Choices

I was working today at the group home and one of our clients is on an Individualized Program because he was exhibiting unsafe behaviors and making self harm statements.

He didn't like me cause I was the supervisor and I presented him with choices. He didn't like what I offered him. He put the blame on the staff for the reason he was on that specialized program. We were the reason he acted the way he did. But is that true?

We always tell our clients that they are always presented with different circumstances, but it is up to them how they want to react to it. And if they happen to make the wrong choices, they have to deal with the consequences.

I presented our client with choices, and he didn't like any of them. He tried negotiating and reason in his head, and try to make new choices available. Sorry, doesn't work that way.

In life we are always presented with choices. Sometimes they are choices that are difficult to make, and other times, choices that we wish we could trade for some better options.

I have been presented with many tough decisions lately. Some are not liked by others, and also hurting others in the process. But they were choices I had to make. Life would be easier if someone told us what we needed to know, how to do it, and what the result will be. But life isn't like that.

One of my tough choices is my faith in God, and the conflict with my sexuality. I had a long talk with one of my LCSW colleagues the other day. She is also a woman of faith and sympathizes with me.

As much as I wish I could, this is at tough choice I have to make and that will take a long time to ponder; a lot of soul searching.

::sigh::