Personal Narrative: A Career As A Resident Youth Worker

My undergraduate Practicum position was as a Deputy Probation Officer for Juvenile Court. I appreciated the amount of responsibility and independence given to me throughout my practicum. I was immediately assigned my own clients and families and expected to learn as I practiced. During the year I spent working in juvenile court, I gained confidence in interviewing, intake and assessment, writing treatment plans, group facilitation, and building relationships. Significantly, I developed a love for working with teenagers that shaped my career choices for several years.

Youth Justice Workers – These teams work as a bridge between schools and communities to help prevent children and young people becoming offenders.

My chosen career path is to become a Juvenile probation officer. Juvenile probation officers work with youths that have been placed on probation and or have been court order to attend an alternative consequence school to continue their education. Most juvenile probation officers work with youths at a particular stage of their probation process, for an example supervision or investigation. This paper will cover information on the juvenile justice system and my career choice by touching bases with my interviewee a Juvenile Probation Officer Shelvin McGill the agency he is employed with as well as its clientele, I will also speak on the job description and responsibilities, his theory-of-use, and briefly touch on why he chooses this line of work, and his educational background.

The key values and principles of youth work are to educate, empower, encourage participation and promote equality of opportunity and social inclusion. The principles of youth work are about offering services in places where young people can choose to participate, they encourage young people to be critical in their responses to their own experiences and to the world around them. Youth work is also about making young people more independent and helping them to make informed choices about their personal responsibilities within their community. These values and principles provide youth work with a purpose as well as

The history of mental health in the United States show a robust movement towards the mental healthcare system we have today. Prior to the 19th century, individuals with mental health issues were widely considered to be demonically possessed, thus contributing to the stigmatization of mental illness and the proliferation of poor treatment conditions. However, in the 1800s, there was a dramatic change in mental healthcare in the U.S. The government took a proactive role in treating the mentally ill, leading to the dawn of state psychiatric facilities.

I am looking forward to specialize in this career after graduating college. It has been my objective to offer the necessary treatments working with the youth. I believe prince William county juvenile detention center is in environment that suits what I look for in a job. As a juvenile probation officer who’s passionate about what they do, I want to help the youth open there eyes and look for opportunities. Being a role model and motivate young adults who may have a hard time making some changes. The salary for juvenile probation officers is 47,200. Pay for this position varies state to state and also with college degrees. The skills required in this field are patience and maturity and ability to cope with certain situations. In order to meet the requirements for most juvenile probation officer you will need a bachelor degree in criminal justice with excellent educational background and work experience you will have met the requirements for this position. ECPI University offers criminal justice degrees. Because it's a hands on school, students can learn in different ways. It is important to get a college education before pursuing these careers because you already have background knowledge and know what to

From since I was a young child I have always wanted to go into the field of Human Services. As I have grown I have decided that I would go into the Criminal Justice side of Human Services. By this I mean that I still want to help people, but I want to help people who have become criminals or who are on the path of becoming criminals. I especially want to help children and teens who have been in and out of a Juvenal Detention Center. From this passion I have decided that I want to go into one of three careers. These careers are as follows; Juvenile Defense Attorneys, Juvenile Counselor, or Juvenile Corrections Officer.

As an intern at Juvenile Service Department, I work with the CCP and JASS programs. I am responsible for getting in contact with the youth and family to schedule appointments for services. I conduct the intake assessments, and Youth Level of Service assessment to see which services will be effective for the

My passion for Human Services began while traveling in Asia, Mexico, and through different communities in our country. The most important lesson I learned whether overseas or here in the USA is compassion. Compassion and understanding for what is needed. Compassion for underprivileged people, the elderly, and most importantly the children. The one thing that has stayed constant with me since I started traveling with my family is that people need help.

The population being served at Juvenile Service Department includes adolescents and children. The program serves youth of all genders, races and ethnicity.

The population being served at the Juvenile Service Department includes adolescents and children. The program serves youth of all genders, races, and ethnicity.

In the process of me completing an internship at the Department of Human Services, (DHS) in the department of children and families, I was asked to supervise a home visit with the non-custodial parent which in this particular case (father). So in this case the visit always takes place at the local park within the community. The custodial parent (mother) drove by the park and seen that the child’s father brought along his present girlfriend’s daughter to accommodate him with his visit with his son. The mother got upset because the father brought along his girlfriend’s

With my experience as an Assistant Youth Probation Officer with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Justice Services, I have significant experience working with at-risk youth, who have addictions, mental health issues and are involved in the Criminal Justice System. As an Assistant Youth

Coming into Health Careers class, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. I think that anatomy is fascinating, and I’ve always wanted to help people, which is a key part of health careers. I’m also in love with laboratory science, before this class, I didn’t know that the lab science and health science could mix. I went on my career experience and visited a medical lab at ThedaCare in Appleton. The people there were all Medical Lab Technicians. I found all of the machines and equipment very interesting and I think it was a very positive experience. One thing that this career lacked, was interaction with other people, and it seemed very routine without a lot of variation. The technicians were sent “orders” by the doctors to do various test but didn’t read the test results. They were running the same tests over and over again. I wanted a career that had variation and involved communication with other people. Then they showed me the pathology

I have years of experience working with children and families. I have an associate’s degree in early childhood development with an emphasis in special education. I also was previously employed as a head start teacher when I worked extensively with children in early education interventions. I also worked with families in this educational capacity as I would incorporate parents into the teaching curriculum. I have experience working with families in children in all child protective services program areas. I have worked as an intake worker, I have case managed in assessments, family preservation and in foster care. I completed a two year internship with Program Coordinator, Tammy Fulwood, at Fairfield County DSS. During this internship I worked