Stripe and Chesney

Truffolo said:
I work as an administrator in a mental health unit attached to a big hospital. The team I work for is very supportive and your colleagues should help you through the difficult bits. Usually patients are very grateful for the help they get. Patients under the influence of alcohol or drugs can be angry and sometimes verbally abusive. Some patients get frustrated if they can't get help with housing issues or if they want benzodiazepine tablets. It's not you they are angry with though. If you can speak to your team manager and ask him or her what the policy is. Ultimately if the person has capacity to make decisions, it's up to them if they want help or not and to be appropriate. Most places will stop treating them if they are very inappropriate. If they are psychotic though they are usually under the control of more experienced staff or police.
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I will be training in a locked unit where most are psychotic.

Every instance is reported in an incident report and reported to the supervisor

Last night's report said "patient said staff had a nice b*tt and it jiggles when she walks"

I realize psychotic people have no control over what they say and I will get help from staff and supervisors
 
That's starting at the deep end. But as a trainee you will just be watching mostly I would think. It should be very interesting. Possibly a bit stressful at times. I hope it turns out well 🙏❤️
 
Guys I sent the email about not being able to do the 40 hours for training because of a disability and the supervisor seemed really mad.

I have to get a doctor's note to HR and hopefully they can work with me.

I know there's a stereotype of Americans always suing people but if they fire me I'm pressing charges for compensation. It's illegal to fire someone with a disability.
 
Ramia said:
Guys I sent the email about not being able to do the 40 hours for training because of a disability and the supervisor seemed really mad.

I have to get a doctor's note to HR and hopefully they can work with me.

I know there's a stereotype of Americans always suing people but if they fire me I'm pressing charges for compensation. It's illegal to fire someone with a disability.
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I hope this can be sorted out. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
 
Suing in this kind of case is fighting back, fighting for your rights and if it needs to be done, it needs to be done. It's a little different to desperately looking for any reason to sue to get your own back or get at someone's money or...

I hope your supervisor and your boss are more amenable so you don't have to sue. It's got to be stressful even tho necessary.
 
Mrs Tiggy Winkle said:
Suing in this kind of case is fighting back, fighting for your rights and if it needs to be done, it needs to be done. It's a little different to desperately looking for any reason to sue to get your own back or get at someone's money or...

I hope your supervisor and your boss are more amenable so you don't have to sue. It's got to be stressful even tho necessary.
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It's embarrassing, too. Already it's embarrassing to have to have special accomodations but for them to be so rude.

Plus this is a psychiatric institution, they are supposed to be compassionate. Surely it's obvious I have a mental illness after telling them I have no physical limitations.
 
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