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Residential Care Observation

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As an intern at Preferred Family Healthcare, I am working with individuals in the Residential Care Facility (RCF). I am working with these individuals who 's goal it is to move out of a residential setting into their own apartment. One of the groups I have been facilitating is comprised of three men. These men range in age from early twenties to fifties, but all have the same goal of wanting to move out on their own. Preferred Family Healthcare RCF staff meets weekly to discuss and identify the needs and concerns of these individuals. I also have been attending these meetings in order to learn about the residents as well as interject when possible the behaviors that I have seen. I collaborate with staff in order to help these gentlemen
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