One of my support workers, who I only see once a week, always checks her phone repeatedly when I am with her. When I open my door upon her arrival, her head is bowed over her phone as she clicks away, and I refuse to speak until she puts her phone away, but I don't think she gets the message. Often, when we are waiting for the bus after I have done my shopping, she stands there looking at her phone, making me feel really uncomfortable.
My other support worker, who I see on the other days and who is my key-worker, hardly ever checks her phone; and if she really must use her phone, the reason is clearly set out with apologies.
The reason I feel uncomfortable with the former support worker's gratuitous phone use, is that I feel she should be giving her attention to me, supporting me; and that when she is looking at her phone I feel she is ignoring me.
How can I bring this issue up in a polite way?
