Difficult Situation

Let me start this by saying I'm trying to respect confidentiality with this person so I'm trying to not give any details.

I've recently begun a new respite job with a person with a disability I've not had experience with. It's been challenging so far but it's been interesting to get experience with another disability. Not that I believe that all people with a disability are the same, far from it... but I just have never supported someone with this particular disability. I've met other people that have it, but I've never been in a supporting role with anyone affected by it.

I've had to face decisions and situations and circumstances that I never considered. I've had to problem solve on the spot quite a few times in various dilemmas. But so far I think I've done a good job with my common sense, what I learned in college, and with what I've learned in life thus far.

I've wrestled with my values and beliefs in what I think is right and wrong. I've struggled with my thoughts on a person's rights, and on restraining, and how to protect my own safety. It's been a tricky job so far.

The family of the person I'm supporting is making things a bit more complicated for me and they are making me not want to continue on in this job. They have asked me to do a couple favours that don't show respect for my role in their lives. I'm there to support their family member in community outings and to provide respite relief for them, not to do chores and errands for them on my way to their house. That has been frustrating and quite frankly offensive to my job, and annoying.

That's all for now I think.