My Interest In Human Services
My interest in the human services field comes for a variety of different elements. Through experiences in my own life, things I have witnessed or even heard about; all will help me and at the same time they may hinder my abilities. Human Services is such a broad field there are so many things to be done and I am not sure exactly where I want to place my focus. Kids are a huge factor in my overall direction but I am looking forward to all the techniques and training that I am receiving to help me decide the best direction and use of my abilities. The place I can do the most good, which I feel is the end goal for any field in Human Services. Working in the Human Services field for me professionally is taking all the things I am interested in
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My Aunt lost her life to drugs after almost 20 years sober he began using again and within 10 years she was gone. Though it didn’t feel like 10 years and I was so angry with her, which is a challenge I can foresee in my future career if I can’t separate that hurt and anger from helping a client who isn’t fully ready to quit. This will help because I can delicately challenge this client and encourage them to push through. I also lost my Uncle though he is still alive, we don’t have the same contact and he’s still struggling with his addiction. This experience gives me the know how to not allow myself to be taken advantage by a client. This ca at the same time make me vulnerable, the knowledge I will receive through this program will expectantly give me the skills to balance this. Another personal experience that will help beyond my own mental health problems, is my history of domestic violence. This will allow me to understand that there are so many things under the surface you don’t know about a person. In my own life, everyone thought I had the perfect life and marriage. I was trapped in a nightmare; I will be able to help clients while encouraging them to help their
My Aunt lost her life to drugs after almost 20 years sober he began using again and within 10 years she was gone. Though it didn’t feel like 10 years and I was so angry with her, which is a challenge I can foresee in my future career if I can’t separate that hurt and anger from helping a client who isn’t fully ready to quit. This will help because I can delicately challenge this client and encourage them to push through. I also lost my Uncle though he is still alive, we don’t have the same contact and he’s still struggling with his addiction. This experience gives me the know how to not allow myself to be taken advantage by a client. This ca at the same time make me vulnerable, the knowledge I will receive through this program will expectantly give me the skills to balance this. Another personal experience that will help beyond my own mental health problems, is my history of domestic violence. This will allow me to understand that there are so many things under the surface you don’t know about a person. In my own life, everyone thought I had the perfect life and marriage. I was trapped in a nightmare; I will be able to help clients while encouraging them to help their