Residential Treatment Interview Essay

When an individual is referred to as having a deficiency, it means that there is the absence of a particular nutrient in the body. This could be due to the lack of that nutrient being provided though the diet or could be due to a

Marcia Warren is my mother’s oldest sister, and she is the oldest of four girls in her family. She grew up in Brookline, Pennsylvania and went to Brashear High School, where she met her husband Clyde. For secondary education, she studied psychology at Chatham University, and received her masters at The University of Pittsburgh in clinical social work. She currently works in private practice as a Psycho Therapist. Marcia is the type of person one goes to when they having a problem or going through a tough time. Her calming voice and gentle tone allows people to feel comfortable around her. When prompted with the question of why she chose this profession she said, “I have always been interested in human behavior.” Human behavior has played a large role in my aunt’s life, particularly the behavior of her father. This relationship and display of behavior plays a major role in who she is today.

I, Leander Burgess, am an Advanced Standing Social Work Student at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work. During the summer of 2016 I interviewed with Menninger’s Clinic for a Field Placement and was accepted. Menninger’s Clinic contacted me approximately a week later and asked me to interview at the Gathering Place, a psycho-social clubhouse for the chronically mentally ill.

She was both encouraged and heartbroken by what she saw. The principal had a tough time keeping the school hidden and it was in desperate need of repair. Omidian’s work consisted of working with and a brother-sister team so that they could take over and run a psychosocial wellness program. On their only day together, they visited a clinic run by MSF who showed them that women who suffered mental health damage due to the restrictive edicts of the Taliban. That evening, the siblings shared what they had learned over the past two weeks. Afterwards, Omidian comforted them and helped them come up with program development ideas to help these

and the Providence Hospital had to take all the responsibilities of funding the agency many budget cuts had to be done in order for the agency to stay open. Due to the lack of funds the majority of the employees had to be laid off, the English teacher and the parenting class teacher had to be let go, also they had to move Mobile from Semmes. Because of this changes the number of individuals the agency can serves has become lower, the agency relies on volunteers to help with the interpretation in medical appointments. (S. Vaca-Diez, personal communication, November 12, 2014). The agency accepted Social Work students from the University of South Alabama to do their internship with them. The author started her internship for the fall semester of 2014. While on the agency, the intern’s job was to schedule appointments, interpretate in medical appointments every Monday and Wednesday at the women health center, or at other via phone with medical appointments and governmental interviews the rest of the days. The intern meet her client “Susana” for the first time, when she was seeking help scheduling an appointment for the women health center to get a pregnancy test. Since that first meeting the intern was assigned to “Susana’s” case.

Brenda Combs is a strong, determined women who has experienced the roughest parts of life and who has made a positive impact on people around her. When Combs developed a partying habit, she also got into the dangerous habit of taking drugs. Combs eventually became a cocaine addicted who would fall in and out of bad relationships. Then, one day when she got her shoes stolen from her, Combs decided to turn her life around and gain her dignity back. The first challenge she faced while changing her life around was to try and stay strong in rehab as it was “the hardest she had ever known” (paragraph 18). Combs determination eventually led her to a bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix and a job at the StarShine charter school.

Isabella Orozco is a hardworking Chino Hills High Student in her 3rd year of the Health and Science Academy. When described by both mentors and peers, Isabella is always said to be a person who is willing to go above and beyond. An example of this was when she was on a field trip to the newly opened Keiser Permanente Labs during her sophomore year. Keiser Permanente was giving an opportunity to a few juniors and seniors to internship at this lab, and Isabella was determined to be one of those few who got that opportunity even though she wasn’t in the age group that they wanted. That day she asked questions and interacted with the interviewers so much that they not only gave her the internship, but she was the leader of the interns as well.

The individual that I chose to interview, we will refer to her as Ms. M, is a long-standing member of the counseling community and a personal and professional mentor of mine. Currently she works for the state in the social services field, though she still uses her dependency counselor skills, it is not to the same extent that she once did. However, because of her qualifications she is still able to conduct assessments, offer counseling, and help clients recognize and navigate potential addiction pitfalls. For this interview we spoke about her initial entry into the field and her time as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) in the women’s prison system.

Experience is the best training ground. Also before I was promoted I did whatever I was asked including specialty programming and never complained. Also a master 's degree is/was required for

Sometimes you walk through a door, unsure what is waiting on the other side. You have to believe all will work out somehow. As I left correctional health after 28 years, I was lost. Still too young to retire, I didn’t know in which direction to go. A week before my last day, I saw Christine, a social worker who had a case load of Hepatitis C inmates at the jail. I was always fascinated with her no nonsense style, which at times bordered on the crude. She worked for Body Positive, an HIV/AIDS non-profit agency. I liked her spunk and the freedom she had to be herself.

Interview paper with a Counselor (Rebecca Alexander), and a Social Worker (Mina McVeigh). This interview is for Mrs. Scott’s online class.

In 1955, over 559,000 individuals resided in inpatient psychiatric hospitals. By 1995, however, the number had drastically diminished to 69,000, (National Health Policy Forum, 2000). This drastic reduction was largely due to the discovery of antipsychotic medications in the 1950s, and the deinstitutionalization movement of the 1960s, wherein several thousands of mentally ill individuals were released from psychiatric institutions to return to their communities for treatment. Mental health centers (MHCs) were conceptualized during deinstitutionalization to provide treatment to these newly-released mentally ill persons in their communities. Although efforts were well-intended, the MHCs failed to serve the

I conducted an in person interview at Deaconess Cross Pointe, 7200 East Indiana Street; Evansville, Indiana 47715. I interviewed Natalie Goffinett, who has achieved her Master’s Degree in Social Work, and counsel’s children and families at that facility. When setting the appointment to interview Ms. Goffinett, I offered her the option to conduct the interview either in person or over the telephone. Ms. Goffinett and I agreed that an in person interview would be best if I wanted to have the opportunity to tour the facilities, as well as develop a sense for inpatient and outpatient environments. Deaconess Cross Pointe is a

Homelessness has shown that in 2014 over 500,000 individuals have been homelessness at least one night, but the major of the count were children (henry, Coretes, Shivji, & Buck, 2014). In addition, this include 26.5 percent of individuals that were unsheltered, 33.2 percent sheltered families, 36.2 percent sheltered individual, and 4.2 percent unsheltered families. Furthermore, the count for Alabama showed that 3,115 were considered to be homeless. Disabilities individuals that may have been in psychiatric and correctional institutions are at risk for homelessness when they cannot obtain aid in housing. This will make them a target for activities prevention. Individual with disabilities may include substance abusers, acute mental illness, posttraumatic stress, or cognitive impairments (Cooper, Knott, Schaak, Sloane, & Zovistoski (2015).

The Social Welfare History Project (2004) gave great insight into May’s early life. Like the majority of the clients she worked with, Mary also came from a tumultuous past. Mary was born in Illinois in a town called Belleville. After the death of her parents at a young age, Mary was sent to live with her maternal grandmother in Baltimore, Maryland. It was upon this relocation that Mary developed a deeper understanding for social engagement, and social practice. The Social Welfare History Project described Mary’s grandmother was an active voice in the women’s