Decision-Making Skills: Scenario 3

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

Stick to the client’s treatment program.

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?

At the next supervision meeting.

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?

A review of the clients treatment plan and of the ethics code.

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