Happy Social Work Month!
How you can participate in safety at HCH
Combatting burnout
Suicide Prevention
Random animal facts :)
100

The first social work course was offered at this University in 1898


What is Columbia University?

100

The happy birthday song, sang twice, is a way to ensure you are doing this for the right amount of time

What is Hand hygiene/Washing hands

Wetting hands with clean, running water, applying soap, and massaging together to produce a soapy lather performs the most effective hand washing. Special care should be taken to scrub the backs, in between each finger, and under the fingernails

100

This is the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness in particular during periods of stress


What is self-care?

100

This is when clients are assessed for suicide at HCH.

When is upon intake (using BHPA or suicide assessment)?

100

The only animal with four knees

What is an elephant? 

200

This famous Maryland Social Worker came into fame by stopping a construction project that would have leveled Fells Point, creating the bridge to nowhere

Who is Barbara Mikulski? 

200

When this code is called, a mental health emergency is occurring.

What is a Code Green?

200

This is one way to take care of yourself when at home

Yahtzee!! Anything you choose!

200

If a client expresses suicidal ideation while on a home visit, this is one thing you can do

Depends on role: call 911, call supervisor, assess further, EP, de-escalate, safety plan, etc.

200

This is where a cows sweat glands are located


What is their nose

300

This (even more famous) former president was a community organizer, a key role in the social work profession

Who is Barack Obama? 

300

When something unexpected or unwanted occurs, such as finding a spill, accidentally disclosing protected health information, a client argument, or another event, you should file this.

What is filing an incident report? 

300

This is one way to take care of yourself while at the office

Yahtzee!! Anything you choose!

300

This process allows for a violent or suicidal person diagnosed with a mental health condition to be brought to an emergency facility for rapid evaluation regarding the need for emergency treatment.

What is emergency petition? 

300

This is the number of heart(s) an octopus has

What is three

400

A social worker was the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of a U.S. President. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, this woman drafted much of the New Deal legislation in the 1940s


Who is Frances Perkins

400

We have six environment of care “plans” which help to guide our facility or physical safety work, name one.

What is: Fire, utility, safety and security, emergency, medical equipment, hazardous waste? 

400

This is one thing that matters to you and why you show up to work each day.

Yahtzee!! Anything you choose! 

400

Name one risk factor for suicide

What is recent loss or other negative event, passive death wish, past suicide attempts, family history of suicide, pending incarceration, risk of homelessness, psychiatric history, substance use disorder, loss of job, change in life status, etc.

400

This amphibian soaks water in through its skin rather than drinking it

what are frogs

500

This Social work pioneer was one of the first women to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded in 1931. She is known best for establishing settlement houses in Chicago for immigrants in the early 1900s

Who is Jane Addams

500

Doing this, you can ensure the client you are meeting with is the right person on your schedule

What is using two-patient identifiers such as name and date of birth? 
500

The work you do is challenging, complex, and absolutely vital to HCH and Baltimore, this is one way you deal with stress.

Yahtzee!! Anything you choose! (And, thank you for all you do!)

500

After assessment, this is one element that should be included in a safety plan

Warning signs of an impending crisis

Internal coping strategies

Activities that provide distraction

Sources for social support

500

This group of animal’s together is called a celebration

what are polar bears