Emergency Response And Advocacy: A Case Study

Emergency Response and Advocacy If there is a need for a psychiatric evaluation, Mr. Scott can simply send his VA clients to the emergency department within the hospital. The emergency department will evaluate and them and if needed they will be admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital. For his DCFS clients, the Illinois Department of Human Services has developed a method known as the Screening, Assessment and Support Services or SASS is used. SASS agencies provide intensive mental health services for eligible children and adolescents, who are experiencing a psychiatric emergency. In 1997 Mr. Scott was a part if the counseling team for one of Chicago’s highest profiled cases. The case of Girl X, a 9 yr. old girl, who was raped tortured and left for dead on January 9, 1997 in the Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago, IL. Mr. Scott recalls how he was emotionally scared for quite some time because this was his first big case. He remembers he was terrified to visit the …show more content…
The Me. Scott contributes is by using exit surveys. These surveys give me somewhat of an idea of how my clients are receiving the services we offer. According to Erford, 2014 “Accountability involves the demonstration of responsibility for professional actions”. As a professional counselor I’m responsible for ensuring my clients are getting the services that they not only need but that they are entitled to. Young and Basham 2014 defines consultation as a voluntary relationship between a professional helper and an individual or group that needs help. Mr. Scott seeks consultation whenever he’s stuck between two options that both appear to be beneficial to the client. He says when he seeks consults he not only does it for reassurance but also because sometimes the pressure of knowing someone else’s wellbeing is in your control is suffocating. In regards to supervision, Mr., Scott says that only happens if he’s training for a new