Friday is one of Kaylia's two days at Workpower ..... her Fridays used to be a "paid" employment day but she failed the probationary period .... they said they she wouldn't try the new tasks that they asked of her. I can easily imagine this .... and I know the strategies that I would use to encourage her. .... nothing outlandish ... just rewards for doing small steps of progress and withholding of rewards when she resisted. But when I suggested some of my ideas their reaction was that they are not allowed to do that! ..... and they are not allowed to have a parent on site to assist with such changes.
Some time back she was working as a volunteer at the "Save the Children" workshop where they prepare donations to be despatched to their op shops. Kaylia enjoyed that time. She was doing tasks such as preparing jig-saw puzzle pieces .... putting them into bags. In a few weeks, she will resume that work.
During this week I had some enjoyable time visiting my older brother Pete .... we're working out a way that I can spend more time with him. This is good because he has always been an important part of my life and in recent years, our contact has been too brief . Pete lives in Butler and it's a bit of a hike ... but it's good to drive the Landrover ..... and the drive has some very picturesque parts.
