QUESTION 13 OF 25

Have you ever prevented a problem because you were able to anticipate one person's reaction to another person?

Working as a Psychiatric Aide, you need to have a good sense of how patients might react and interject to avoid a problem. You must be good at reading body language and facial expressions and be willing to step in when needed to deescalate a situation. You must have these critical thinking skills to protect yourself, your patients, and your coworkers. Describe a time when you anticipated a person's reaction and deescalated the situation.

"I prevented a problem while working at a juvenile detention center. We had a new supervisor who was very abrupt with everyone I worked with. One day he snapped at one of my coworkers, who was known for his short temper. I could see my coworker was about to yell back at our supervisor and I stepped in and asked my coworker to help me with an urgent situation. I diverted his attention and he left the room with me. I explained to him that I could see he needed to cool down and if he yelled at the supervisor, he would be fired. We walked around for a few minutes until he calmed down, and we went back to work."

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