Personal Narrative: My Experience As A Youth Care Worker

The client is a Hispanic Male age 69, who was born in the Dominican Republic. The client communicates solely in Spanish. He has two daughters who both live in the Bronx. The client suffers from Diabetes, Cholesterol and moderate Dementia. The client has shakiness in the hands as a result of a surgery he endured in the brain. The client lives in a rented room in Inwood Heights. Initially, the clients presenting problem included finding adequate housing however, after completing the intake form I became aware that the client was over income for most housing assistance programs. When the client and I talked more about the reasons he wanted to find housing it became obvious that the client wants to feel valued by his children. Also the client mentioned wanting to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation. The client copes with feelings of seclusion and solitude by coming everyday to the senior center. He also tends to use the defense mechanism rationalization and tries to rationalize behaviors for others including his daughter’s absence from his life. My interpretation of the clients functioning in the situation is that although the client is experiencing health impairments and sadness the client is very self-sufficient. He is capable and able to take care of his hygiene, he is able to feed himself and he is able to go to doctor’s appointments on his own. I do however; think he is in need of case management and emotional support.

The client is a Hispanic Male, age 69, who was born in the Dominican Republic. The client communicates solely in Spanish. He has two daughters who both live in the Bronx. The client suffers from Diabetes, Cholesterol and moderate Dementia. The client has tremors in his hands as a result of brain surgery. The client lives in a rented room in Inwood Heights. Initially, the client 's presenting problem included finding adequate housing however, after completing the intake form I became aware that the client was over income for most housing assistance programs. The reason why the client is seeking housing assistance is because according to the the client “he lives with two other men in a single bedroom apartment”. Furthermore, the client informed me that his roommates work overnight shifts which is when the client sleeps. They sort of rotate their sleeping shifts to accommodate each other. My client describes his housing situation as uncomfortable and stressful. Additionally, when the client and I talked more about the reasons he wanted to find housing it became obvious that the client also wants to feel valued by his children. In other words, the client describes the relationship with his daughters as solely for monetary purposes. My client believes his daughters are distant and do not care about his present living situation although they are the ones who monitor my clients finances and pay for the rented he is living in. My client also mentioned wanting to overcome

If I were to go into a career in the criminal justice field, I would look into the juvenile justice system. One opportunity to work in the juvenile justice system would be a resident youth worker. This job includes providing safety, security, custodial care, discipline, and guidance to kids who are being held in the facility. A resident youth worker also plays a critical role in the rehabilitation of youth and, therefore, can have a great impact on a juveniles success during and after their incarceration.

The biggest accomplishment outside of the classroom I am proud of is my volunteering period at Plasp Child Care Services. Through this experience, I was able to make an impact on the lives of the children as they looked forward to meeting me every Monday. As a result of this experience, I was able to improve my valuable skills of leadership as I was required to look after the children and make the most out of their time there. Moreover, this experience has allowed me to create a unique connection with each child that will last for a long

On August 21, 2015 I started my interned at Jefferson Community and Technical College, in the Child Development Center, as I entered the classroom one of the first things I notice was how all of the teachers made me feel welcome to the class, and how they treated each other, they seem to be nice to one another. They also they treated each other with respect as they worked together with the children,

I am currently working as a Case Manager and doing my internship as a Clinician at Leake and Watts Services Inc. I need two wear two hats in one job, which make my responsibilities even greater and extensive. The population that I am working is the unaccompanied children, which are the children that are crossing the border to the United States.

Having a strong desire to help others has been a part of me since an early age. As a social worker I feel that I will be extremely beneficial in this career choice because of my ability to have empathy and compassion for others in need. Often people find themselves in situations that often times do not come into mind for the individual. I can relate to a person in an unforeseen situation due to personal issues that were forced upon me. While dealing with these issues I was forced to apply for public assistance. Having to do this I often experienced the harshness of rude employees that made me feel that I was less than human. It was at that time that I decided that if given the opportunity I would do my best to make sure that anyone that I encounter that was in an unforeseen situation and I could possibly help. That I would do what was need to assure the person that there is a better future for them.

