Decision-Making Skills: Scenario 3

Your response Response example
Was this response problematic with regard to ethics, professionalism, or the client’s treatment program?

unsure, more information is needed. It sounds like the trainee attempted to move the client to a safer area, however if this client is know to have intense behavioral outbursts perhaps the trainee should not have been alone.

Yes. The trainee took a risk by not intervening sooner and did not have a plan for how to respond when the behavior escalated. Most importantly, the trainee should not have been in the community alone with a client that responds to loud noises with behavioral escalations.
When/how might feedback be delivered by the supervisor?

More information is needed.

Immediately to correct the error in judgement that lead to a safety risk for the client
What types of additional training might improve this trainee’s performance?

More information is needed.

Professional decision-making using practice scenarios; Review of safety procedures when working with clients who engage in SIB and safety on community outings