Issues with a specific client
I work in a short term stay crisis facility where all of our clients are admitted on the basis of being a harm to themselves or others.
I have no issues with most of the clients I have worked with beyond what is expected based on their behavior analyses.
I have one specific client who has been attacking me specifically, and no one else, for the past month. He is non verbal so there’s no verbal communication during the incidents but he kicks me, bites me, pushes me into corners, and has pulled my hair out in chunks.
Coworkers theorized it was because I had pink hair. I changed it back to blonde, same issue.
I’m not afraid of being attacked by other clients. My issue with him is that i KNOW he is going to attack me at least once during the shift.
He has 1:1 care with someone who walks around with him due to patterns of self injury. Is it crazy to say that I shouldn’t be assigned to his 1:1s considering he seems to be triggered by my existence and I don’t feel comfortable being alone with him? I mentioned this to my coworkers and they kind of reacted like i was just being lazy.