A Day In The Life. . .
So, what's a normal day look like at my facility. There are two templates I'll show you: the weekday and the weekend/holiday routine. I'll describe the unit I work on as I am less familiar with the other unit. It's a bit different.
A weekday starts with the children being awakened one or two at a time to do their daily hygiene. We have a boys' bathroom and a girls' bathroom, so we get a boy and a girl up. After their hygiene, the children are expected to get dressed in their rooms, make their beds, and straighten their rooms.
Breakfast is shared at two tables after all the children are done with their hygiene. Then the children line up and walk downstairs to the classroom. School is from 8:30-2:00. At 2:00, the children line up and we go to the gameroom for some free time and the children's snack. After only 30 minutes of free time, the children transition into the mental health groups portion of the day. From 2:30 until 5:30, the children participate in group therapy together. Some groups are more fun oriented while others are more intensive. From 5:30-6:00 the children eat dinner in the dining room before returning to the unit. On the unit, the children spend 30 minutes of quiet time in their rooms before coming out. Depending on the events of the day, staff may call the children out to have community group--a house meeting of sorts where they discuss their goals and how the day has gone. Showers generally start around 7:00, during which time the children may enjoy free time. Sometimes the children get games out of the game closet or spend their allotted time playing video games. Depending on behavior, staff discretion, and provided staffing is adequate, children on the highest level may be taken downstairs to the gym or gameroom for a while. Bedtimes are scheduled by level. If a child has an early bedtime, they go to bed at 8:00. Children on restriction and level one go to bed at 9:00, children on level two at 9:30, and children on level three at 10:00. Of course, a child may request to go to bed early if he or she wishes. At bedtime, children have fifteen minutes before "lights out" in which to read, play with their toys, or just sit and think.
A weekday starts with the children being awakened one or two at a time to do their daily hygiene. We have a boys' bathroom and a girls' bathroom, so we get a boy and a girl up. After their hygiene, the children are expected to get dressed in their rooms, make their beds, and straighten their rooms.
Breakfast is shared at two tables after all the children are done with their hygiene. Then the children line up and walk downstairs to the classroom. School is from 8:30-2:00. At 2:00, the children line up and we go to the gameroom for some free time and the children's snack. After only 30 minutes of free time, the children transition into the mental health groups portion of the day. From 2:30 until 5:30, the children participate in group therapy together. Some groups are more fun oriented while others are more intensive. From 5:30-6:00 the children eat dinner in the dining room before returning to the unit. On the unit, the children spend 30 minutes of quiet time in their rooms before coming out. Depending on the events of the day, staff may call the children out to have community group--a house meeting of sorts where they discuss their goals and how the day has gone. Showers generally start around 7:00, during which time the children may enjoy free time. Sometimes the children get games out of the game closet or spend their allotted time playing video games. Depending on behavior, staff discretion, and provided staffing is adequate, children on the highest level may be taken downstairs to the gym or gameroom for a while. Bedtimes are scheduled by level. If a child has an early bedtime, they go to bed at 8:00. Children on restriction and level one go to bed at 9:00, children on level two at 9:30, and children on level three at 10:00. Of course, a child may request to go to bed early if he or she wishes. At bedtime, children have fifteen minutes before "lights out" in which to read, play with their toys, or just sit and think.
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