Personal Narrative: My Experience In The Human Services

In the Human Services field I am very passionate about working with people in the deaf culture. I am passionate about working with this population because I know American Sign Language and I feel a connection to the community. Learning ASL took a long time and allowed me to be engaged in many events in the deaf community. I believe people in this population are not given nearly as much attention or opportunities as they should be. The lack of equal access to education, jobs, and basic interactions that hearing people take for granted is not fair and puts this population at a disadvantage therefore making it important for people to want to work with this group of people. I am currently doing my third internship at Harbor UCLA Department of Mental Health Adult Outpatient Psychiatry. As a result of this fantastic …show more content…
I have had to visit him in inpatient care on multiple occasions. I feel that I have a tolerance and patience for people with mental illnesses. I think they are under represented and deserve the same support and quality of life that other people get. It may be a struggle for these people, but they deserve caring people to be surrounded by. Interning at Harbor has helped me to shift my thinking process and I want to be even more involved in the social work field. After this internship and graduation I plan to apply for a position as a Case Worker 1 for Los Angeles County DMH. My supervisor Veronica has e-mailed me a link for a position that is available for a signing Case Worker. Also, I will be applying for graduate school at CSUDH. I have my letters of recommendation ready to be sent in for October and I will use my time off to work and save for graduate school. I am becoming more confident in where my academic and career path is leading me and I am excited to make a difference in the