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Rehabilitation Site Observation

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Trying to find a site that deals with can be overwhelming however with hard work and some luck sometimes the visit to a rehabilitation site to reveal some thought-provoking insights. For this assignment we had to visit at least one psychiatric rehabilitation location to gather some useful information and understandings. However to my surprise I not only visit two different psychiatric rehabilitation location but I had the honor to interview some very surprising individuals. Therefore as I completed my first visit to a psychiatric rehabilitation location it not only became one of the most motivating and depressing visits I have ever done. As I was looking at psychiatric rehabilitation locations near the area where I live (Bluffton, SC) I came …show more content…

So as I began my visit the Bluffton Self Help I became discouraged from the other location then I became really happy. According to the information that I could find online about Bluffton Self Help was that it serves individuals with food, clothing, and financial need and then to provide individuals with their common basic needs to even help with rehabilitation. So as I traveled to the location but on the day I got there it was closed however something amazing happened. Once I walked up the building another individual asked me if the location was closed I told them “yes” but as soon as we got there together we saw someone getting into their car. So we both asked the individual if they worked at the Bluffton Self Help and to my amazement the person said “Yes”. So for the next twenty minutes I sat down doing interviews with someone who needed help to someone who provided help and it became one of the most amazing and informative chance meeting that I have ever come …show more content…

During my first visit I was able to find some very useful information about the Palmetto Music Therapy from their website but the specific visit to the location did not work since they were closed. So therefore for my second visit I was able to stop by the Bluffton Self Help. During my visit to the Bluffton Self Help I was able to encounter some amazing people and surprising I was able to encounter someone who needed help with their living needs and their life. But in the end even though I was not able to help anyone or provide guidance I was actually able to gain some very useful information that could help me as an individual and as I continue my

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