Activities -
- Daily Rounds
- Lunch and Learn (sponsored by Eli Lilly)
- BSWSA Board Meeting
- Planned for Process Recording
- Met with three patients (6 sessions total)
- Put a few final details on learning plan
Integration question:
Values & Ethics/micro or macro: Describe an ethical issue, concern or dilemma you experienced in the field. How was it resolved?
One of the issues I have been concerned with is the treatment that persons who are severely mentally ill face. I am not referring to the treatment by staff members but the treatment by society. Many of the patients at Carter aren't getting better with treatment and I wonder why they have to stay in an institution. For example, I am working with a patient that has schizophrenia. He is very ill and doesn't understand that he is mentally ill. He wishes to leave Carter and I can't help but feel empathy for him. What is the point of him staying there when there isn't anything more we can do for him? I wish there was a place people like he could go where they could live out some sort of meaningful life.
I blame society for this issue. In a time when our bank accounts are a growing concern we push for lower taxes. But at what costs do lower taxes come with? The people that are the most mentally ill don't get proper care and the State can't afford to give them a quality life. As a result, they are stuck in an institution that merely maintains their existence. Shouldn't they have a chance to live a life?
This isn't a concern that has been fixed; I am not sure there is a solution, but I think we, as a society, need to try and have more concern and empathy for the mentally ill. What if it was someone we loved stuck in a psych hospital? Wouldn't we want them to have the best care or a chance at a descent life? When we advocate for lowering taxes, we need to be cognisant of where that money is being pulled from. I don't understand why we advocate for lower taxes, less care for the mentally ill, and larger, more expensive stadiums.
Total Hours this week: 16 hrs
Total Hours to date: 183 hrs and 30 min
One of the issues I have been concerned with is the treatment that persons who are severely mentally ill face. I am not referring to the treatment by staff members but the treatment by society. Many of the patients at Carter aren't getting better with treatment and I wonder why they have to stay in an institution. For example, I am working with a patient that has schizophrenia. He is very ill and doesn't understand that he is mentally ill. He wishes to leave Carter and I can't help but feel empathy for him. What is the point of him staying there when there isn't anything more we can do for him? I wish there was a place people like he could go where they could live out some sort of meaningful life.
I blame society for this issue. In a time when our bank accounts are a growing concern we push for lower taxes. But at what costs do lower taxes come with? The people that are the most mentally ill don't get proper care and the State can't afford to give them a quality life. As a result, they are stuck in an institution that merely maintains their existence. Shouldn't they have a chance to live a life?
This isn't a concern that has been fixed; I am not sure there is a solution, but I think we, as a society, need to try and have more concern and empathy for the mentally ill. What if it was someone we loved stuck in a psych hospital? Wouldn't we want them to have the best care or a chance at a descent life? When we advocate for lowering taxes, we need to be cognisant of where that money is being pulled from. I don't understand why we advocate for lower taxes, less care for the mentally ill, and larger, more expensive stadiums.
Total Hours this week: 16 hrs
Total Hours to date: 183 hrs and 30 min
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