PSY-FPX5002_DavisJared_Assessment1-1.doc

Impacting Future Youth Impacting Future Youth Jared C. Davis Capella University 1

Impacting Future Youth Abstract Children in foster care need to be heard, need to be shown empathy, and need to know that they are important, just like all other youth. Youth in foster care often times come into care with trauma, many have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, along with a high Adverse Childhood Experience score. The youth in placement need someone that will guide them on the right path in life and become a leader within this world that we all live in. Pursuing becoming a more multicultural practitioner-scholar will let me use the finest methods appropriate for each youth’s needs while taking into account their cultural identity and in the end, increase the success of their overall life. 2

Impacting Future Youth Impacting Future Youth I have a vision, one to create an understanding that today’s youth truly matter. Many youths, especially those in the foster care system, do not think that they matter. By utilizing my current position, as a Foster Care Program Director, my hope is to have the youth in the “system” know that they matter and that they are the future of this world. To make this dream of mine a reality, I must continually learn, be ethical, learn new cultures, and eliminate the stigma that the foster care system has on the youth. The foster care system does not discriminate against age, religion, race, sex, or culture, and it has, at one point, had one child from each of these backgrounds involved in the system. These elements influence a person's viewpoint, which in turn influences their life, well into their adulthood. My focus is on childhood and adolescent development. Role as a Multicultural Practitioner-Scholar The phrase "practitioner scholar" defines a standard of professional excellence based on theory and research, guided by practical knowledge, and inspired by moral principles, political convictions, and ethical behavior (McClintock, 2004). I have a goal to accomplish, one that cannot be met overnight and will take many years, it will be met with struggles, heartache, and tears. I am hopeful that this graduate program will help me reach my goal. I have only just started to explore my role as a practitioner-scholar, and it is one that I want to explore more. I have the aspiration to become a great researcher in how to help youth overcome their struggles and use this research in everyday life and dealings with the youth. The more I focus on being a practitioner-scholar, the more I am learning more through research, discussion, and study. I am not just learning about my career through this, I am learning more about who I am, what I want, and where I see myself. 3

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