This week, I start a clinical component of my education, in a nursing home. So, to prepare us, the school had us watch a 20 minute or so video put out by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. It was about psychiatric issues in residential care facilities, including dementia. It was very thorough, blunt, and educational. (I will admit it was also similar to life with an autistic child.)
Anyways, we had a pop verbal quiz by our instructor, which was as enlightening as the lecture we had, as well as the video. It was just one question.
“What was the name of the four residents highlighted in the video?”
And this is why I want to stay here. I’ve run into more compassionate people here, than anywhere else.
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Your post reminds me of a podcast I listened to about a year ago about L’Arche, a community formed around people with mental disabilities.
Your instructor’s question about the residents’ names corresponds to the approach of L’Arche, to treat people with disabilities, first and foremost, as people.
The most amazing thing about the podcast is that it focuses on The Arch community in Clinton, Iowa, which is about 60 miles downriver from Dubuque.
Here’s the article with transcript and audio. If you have time, I’d recommend listening to the audio first.
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/larche/transcript.shtml
Oh, thanks for the link! Interesting you mention Clinton; one of the people who work at my son’s therapy place is from there. Maybe she’ll have time to chat a bit next time I see her!
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