Social Work Hope Case Study

The hope is a multidisciplinary approach to care would produce a more comprehensive assessment and plan of care for the individual. Sometimes this is the case and other times it’s not. It really truly depends on the team members. Recently, we had a discharge planning meeting for a resident at our facility. The resident’s daughter is the Director of Admissions at our facility. Our social worker called her to explain that her father was making very little progress and she did not expect him to be able to return home without twenty-four hour around the clock care. She made this call early as a courtesy because she knew her. The daughter became irate and began yelling at her over the phone. The social worker informed the Rehab Director with …show more content…
The interdisciplinary team consisted of Activities staff member, the Assistant Director of Nursing, the Social Worker, the Rehab Director and I. Well, the social worker failed to inform anyone else about the unrealistic expectation the loved ones were clinging to and rehab tread very lightly. They borderline gave them false hope because she did not want to be attacked (verbal) by the daughter. After, the meeting the social worker confided in me all these details. I explained she should have informed the entire team prior to the meeting and we could from very different points of view gentle reinforced the truth. Instead, the truth was glossed over and she (the social worker felt devalued); her complaint was she looked like she was “an idiot.” Although, rehab gave her the report that he is not doing well for someone in their sixth week of therapy; they did not tell the family and the resident the same report. Therefore, the multidisciplinary approach failed us because we were not all on the same page and we did not utilize the strength and resources we had …show more content…
Often practitioners will ask for family medical history and upon the reveal of all the dirty details. They often categorize me as an unhealthy individual and verbalize all their expected findings upon examination. They are often amazed when vital signs, labs, and physical exam are flawless because of my age, race, weight and family history. However, this is distressing because sometimes it seems like the doctors are disappointed the labs are normal and I do not require any medicine. They often deem me as lucky for now but feel the need to label me as they predict my medical forecast. I understand risk factors and our obligation to inform clients of them but every scenario does not end in the same