Human Service

The human services field is simply amazing. While attending elementary high school the teachers would all ask the students “what do you want to be when you up”? I was really shy and would never speak up when asked this question. To myself I’m thinking I want to be a nurse. Taking care of my great grandmother really opened my eyes to the needs of people in general.
During this time I would go about my daily norm of helping my great grandmother, grandmother; anyone that was in need of help. Coming from a big family there were several cousins, one in particular was different. She walked with assistive devices. We were very close and she always would look for me when coming to my great-grandmother home. That would be my first experience with the elderly, intellectually disabled, and handicap population. It is accurate of the saying that your childhood shape who you become as an adult.
Completing high school I immediately enrolled into a Certified Nursing Assistant course. For several weeks I attempted to complete the course; however I knew in my heart that it really wasn’t satisfying. Witnessing the sickness and isolation some of the elderly would experience broke my heart. During this time I would go about my daily norm of helping my great grandmother, grandmother; anyone that was in need of help. There was a local agency that I thought would be cool to have a job there. Applying for the job initially I didn’t receive an interview therefore I applied a second time and that was the beginning of defining my purpose. I was chosen for the job and was very excited to begin employment. The first day was exciting, however it was not what I expected which was appositive. In the facility there was an adult day care, afterschool program, and a day program for adults who were intellectually disabled.
Human development is important and often things do not develop as they should. The human service area that I definitely would like to further pursue is adults