At this culmination stage, I have mixed feelings toward leaving my placement site. I am looking forward to the future and starting my career in human rehabilitation services, but also feel sad to leave the Mercy Centre and the clients. It will also be difficult to say goodbye to the staff, as I have developed close relationships with them. They were extremely welcoming when I first entered the Mercy Centre and learned so much from them about working with this population and about creating a positive work environment. During our breaks and lunchtime, we have become friendly and it is hard to not see these people anymore. In the final weeks, I plan to remain engaged in my placement with the clients and staff. I also intend to begin the termination
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Most of the clients really need routine and really value having schedule that they must follow. When there is a change, even a minor one, clients tend to negatively react. They may become non-compliant, refuse to follow their schedule and disrupt other clients’ work. Case managers may even be called into the room to intervene in the situation, when the client severely escalates. The Mercy Centre has had several staff members’ leave in the recent months and have not found replacements, which has cause some disruption in the client’s schedules. Clients’ miss these staff members because they had formed close relationships. There is an additional emotion in play, as most of the clients no longer live with their families, so the Mercy Centre has been their constant for so many years. They have come to rely on seeing and interacting with the staff, so when a member leaves, it is difficult for the clients to accept the change. Another problem that arises when a staff member leaves is the end of a certain workshop or job site. If a staff person is in charge of and leads a particular workshop, like book club, the workshop will end until they find a replacement. Another staff person cannot take on the workshop because they have their own schedules. This also happens to work sites because a staff person must transport them
Most of the clients really need routine and really value having schedule that they must follow. When there is a change, even a minor one, clients tend to negatively react. They may become non-compliant, refuse to follow their schedule and disrupt other clients’ work. Case managers may even be called into the room to intervene in the situation, when the client severely escalates. The Mercy Centre has had several staff members’ leave in the recent months and have not found replacements, which has cause some disruption in the client’s schedules. Clients’ miss these staff members because they had formed close relationships. There is an additional emotion in play, as most of the clients no longer live with their families, so the Mercy Centre has been their constant for so many years. They have come to rely on seeing and interacting with the staff, so when a member leaves, it is difficult for the clients to accept the change. Another problem that arises when a staff member leaves is the end of a certain workshop or job site. If a staff person is in charge of and leads a particular workshop, like book club, the workshop will end until they find a replacement. Another staff person cannot take on the workshop because they have their own schedules. This also happens to work sites because a staff person must transport them