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It is all too easy to take ourselves, our work and our problems too seriously.
Humour is a great Therapy and laughter, even a smile (our own or others), can
have a powerful effect on how we feel, de-stress us, positively distract our
intrusive thoughts and also have a powerful effect on our relationship with
others. It performs an important social and personal bonding role. Mostly - it
just feels good.
Music to the ears
Kids
and Animals are good therapy too ....
Social Work Section:
How many
Social Workers does it take to change a light bulb?
None; It has to be willing to change for itself
(Yes a little plagiarism here, may have been a Therapist)
Alternative endings
(providing Informed Choice):
a) Intake & Assessment Team (Triage to you nurses):
One Social Worker; To assess what changes are needed and the risks and
potential cost that are involved in not introducing those changes, against
the risks and relative costs of undertaking the changes.
b) Allocations / Area Team:
Two Social Workers; One to assess the needs and risks, identify if these
are critical or substantial, produce the Community Care Assessment and
Service Request paperwork, record events on the system, take to the team
meeting and then oversee the process of change (assuming the referral is
accepted and has followed appropriate pathways to qualify for allocation).
The second is required to confirm whether the referral
meets the criteria for 'critical and substantial', the appropriateness and
necessity of the cost of the services requested, to seek to ensure that the
services is provided on a 'block' booking and then to provide professional
supervision, to the social worker, in undertaking the allocated casework.
c) That said, there is still an additional role for
the Social Work Manager, in Chairing the Vulnerable Adult Strategy Meeting,
concerning the burnt out and discarded light-bulb (Such conduct is abusive,
whatever disability the light bulb has it still has a valuable contribution
to make to our culture).
More to come. See if you can invent some for Nurses
and Managers? Also add to this is you like.
Psychiatrists Section:
Always good for a laugh.
"Just because you are
Paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you!!!" - Its an old one but
still holds true :-)
Advice regarding 'Conspiracy Theories'.
There are conspiracies, of course, but mostly; what consistently appear to be
organised attempts to make our lives unbearable are actually 'collective
cock-ups'. (A Perspective from Social Psychiatry).
Think of the suffering
of Others and your will feel better:
"There are time in our lives when, sadly, we have to face the distressing
consequences of mental ill health, for ourselves, or those that are close to us.
At these times, think of the poor psychiatrist, who has to do this every day for
most of their adult life; and on top of that, they then have to go to work and
see this in others also!".
Its true though,
If you think you may develop a social problem of some kind, its a good idea to
train in the profession which best suits the problem you expect to get. You can
then get away with having the problem, without having to get it sorted. hence;
social workers, therapists, alcohol counsellors, and, of course Psychiatrists,
etc. Doesn't say much for the Police though, does it? :-)
Come on - send us
your contributions.
How about some acronyms, better still some anacronyms
(anarchistic
acronyms) Simon.
Nursing Section:
Patient, "Hi Nurse, I have a problem"
Nurse, "OK - take a seat and tell me all about it".
Well, my wife and I have only been married a couple of months and she told me
last night that she was pregnant".
Nurse "Well that's lovely for you both. What is the problem?".
"She went on the pill, as we didn't want to have children till she had
finished with her modelling career. Look, here is a picture of her on our
honeymoon".
Nurse, " Oh - I see. Is that your wife; the one with a gorgeous figure and
big breast? Is he a natural blond?"
"well - yes, what made you ask that?"
Nurse. "Look - never mind that. Just ask her to pop in and see me and we will
discuss the possibilities of a termination. While she is here I will advise her
how to take the pill orally".
OT
Section:
Dear O.T.,
When I go on holiday I often forget what day of the week it
is and at night I tend to fall over and also get lost on my way back to the
hotel. I am worried that I may be getting Dementia.
Is there anything I can do to stop this happening, as I have a wife who is
getting very peed off with me calling her by my girlfriend's name. The last
thing I want is to be divorced again, especially if I am loosing my marbles.
My manager
is also beginning to suspect that there is something wrong. He told me that he
is thinking of sending me to Rehab, wherever that is. Until recently he was
quite happy with me working in the States and even Japan. I think he is trying
to tell me something?
Is paranoia a symptom of Dementia? I asked a mate of mine what he thought and
he said I am just being stupid. I thought that was quite abusive myself. What do
you think?
Anyway, I would be glad of your opinion as I am going to Glastonbury next
week and last year I couldn't find my my tent after the third day. It had all my
drugs in it and I was well chilled out till that point.
Police found the tent for me eventually. I didn't even ask them. Bloody drugs
were gone though, thieving barstewards! You never see a stoned copper though, do
you. They must sell it all on, I guess.
Mind you. I did see a video on
U-Tube, of a bunch of them standing round a bonfire of confiscated grass. You
may have seen it. There were nearly 20 of the buggers 'supervising' the
destruction of the stuff. Like, that is so necessary!
Thanks anyway. That suggestion you made about the toilet seat being up when I
use it and down when I am finished; has worked well.
Wife is no longer complaining about the dribbles and about her 'falling down
the hole' at night. Bloody toilet is cold on my arse though, so I decided to put
the seat down when I am 'sitting', if you know what I mean. I assume that's ok.
Oh yes. I nearly forgot. I found a way to get round your concerns about me
setting fire to myself if I nod off, smoking a spliff. Wife bought me a Bong for
Christmas, so the problems solved.
Cheers. Look forward to hearing from you!
M Jagger.
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