Reverre Preferred Daily Living Assessment

This activity involved a lot of observation and examination of what has gone on around me on the RCF. I watched the client and staff interactions and observed most that were professional and some that bordered on friendship type activities. I understand that it is hard to work with these individuals "home" and not get personally connected to the clients. Staff is there to watch good times as well as bad with these individuals.

Most recently I had a client express to me that she was upset with a staff member because "she ratted me out, I thought she was my friend". This is a prime example of blurred boundaries. I had the opportunity to educate that individual on the fact that the staff member was doing their job and that they are not there to be a friend.

I feel the regular education for the clients as well as staff what the boundaries are is important. I understand that there are times where maintaining that boundary is difficult, but in the end those rules and regulations are there for a reason. Gentle reminders to both clients and staff alike are essential to help keeping those boundaries clear. …show more content…
From there they lean toward strengths based assessment when working to develop the treatment plan. The Daily Living Assessment (DLA) is used to identify an individuals strengths as well as their weaknesses that need to be addressed. Those weaknesses that are identified on the DLA are noted in the assessment and then become goals on the treatment plan.

Individuals who are identified to have issues in boundaries in social settings or with authority figures will often times have goals in their treatment plan where they will be educated about what those boundaries should look like as well as the reason for the boundaries. They will then set goals to work toward respecting the boundaries or meeting whatever goal they are working