My job is a different type of job. Sure, it can be quite challenging at times, just like any other job, but the rewards are outstanding. The job involves a circumference of support from staff that assists individuals who have physical and mental disabilities. We provide job coaching skills, community integration, and several other skills and techniques to help our individuals with having the best life possible. A team of therapists and doctors provide monthly, quarterly, and yearly assessments to the staff so that top-quality services are appropriately provided. These assessments, ISP's (Individualized Service Plans), Behavior Plans, and GER's (Generalized Educational Reports) are the specific data that is used to make instructional, job-related decisions for the individuals I serve.

Because of HIPPA reasons, I cannot go into specific data information about the individuals. Nevertheless, I can say (without breaking any laws) that the basis of these types of data specifications are to inform the staff of any behavioral or medication updates, changes in treatment plans, and to prescribe methods to handle the individuals' behaviors and issues. Data is delivered to the staff  periodically, therefore we don't have to go to an office or hospital to pick it up. It's a part of the mental health protocol to ensure that all staff have appropriate and necessary information about the individuals in service.

Sometimes, additional data is needed to perform the appropriate job on duty. Client information may be outdated. Some individuals may have 'outgrown' certain treatment plans and need an adjustment. Additional client data may need to be placed in their ISP's so that other providers will know how to properly treat and service these individuals. There are ways to go about handling these types of issues. The easiest and most efficient way is schedule a meeting and discuss the issue with their case manager. The case manager will ask for types of data that have been tallied, whether monthly or quarterly, in order to prove that assessments need updating.

Tallying and tracking behavioral data is very simple at my job. The company is very technologically driven and use a network computer system along with web-based sites specifically designed for mental health network companies. The digital world has really advanced over the past ten years. When I first began working in this environment over ten years ago, computer systems weren't as advanced as they are now. Everything was written down on paper, and therapists had to do what was necessary to keep track of data plans and treatment actions. Today, these types of data are entered into a computer system, kept safely, and tracked with the touch of a button.