they can reduce your hours and fire you based on your job performance. if part of the job is not reacting when a client approaches you or is aggressive around you then reacting is you not performing up to the job standards. you also told a client you almost hit them. I dont know where you are but here where I am telling a client in a group home you almost hit them is equal to making an emotional or verbal threat of harm/abuse due to some special needs people in group homes can interpret that as being I cant go near this person to ask them for help or to tell them something because they will hurt me. (imagine for a moment you are with someone that has authority over you and that person raises their fist at you, would be be comfortable having this person in authority taking care of you, helping you? that example is the equivelent of how a special needs person may take being told the words I almost hit you) here a person would get fired instantly for telling a client they almost got hit by the caretaker. in some locations making a threat of harm intentionally or unintentionally even implied to special needs people is grounds for loss of credentials and legal prosecution. caring for other people who are mentally or physically challenged takes a lot of patience and threats of harm in any way are taken very seriously. not only could you lose your job if you were here in my location, but the group home could be shut down for having a care taker who was not in control of their self and could possibly harm those they are supposed to be caring for.

Since they did not say something like ...wait a minute you almost hit a client your out of here....Im guessing they are giving you the chance to prove you can get yourself back in control and never do this again, kind of like being on probation, your boss\supervisor will want you to prove to them you can be safe with those you are entrusted to care for, before they will be able to move you back up to full time status. they may even want you to take care of the problem through seeing your medical doctor and mental health treatment providers for a statement that you are no longer a danger to yourself and others before they can legally give you more hours.

my suggestion contact your or a treatment provider and fix what ever problems caused you to react this way, before you accidentally do harm someone.