About
Behavioral Support Specialist
Family & Children’s Services
CrisisCare Center
Tulsa, OK
Arpita Renick
Her Story
What’s your perception of the overall mood of your team?
Sacrifice mixed with passion and alertness.
What are you doing to stay safe? What is the protocol and how is it different from more normal conditions?
Sanitizing after every step. Using PPE. Things that were not mandatory before.
When this started and through the process how did it shape your reality? How are you handling the reality that you are seeing families have to endure?
I feel important and chosen to fight on the front lines to make sure these families can be as safe and mental health not compromised.
What are the biggest challenges?
To be able to provide therapeutic care while remaining socially distanced.
What’s the day like – what things are you seeing on a daily basis?
One day is like a day of the life of a soldier. We are constantly fighting to keep our patients safe, along with providing the help and treatment they need.
Your team’s mental health – how is it impacting everyone? What do you do for self care – how are you taking care of yourself/ your mental, physical and spiritual?
There are days we have to be mindful of each other and pick up each other’s slack. I make sure to sleep, cook and watch a few sermons to get ready for the next week.
What is (are) the biggest challenge(s) that you do not face now but not under “normal” conditions?
Cleanliness is next to Godliness and I think we are close to heaven.
From your point of view how have you personally been impacted?
Yes, I have had a loss of family members in India. It has made me more eager to fight on the frontlines.
What are you learning from this experience that may change the way you respond or plan and prepare in the future?
Never take people’s presence for granted. Never take washing hands lightly.