The very first field placement I had as a social work student was visiting homes of lower-income families with 2 and 3-year-old children. Each week I brought a book or toy and modeled for the family how to interact with their children. The goal was to help families engage and enhance vocabulary skills needed to […]
I had never seen myself without it. There are pictures of me when I was about 4 years old, wearing a sleeveless shirt…and there it was: a scar on my left shoulder. As I have gotten older, unfortunately the scar has grown along with me. I try to carefully choose my clothing to avoid […]
An elderly lady walked up to the pharmacy counter and spoke softly to our clerk, “Could YOU help me?…I’d rather HER not…HER kind of people are dirty.” I was the ‘HER’ she was referring to, standing at a distance behind the counter. Aside from being called ‘Comanche’ by a middle school bully, this was my […]
Virtuous Woman
While on our vacation in New York City, we stopped by the Rockefeller Center. It's an iconic place to visit and surrounded by high end stores. We found ourselves walking into one jewelry store and
