My Family Service Worker ( Csw ) Program At Trillium College

Pursuing the Master of Social Work at UWA is an empowerment process for me. By equipping me with essential theoretical understanding and practical skills in social work, I will be able to create positive impact on marginalized members of society. It is the best way to seek my personal fulfillment and realize my commitment by promoting a more equal society.

Before taking this class or completing my service learning with Child Protective Services (CPS), I really had not had any experience with CPS. I just made the assumption that the agency was biased and flawed based on the experiences other people had with CPS. I also did not think it would be a place that I would want to work because I did not want to work with children, although now I realize that was a really unfair opinion I had of the agency. I also thought a lot of people abused the service because I had heard a lot of stories of people calling CPS on each other out of spite. After learning about CPS and being able to observe what the agency does, I do realize the agency is not what I thought it was. I also realize

My family and I have been through a lot together, we’ve been through everything that a family should not have to go through but here I stand, in one piece. Without the help of my fellow family members, I don’t know how I would have coped. But I have come out of the whole situation older, wiser and much more

I was born May, 30th 1989 at Wadley Medical in Texarkana, Ar. I was born to Kym Crispino from Queens, NY and William Lee of Hot Springs, Ar. My parents were young when they had me. We were very poor at times, but they always made sure I had what I needed. I was an only child, but grew up around plenty of cousins. I have lived in Texarkana my entire life. My parents split up when I was twelve, and my mother and I moved out into the country on a dead-end street with no children in the area, I became very sheltered and a little socially awkward.

I’m just a girl from a small town called Dale, South Carolina. I grew up here most of my life but I’ve been back and forth to North Carolina. I currently live in Burton, South Carolina now still with my parents and other three siblings. As a child, I was troubled. I grew up as a preacher’s kid it runs in the family. I hardly missed a Sunday of church but that still didn’t stop me from acting up in school. I knew better then to act the way I did but I always had to prove myself to somebody. I was always named a bully because of my size even before somebody took the time to get to know me I guess that’s the life I chose. I live with both my mom and dad, plus my 3 siblings. I have 4 siblings total but I only see my other sister on my dad’s side

I am the way I am because of my father, he drives me to get an education, and he wants me to be better than him. My dad constantly tells me “tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you’re going to be.” This quote means significantly to me because when I was in 6th grade I would hang out with the wrong crowd, later when I was a freshman, I made new friends, better friends, and the ones that push me to strive. My mom is my rock, she struggles sometimes since she raised my brother and I alone, but she always finds a way to get us what we need for school and sports that we play in. I have this picture of my brother, my cousin, and I in front of our house when we first bought it, it’s been 17 years that I’ve been living in it. It may not be the nicest house, but its payed off and I have a roof over my head, to me that’s all that matters. My neighborhood is actually quiet, I have 3 neighbors that are nice people, when we go out of town they watch our house for

Holly McNabola is a clinical social worker in North Haven, Connecticut. She received both her BSW and MSW from Southern Connecticut State University. She graduated with honors in 2000. For the past 16 years Holly has had a very diverse experience working with clients who struggle with substance abuse, mental health, medical issues, and more. She provides individual and family therapy and loves what she does.

At the age of 16 I had my son Ezikel, he is now six years old and is a wild, exciting, creative young boy he is my biggest blessing. When I found out I was going to have a child at such a young age I had one thing on my mind and that was “I refuse to be a statistic” I went on to find a high school for teen moms; Florence Crittenton High School, I was determined to graduate high school and move on to college. I completed High School in 2011 and got a scholarship I went to CCD but I felt it wasn’t quick enough for me , I felt as if I had to rush and get a career to support me and my son. I then went to working dead end jobs I felt like a failure, this is not what I planned on for my post high school life, I felt ashamed and I had let my son down.

