After working in the field for 12 years, many times I have had to examine my feelings and if I had a personal bias towards a given client or their situation.
The personal bias that I have encountered is in regards to working with parents who are being reunited with their children after they have been physically abusive with their kids. It is easy for a child to forgive and forget; but as an adult and a survivor of abuse, it is often not easy for me to see past this. I have learned through experience and training, to look for signs of abuse in the home and with the child. After many years, I am comfortable with my role in the home; it is clearly defined and I can work within that system frame work. Further to that, I am now comfortable turning
The personal bias that I have encountered is in regards to working with parents who are being reunited with their children after they have been physically abusive with their kids. It is easy for a child to forgive and forget; but as an adult and a survivor of abuse, it is often not easy for me to see past this. I have learned through experience and training, to look for signs of abuse in the home and with the child. After many years, I am comfortable with my role in the home; it is clearly defined and I can work within that system frame work. Further to that, I am now comfortable turning