My Responsibility!

Frustrated, aggravated, not good at all. These are some of the feelings running through my body, mind, and heart. My client ended up having to be restraint. I as his therapist have calmed him down before. I know exactly what to do. The client was lying on the floor banging his head against it. The first rule a therapist is always taught is, “do not harm.” If I allowed him to do that, I wasn’t fulfilling my therapeutic responsibility. I needed to get into that cell ASAP. Security stated, “You can’t go in there! There a males showering.” I stated, “I have to! That’s my client! I can calm him down. I won’t look, I’ll cover my eyes.” Males usually shower around the corner and no one can really see them. Don’t know what the big deal was. I am a therapist, and wasn’t going in there to look at penis. I forced myself into the cell! I spoke to my client and he became calm and wasn’t resistant anymore. One of the staff members (by the way she is a bitch) attempted to go call my boss the clinical director and complain about me. Good thing, he wasn’t there. I was the only therapist at the facility as that time. I myself after calming the client down went to my office and called the direct at home to inform him informed of what just happened and why I did what I did. He was okay with it and stated, “That is your therapeutic responsibility! We will talk more about this tomorrow.” I than wrote a statement gave one to security and placed on in my boss’s mailbox. What I did was right. Not wrong. Security has a responsibility which is safety. Therapists have even more responsibilities. My license is at stake, my malpractice insurance is at stake, and my client’s life is at stake. I will do everything to protect those things! I wish security would let therapist to their jobs and work together. If something were to happen today I would have had to suffer server consequences with the board of behavioral science. Staff/security would not have had it as bad. A lot was at stake here!
*My Words, My Canvas*