Ugh.
Today at work i had to physically manage two kids who were being unsafe, and one of them dislocated his shoulder! I let that kid go right away because my other staff were holding back a kid who wanted to pull me off this first kid... well it was really chaotic and confused.But our new building has security cameras, and i just found out today that we can watch the feeds from the past whenever we want! So i examined the footage very closely to see what had happened from another perspective. The grossest thing was watching the first kid stand up like a zombie with his arm sticking out at a horrible angle, and fling it over his head, and pop it back in place! It was really creepy, one of my coworkers said it looked like something out of The Exorcist. And then he rushed staff again.... Out Of Control.
It was really interesting watching myself handle a crisis. I was quick, decisive, and did the physical stuff almost exactly as we're trained. Once the kids calmed down, you could even see my "warmth, empathy and respect" for the kids. In conclusion: i'm good at my job.
You are goood at your job, and the HS is good to give you correct actions at the right moment. I am sure that He gets some credit. I am the proudest mum on the planet, since I know that the situation you speak of is way beyond my coping skills. Qu: How did the kid know how to get his shoulder back? Does this happen all the time??
-- mummy - 29 June '09 - 09:09