Homeless Domiciliary Programs

In the opening paragraph I will be performing an in person interview with one of the staff of the homeless domiciliary in Coatesville pa. Veteran's affairs unit. I will be interviewing the provider about the nature of the practice settings and interventions provided.

BIO: The person I chose is a health technician by the name of Martin W. Kennedy

Martin Kennedy was born February 13 1968 he is 62 years of age and looks remarkably young. Martin is originally from Philadelphia pa. And now resides in Coatesville pa. Since1986. He has a long list of credentials, starting with intermediate studies at university of Oklahoma were incidentally he was the drug and alcohol counselor he also achieved an associate's degree at Marion institute where he studied human relations he also served his country in Vietnam. Martin also has many other credits to his accomplishments. He started his stent at the veteran's affairs unit with S.A.T.U. substance abuse treatment unit. From May 17 2006 to February 2008 he than transfer to the domiciliary program.

I wanted to choose the email method for this interview, but the appointment and timing could not be established. A letter again would not have gotten a response in time. I chose the person to person on hopes that I could catch one of the staff available and it worked. I was able to see how the facility was being run, with no holds barred.

Now that the bio is finished. Let us find out what is the Domiciliary?

"Homeless Domiciliary Programs

The Domiciliary provides medical and /or psychiatric care (including substance abuse treatment) in a therapeutic community. This includes complete medical/psycho-social assessment, rehabilitative assistance, vocational evaluation and conditioning, job placement and other therapeutic services. The goal of the Domiciliary is to prepare the Veteran to return to the community at his/her highest level of independence and as a productive citizen in their community. 8-A is a dual-diagnosis unit with emphasis on Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI). Average length of stay for 7-A, 7-B and 8-A: 75 days." >www.gov<

Interview:

Q: What are your responsibilities?

A: I have a case load of seven clients who I report status concerning health issues and savings.

Q: why should you be concerned about saving?

A: well Steve, most of our veterans are here in a homeless capacity and the first form of intervention is to have the vet save 70% of any earnings, this helps him develop a habit that is conducive for a new beginning. This is a requirement to stay in the program.

Q: How do you prevent conflicts on the unit?

A: we have zero tolerance policy for fighting this applies to any patient in the institution. As a health Tec loud and vulgar displays are generally red light indicators and the client is referred to team. To further insure we also