I've been buried in paperwork at work for the last week. Yes, we weathered Hurricane Do-itourwayorelse, however in order to keep the waters calm, every single one of my case files has to be completely re-worked, brought into compliance and transfered to the online system by May 1st.
This involves new paperwork - things called assessment inventories, supportive needs checklists, individual service strategies, goals, objectives, services, employment plans, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. So far it's taking me an entire working day per client. I've completed a sum total of (drumroll) two.
That's because prior to all these I had to write the policy and procedures and create all the forms so that all of the above can be done in a manner that will cause that state monitors to positively go orgasmic with joy when they review our files again in the near future.
Consequently by the end of the day my head is swimming with said employment plans, objectives, goals and service strategies.
It got me to wondering what my own "Individual Service Strategy" might look like...
(Insert wavy transition lines)
Doodleedoo... Doodleedoo... Doodleedoo...
CATEGORY:
WorkLife Readiness Skills
GOAL: Attain understanding of the meaning, or the lack thereof, of life.
OBJECTIVE: Get up in the morning and place one foot in front of the other.
SERVICE: Reliable alarm clock; insistent cats.
START: 04/29/66
END: ad infinitumCATEGORY: Basic Skills
GOAL: Physical contact with person of opposite gender.
OBJECTIVE: Have really rockin' sex at least once more before I die.
SERVICE: Trips to Vegas and points beyond as well as exploration of own back yard; rinse and repeat until objective is achieved.
START: too embarrassing to say when
END: soon... please... soonCATEGORY: Occupational Skills
GOAL: Retirement
OBJECTIVE: Money. Lots of it.
SERVICE: Trips to Vegas & Tunica; online poker room sessions; visits to local casinos; lottery tickets; moonlighting and slogging it out at the 8 to 5; rinse and repeat until objective is achieved.
START: 04/29/2000
END: will it ever?
(Insert clichéd record scratch)
Uh... I think maybe I'll stick to just getting through the day, for the time being. Less anxiety that way, thank you very much.
