As I mentioned in my last post, I was given a cell phone by my agency so that I could regularly communicate with clients. The therapeutic model that our agency uses (Multisystemic Family Therapy) requires fairly intense client contact. We do in-home work and often have close communication with the family's other systemic supports such as probation officers, caseworkers, school teachers, etc. Needless to say, we are very involved in our client's lives for the brief time they are on our caseload.
Anyways, receiving that agency cell phone was a long awaited moment. It has mades communicating with clients easier; it not only means I am official, but it also means that I don't have to worry about wasting my personal cell minutes on work related stuff (which was a previous stressor).
Although I still get a kick that I have a "work phone," I have since discovered the hidden pros and cons.
1.) I set the ring tone to "Step by Step" by the heart throb boy band group of my tween years, New Kids on the Block. While most of the kids I work with are too young to understand the ring tone and while most of the adults are too old, I still find it really funny.
2.) A client called at 6:45 am this morning. What?! I guess this mom just HAD to know something... It made me realize that those sorts of calls are exactly what I signed up for when I took the job. Oy.
3.) Every time I see that I've missed a call or have a new voice message, I get a little anxious. "Oh great....what drama is going to unfold now that I have to try and sort through." This morning it was news that a client that had been clean for months suddenly had a UA (urine analysis) come up positive for THC (aka pot). Great. Now I have to productively put out that fire...
Technology has always been a blessing and a curse, now I just have one more way that it can (positively?) influence my life.
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