It's been some time since I managed to last sit in front of the computer to add to this blog.It's summer so its hard to get in here to write anything in fact right now is not a very good time either. I have both children today because I cannot get more than 25 hours a week with sec. 24 and we've already used them.
Olivia needs to be kept busy and in some sort of routine. Or else all hell breaks loose like right now. Olivia is currently in a time out her third this morning it's not even 9:30 am. I am not a stringent mother I do not demand perfection from my children if I did Olivia would be in her 6Th time out. I consider myself rather easy going. With exception to the house rules. They are fixed and unchangeable. Screaming and yelling to get what you want is not acceptable. Sticking out your tongue and spitting are not acceptable. These are the behaviors I am dealing with this morning. For just seeming little things such as "Olivia, please wait one minute I am on the phone" or "Olivia it's your sister's turn on the computer please wait for your turn"
It doesn't help she's been up probably hours before the rest of us. Deep in the fog of sleep around 3 or 4 am I recall hearing her talking to herself. Also her birthday party is tomorrow and she's missing out on a day of the town rec. that she's started this week. I can't just send her alone they are not equipped to keep and eye on her. {That's where her hours went.} We lose any unused hours every 90 days now. I need to save time for August when there are no activities available. The extra time I'll hopefully be able to save from when she starts summer school.
So, I understand she's going to have a hard day today. Her 5 year old sister is struggling today too. Most of Olivia's aggression is towards her sister not playing her way. Its hard to hear a 5 year old saying" Now, Olivia that's not nice. Please ask me nicer." In a very calm adult-like voice.
I was going to discuss our "new Sec.24 plan" and how every minute needs to be accounted for. I don't have a problem with that. I know there are people out there not helping there clients properly. I've had one or two of those. Olivia walks all over them. She has an innate gift of knowing who she can use and who she can't. I believe most kids do.
My issue {I say lightly} is the objectives.{ For those of you who don't know about these things I strongly recommend you find out this is what we deal with on a daily basis.} Objectives are the things I'd like for the staff to work on with Olivia. Such as "I will request a break to calm down by august 2008." that is short term goal. I can almost guarantee she will not meet this goal. This is something we've been working on for at least a year now.
The company I work with acknowledges that this plan doesn't work so great right now. They are trying to tweak it as much as they can. It keeps getting sent back from the state rejected and needing revisions.
If you ask me and since your reading this you have I see that State is still spending the same amount of money and aren't saving anything with the new Sec.24 revisions. Instead of in-home support the money is going to office workers who now have to read and revue plans every 90 days. Is that right? Morally or otherwise? I get accountability but at what cost? I Suppose you have to really live it to get it. Don't you guys understand about ethics should a course in ethics should be requirement to take office?
OK I'll get off my soap box now. Wish me luck with the rest of my day. It's going to be a doozy
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