I was at East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU) and was a waedocs patient. I believe they had recently changed the protocol there to if you are not compliant (feeds, meal plan, weight, vitals) all leave and access to a Clinical Phycologist is stripped away from you. I had been here before for the same treatment, and this was never a problem but as it appears doctors and Occupational therapists have changed, it seems to me they think this is better suited. In my opinion it isn’t and actually makes treatment more challenging having leave makes it easier to see what my future holds and gives me that hope, having access to a Clinical Phycologist will help me with being compliant and will allow me to be more open to treatment as I can explore my options with them. Even having just one check in a week with them I feel will be beneficial rather than no contact at all if I wasn’t being fully compliant. I have heard that they are trying it out as this is what they have heard another children's hospital does but we are young adults now not children and we should be treated with more respect rather than been giving consequences to our actions that we may not always be able to control. I wish that these two aspects to an already strict protocol can change or just not be here anymore.
"Changed protocol"
About: Bentley Mental Health Services / East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU) Bentley Mental Health Services East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU) Bentley 6102
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