As a part of my leadership group in my church, I have learned several things from this community. Whenever we had to plan events, I would always make sure to communicate to every single leader to make sure they were okay with certain actions that I took. When we planned friendly competitive events, we made sure to involve everyone and encourage them to do their best. I would take these aspects into being a residential assistant by encouraging others and being an effective leader.

This week went by really fast for some reason or maybe it was because I was constantly busy all week long. This week I had a patient who just stuck out to me and when I went into her room to get her to sign the important message from medicare form I just felt like we connected. After I had been in her room for about twenty minutes talking I guess one of the case managers realized I was still in the room so she came and walked to the door way to ask me a question. When I went to the door she told me she just wanted to check on me because the patient was bipolar and she just wanted to make sure I was safe. Note the door was open the entire time I was there and I was standing about two feet from the door talking to the patient. The patient was

My passion for helping the disadvantaged and helping individuals, families and groups overcome difficult challenges, and troubles in everyday living is what influenced me to choose the field of social work. My personal life experience which involved me helping my parents with my oldest sister who was diagnose summer of 2015, with Schizophrenia, gave me the opportunity to gain insight on mental health and the challenges individuals and families face. For me and my family this was new to us and at first difficult to handle, educating ourselves on the illness and learning about the different treatments allowed me and my family to identify ways to cope, educate my sister on self-help strategies, and help her work toward recovery.

I do have 7.5 years work experiences into the social work field. I started my career as a case manager with AIMS in 2014, in 2015 I worked with Life Without Barriers as a Case Coordinator, afterwards I joined Save The Children Australia as a family support worker. Currently I am doing case management services with Life Without Barriers. This prolonged journey of my career is reflecting my commitment towards work in serving the people.

When I first arrived at Cornerstone Youth Center, I had an unrealistic expectation that the children and teenagers at the center would be somewhat well behaved, and interested in exploring their faith. The fact that I was volunteering in Lancaster County led me to believe that because the town seems so calm and safe that it would reflect how the youth behave. I could not have been more wrong.

What I learned about my ability to work with young children is that they need a level of patience for them to work through the problem on their own. I also learned that for the child to be most engaged you have to make it interesting for them to learn, and that children tend to have a short attention span, especially when doing math over a long break. For Ezra we made a deal that if we would complete all the math questions to the best of his ability then we would spend some time playing outside. By interviewing Ezra I found that addition comes pretty easy to him and that math is one of his favorite subjects in school. I learned that at this age children prefer to turn simple subtraction questions into addition questions and round the numbers up to 10’s for easier mental math. If I was going to do this again I would ask

People always ask you the same question when they find out that you want to pursue becoming a social worker and it is often accompanied with an elaborate, somewhat frightened facial expression – “why?” But like most other passions, it is not an idea that randomly registers as you are examining eggs on aisle 14 at your local grocery store or appears as some sort of revolutionary epiphany. As a child, we hear young minds express their interest in becoming fire fighters, police officers, or even doctors but it is rare to hear a child exhale his or her curiosity about social work. Deciding to embark on the path to a profession that requires an individual to face real-world experiences that often lead to poor mental health, rare human behaviors,

I am an Admissions Clinician at a private psychiatric hospital and residential treatment center in the Oklahoma City area. I currently work with ages 5+, including women with an extensive history of trauma. While working with people and families in crisis I found that I enjoy working with children and adolescents, especially the population that other clinicians loathe (children with aggressive behavior, etc.). This work is challenging and emotionally consuming at times. Due to the cognitive and emotional requirements of working inpatient, I decided to decrease my hours during the week to focus on more on being successful in the doctoral program. I also preform administrative work for a behavioral health non-profit in Virginia as needed. Working