Week 15 Integration Question

Week 15:
Practice/micro: How have you experienced successful endings? What do you already do now to help your clients experience successful endings?
In this, endings could be qualified as any ending with a client, whether it is the end of the day, end of treatment, or end of a medication. The most important ending though is the ending of treatment with a client. In this regard, here at Cummins we do not encounter as many endings as most other facilities since most of our clients are here for extended periods of time for treatment, some lasting several decades. For those who do end their treatment, many just move along to other programs that may be able to serve them better, such as the ACT team.
Cummins has procedures they use for all endings with their consumers. During discharge they utilize a discharge summary that has a plan they are supposed to follow for months after they leave. Some items may include a follow up with doc or meds, or to start other programs. They also make another treatment plan at discharge and help clients contact agencies or whatever else they need to follow up and be successful with the new treatment plan. Prior to their discharge (or ending) workers help the consumers learn coping skills or aid in beginning recovery for when they leave the program. Consumers can then become successful with medication and a better life style than when they originally sought out treatment.