Astrid’s Journal

Had my treatment plan discussion again yesterday, but this one finally went relatively well. For a change, I was first to have a say. The nurse also reported the nurses’ observations, and the social worker and recreational therapist updated us on their opinions. My doctor had very little to say because I have not had significant psychiatric concerns. My time-out policy has been stopped, because it’s not been needed and I don’t consider it a significant negative reinforcer anymore.

Just before we went into the discussion, the social worker came up to me saying she’d contacted a supported living facility in Apeldoorn that we’ve been looking at for a while, and I could visit them on April 1 (and it wasn’t a joke). This is a good thing, cause the setting sounds really perfect for me. Of course, there are still the worries that something will stand in the way, but we’ll go see then.

For the time being, I’m on a waiting list to move to the open ward in a while, but it’s a fairly long waiting list a nurse there told me, so I’m not sure I’ll move anytime soon. I like the open ward much more than this one, as it’s much quieter. However, I’m also afraid that the doctor there will decide on a whole new policy regarding me – my current doctor decided yesterday that she’s pretty much just for the medical stuff and I should ask the social worker about my follow-up process. This is a good thing.