We discharged a client yesterday for threatening his roommate.
When I told him to pack his things and prepare to leave he protested.
At first he said he didn't threaten him. Then he said, "specifically, which threat are you talking about?"
I told him it didn't make any difference what threat I was talking about. I explained that we don't allow anyone to threaten anybody in the program.
Then he tried to bargain. He said that he’d "cooled down" and that there would be no more problems. He went on to explain that he has some things going on and he was just upset. But by then it was too late.
And it was too late because when one client threatens another it interferes with that person's recovery. And we make every effort to provide a place where clients feel physically and emotionally safe.
Plus, when someone makes a threat we never know if they intend to carry it out. Our responsibility is to protect everyone.
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