Children With Hiv At An Early Age - 1513 Words

7.5 If I accompany a doctor to tell the child’s parents that their child has AIDS, I might be nervous and definitely feel empathetic. I have had several close friends get diagnosed with HIV at an early age. I would put myself in the parent’s shoes and try to think about how they are going to feel once they find out their child has AIDS. Prior to the meeting I would have find a non see though folder and try to collect some information that might be helpful to the parents such as counseling opportunity’s, more information about AIDS and how others have cope with their situation. I would also ask if the hospital chaplain could be on standby or accompany me us. Having a chaplain present can be very helpful because some people are religious and†¦show more content†¦7.7 If I learned that several people received a higher raise then me at my job, I would be extremely angry. Regardless of the amount, I would want an explanation. However I still have a job to do. I would complete the meeting with my client and try to calm my self down with positive self-talk. I would say things like, I know I better than this, don’t be angry, being angry is for the weak. For me just doing positive self talk is not enough for me when I am angry I would also have to squeeze a ball or do pushup. My favorite coping skill is to exercise, when I am finished exercising I am always to tired to be angry. In fact I would think hat it would be best for me to approach my supervisor another day. I think a more appropriate day would be on a Monday, when my supervisor is back from spending time with his family. Through my experience I have realized that if I want to have a effective conversation, having that conversation with someone on a Friday is not the best idea. Normally p eople are only focused on going home and being with their family on Fridays. I think that the least effective skill for me to use is journal writing because it just makes me even angrier that I am writing. I do not like to write or even type, but it is a necessity to studying in America so it something that I have to do but not want to do. 7.8 1) Preliminary notes July 26 2015 Presenting Concerns: Parents of a twelve year old boy are