DAY 1: Double-Check EVERYTHING...!

DAY 1: Double-Check EVERYTHING...!

Part of a Support Worker's job is to do the documentation. The documentation helps to manage the client's needs. It helps to record the medication, amount of medication given, personal spending money, grocery money, keep tabs on the health of the client, to help staff keep in contact with one another by writing case notes and to show proof in case of any legal matters.

One part of the Support Worker's job is to do a handover with the next worker that is coming on shift. Depending on the company, the worker coming onto the shift has to double check everything to make sure all the information written down by the last staff member was is correct. The double checking helps to make sure that the last worker has done the documentation correctly and to correct any mistakes so that they're not held responsible for them.

One thing that I have been doing as a three-week-old Support Worker is not double checking more thoroughly. I've been told several times to check for mistakes from other workers, count the money and that is even if you think the other support workers are trustworthy. On handover, it is very important to document and double check regardless of how trustworthy or good you think the other worker is. It is a best for all approach to make sure that double checking of documentation is being done by all support workers on handover.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed look at paperwork to be a boring job

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not see/realise/understand that it is important to double check the notes, medication, information on the client and the money at handover to make sure no one has made mistakes that I could be responsible for if I do not double check.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that documentation is unnecessary

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand the importance of double check when a new staff member is coming on or off shift.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not see/realise/understand that it is beneficial for the company, staff and the client to double check that there has been no mistakes made my other staff.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that being a support worker isn't all about having fun

I forgive myself that i haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that handover, double-checking and ensuring that there is no mistakes made is all part of being an effective support worker.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that documentation is just as important as entertaining myself and the client.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that no matter how much I trust the other support workers, it is important to double check for any mistakes at handover and during my own documentation.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that documentation is a part of the process

I forgive myself that i haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realise/understand that it is important for the client's health, staff and to avoid legal matters, that all mistakes be double check and corrected if needed on the job.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to want/desire to rush double-checking the documentation so that I do not keep the other staff waiting

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to say to the other staff that ''I trust you'' and not double check their work to see if there are any mistakes made.

When and as I see myself not wanting to double-check more thoroughly - I stop and I breathe - I realise that it is beneficial for the company, staff and the client if I check the documentation at handover more thoroughly incase of mistakes that, if not corrected, I could be responsible for.

I commit myself to double-check more thoroughly when I am doing handover

I commit myself to take my time when I am doing handover

I commit myself to arrive a little earlier so that I can take my time to double-check more thoroughly at handover.