This spring semester I had the privilege of completing my service learning hours at Asarese Matters Community Center. I chose to conduct my hours of service at this site because I felt like I could relate to the kids that are experiencing a life of poverty with limited mobility opportunities. Most my time spent there I interacted with a majority of the kids through basketball and competitive activities like billiards, ping pong and talking sports. While observing relationships and interactions between staff and youth that attend the community center I noticed the important role that sport and education played in the life of the children. Using my sociological imagination, I would like to explore the role of sport and the interactions and behaviors that takes place during competitive situations, also the role of education and the kids perception on going to college and using sport and education as a way of succeeding and escaping the concentrated poverty of the Buffalo communities. Using the lived experience that I encountered and knowledge acquired in the past, I will try to piece together a connection and express how the macro level expectations of a community to prosper influences the self esteem,behaviors and attitudes among social groups at the micro level here in the city of Buffalo and at Asarese-Matters community center.

I am the second oldest of seven children and grew up in a middle class home. My father is Puerto Rican and Dominican and has worked hard to provide my siblings and I with everthing we need. I lived in New England, but moved to Minnesota on my tenth birthday. My parents taught me at a young age to search for my meaning and purpose in life and to use the gifts God has given me not only for my own success, but to service others. My gift of strength quickly made way for world records and winning world championships in powerlifting. I was also a long distance runner but after tearing both meniscuses and requiring surgery I decided to focus more on lifting and throwing. I am an All-American in both the shot put and discus. I am a captain on the track

My family background is Latino and I come from a family that struggles at times, but is always willing to work their butts off just to provide things for myself and also for my siblings . My uncles who I consider my parents have always been there for me and my two older sisters, he took us in when my mother passed away giving birth to my little sister, after she gave birth to my little sister, she disappeared from our lives since her dad took her, but that’s life and i’m sure one day we will meet. My life is kinda depressing, but really I don’t take it like that, as of right now I’m happy and my life’s pretty much amazing, I’m getting good grades and I’m really focused on my school and nothing is distracting me and I’m set on the right way of life and nothing will stop me from

I, D’Kendrick McBeth, was born on March 30, 2000 at 12:33 a.m. I have one brother, Ladarrius, who is 12 years old, and one sister, Jynazhia, who is 13 years old. While growing up, I was always told to give a 110 percent on everything I do. Being a very educated young man, I have receiving a lot of awards such as honor roll, citizenship, most dependable, top 10 readers, mathematics award, language arts award, reading, and the physical science award, all because I am dedicated to making my family and myself proud. I am in the National Beta Club and FBLA (FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA). In FBLA, I placed second in computer problem solving in Computer Problem Solving.

As I understand where I am going, I must understand where I have been. While my testimony can be expressed as tragic, I like to articulate it in terms of resiliency and perseverance. After a long search for my biological father, I learned I was a product of an affair. My biological father expressed feeling of love for the relationship with my mother, but he was not in a position to leave his wife. After I connected with him as an adult, he rejected the idea of a relationship with me. My mother and I have a strange relationship; we have a close relationship with some topics, and a distant one when it comes to others. I grew up with a father, whom I did not know was not my biological father until 7, who was an alcoholic and had some undiagnosed problems; I perceive as PTSD and Schizophrenia now that I am a social worker. I had an older brother who had an estranged relationship with his father too, but we have a close sibling bond. These relationships exhibited in my behaviors and self-esteem, and were the core of me having a passion for social work.

Hi! This is Ashton Seifert. Here’s a photo of me that was taken during my senior pictures. I’m originally from Visalia, CA. I moved up here to Fresno this past August when I decided to attend Fresno State. I am a freshmen this year, and I’m throughly enjoying college. I hadn’t planned on attending Fresno State to begin with. I thought my dream school was UCSB, but after being accepted, I attended the freshmen acceptance day and realized I wasn’t quite ready to be that far away from home. I am extremely close to my family. My parents divorced five years ago, and throughout those past five years I have gained the most amazing relationship with my mom. She is my rock. I go to her for everything from boys to friend drama, she is always there. Needless

My family consists of a mom, dad, my twin sister, and I. My mom really isn’t in the picture anymore after an abusive relationship with my step dad. This has led to my dad getting full custody of my sister and I during 8th grade. My dad and I are really close as well as my sister. We have been through a lot which has brought our bond even closer. After what I have gone through I wouldn’t go back and change a single thing. It has formed me to be the person I am today. After a rocky upbringing my love for helping others has bloomed into a passion. Knowing how it feels to be going through a lot is the reason I began my ministry in Loganville. This passion has driven my educational choice and future career. I plan to pursue a degree in early childhood