Answer as you are the CHW or counselor: (please answer the questions do not skip questions please) Think like a counselor or a Comunity Health Worker. This assignment is in Human servicer provider.

the challenges and benefits of home visits and outreach as well as how to deal with difficult situations that come up in the field. Reflect on how you feel about working in the community. You will also think about scenarios that could actually happen and what you would do to handle them if they happen. What part of home visits is most appealing to you?

What concerns do you have about home visits/outreach?

Read through this scenario:

for your first home visit - you're there to talk about Nick, who is 7 yrs old, with is Mom, Jenny. Jenny is 26, and she has a newborn baby. Nick also has a 3 yr old brother, Jonas, who is racing around screaming and throwing things and crying. Jenny is totally exhausted, just lying on the couch with the baby. The apartment is a mess, with food spilling onto the floor. Jenny says she's all alone and has no help from anyone.

What do you do? Do you offer to help with the sibling or the mess?

Read through this scenario.

You call to let your client know you've arrived. They had confirmed this appointment and you just saw them through the window, so you know they're home, but they're not answering and the doorbell seems to be broken. Do you bang on the window or door? What do you do?

Read through this scenario:

arriving at your client's apartment. The client comes out of the apartment and closes the door. The client says they want to meet with you in the hallway of the apartment building rather than in the apartment. There are sometimes other people coming and going in the hallway.

What do you do?