Friday, July 8, 2011

Advocating

This week I had two appointments scheduled; one with the veteran with the one month wait (Ill call him Steve), and the other a new case.

I sat down with Steve and his case manager on Monday to discuss some options as far as how to address his referral issue. We decided to have his case manager call to "schedule an appointment", to emphasize the fact that she was making the needed referral. I was not present for the call, and I'm still awaiting the results of it.

I was scheduled to meed a new veteran who was planning on transferring from the main shelter to transitional housing. From what I know of him, he would have qualified for VA services. Unfortunately, the veteran was not adjusting well to his new life in Birmingham, and decided to move in with his brother in Mobile. So, there was no meeting.

I've still got Steve. Hopefully he and I will make some progress next week.

Jason Watkins

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