right to work, right to choose activities, how to spend their day
2. Help her find a job, see if there's a SEP available to her, teach her about transportation (if needed), help her develop job skills
300
Jamie has decided to wear her favorite t-shirt and shorts on a chilly fall day.
1. How is this right related to choice?
2. What can you do to support Jamie's decision while also thinking about her health?
1.Jamie has the right to choose what to wear
2. Educate her how the weather might affect her being comfortable. Ask if she wants to bring additional clothing in case she gets cold.
300
Bobby Cooper lives in a CILA. It's your first week working at his CILA and you hear his roommates and some staff calling him Cooper but another staff calling him Bobby.
1. Which right(s) are involved in this situation?
2. What can you do to ensure he is treated with respect?
1. Respect- Calling someone by their preferred name
2. Ask him what he wants to be called? Repect his choice. Coach him on how to respond when others don't call him by his preferred name. Share with others on your team who work with him what he said his preferred name is.
300
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Wx8SoSkQQQ
STOP AT 00:42
1. How could you respect these individuals relationship and right to privacy?
1. Knock, ask if you can come in and then wait for a response before entering the room.
300
David's guardian manages his money. Even though he gets a monthly allowance, he often has to ask for permission to use even small amounts. This makes it hard for him to buy things spontaneously or save for personal goals, leaving him frustrated because he can't control his finances.
1. Why is it important for David to have an opportunity to manage his finances?
2. What ways could you best support David with this?
1. He has the right to control his personal resources (access his money and make decisions on how to spend it)
2. Financial literacy education. Ask about allowance. Did he have a say about how his money is managed, when he gets it and how he has access to it?
400
Jason lives in a CILA with 3 other people. There is 1 staff on shift. The other 3 residents want to go to the mall. Jason wants to watch a basketball game that is on TV.
1. How is right related to Choice?
2. What can you do to ensure he has a choice?
1. Freedom & support to control their own schedule & activities
2. Is there another house closeby that he can join them to watch? Can he watch it on his phone while at the mall? Could the other reisdents wait an hour to go to the mall so he can watch some of the game and rest on phone?
400
Ava uses a tablet with an app to communicate during activities at her day program. You notice that Ava sometimes struggles to keep up with fast-paced conversations.
1. Which right(s) are involved in this situation?
2. How can you ensure that Ava's dignity and respect are maintained?
1. Dignity and respect
2. Ask her if she's comfortable with you letting her peers know it would be best if they gave her time to process and respond or slow down conversations. Program simple responses and questions on her device to help with pace of conversations.
400
1. Which right(s) are involved in this situation?
2. Why might he perceive this as a challenge?
3. What can you do to protect and uphold his rights?
1. Have visitors of choosing at any time; making life choices including with whom to interact
2. Staff not comfortable, roommate not feeling comfortable, guardian said no, house rules say no overnight guests
3. Educate him on his rights, healthy relationships, self-advocacy
400
Jessica loves organizing and putting away groceries in her CILA. She would love to get a job, but her guardian is afraid that Jessica would spend her money on things she doesn't need so has said "No".
1. What rights are being restricted?
2. What can you do to support Jessica with her dream of having a job?
1. The right to have a job. The right to spend her money how Jessica wants.
2. Talk to Jessica to see what she'd like to do, maybe work at a grocery store. Help her with self-advocacy. Work on other skills she may need to get a job (communication, following direction, etc).