Clinical Studies Spring 2 #2

How are you going to liaise with the social care team about a family in a rural community when you and the social worker only overlap on one day and have limited mobile phone coverage?

• Send letters to each other

• Use a landline to communicate

• Arrange a face-to-face meeting on the overlapping day

• Use email to communicate

How do you manage an adult client in the voice clinic who is persistently bad-tempered and rude to you and other staff?

• Seek support from a colleague or manager

• Engage in a heated argument with the client

• Avoid the client as much as possible

• Confront the client about their behavior

How do you enable families without cars and with multiple pre-school children to access the drop-in clinic which is not on a bus route?

• Provide financial assistance for transportation

• Offer online therapy sessions instead of in-person clinics

• Move the clinic to a location on a bus route

• Provide a shuttle service for the families

How do you argue your case to introduce a new approach to group work when your manager is hesitant due to limited evidence and staff time required?

• Ignore the manager's decision and proceed with the new approach

• Gather evidence and present a well-researched proposal

• Threaten to leave the job if the new approach is not approved

• Seek support from external stakeholders

How can you help a client in a mainstream school get access to AAC when there are no funds available for children in mainstream schools?

• Seek donations from local businesses and organizations

• Apply for grants specifically for AAC devices

• Organize a fundraising event for the client

• Explore crowdfunding options