Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence
Where does a person develop the lesson of personal growth and learning? I believe it is through the values and ethics they will carry through life. Most lessons are learned from the family who one is raised in, while others may be learned from peers or society in general. My own values are a mixture of all those along with the experiences I have had throughout my lifetime. Having overcome many obstacles in my own life, helping others find ways to overcome their own obstacles has long been a goal of mine. This has helped me reach my goals, and to show my children that you can accomplish anything in life. Just to do it!
I am a Master Level Register Addiction Specialist. Currently, I work with Lifers in the State of California Correction system. My duties include consist of individual sessions, group settings, treatments plans, and DAP weekly notes. I enjoy my job. Working with this population many of the men have been in prison over a period of fifteen years or more. The only problem with this position is that there is no opportunity for a promotion, which is a little discouraging. Managing the environment “A human service manager will need to monitor trends in the environment constantly, from the local and state levels to the federal and, sometimes, the global level. Political trends including devolution of formerly federal responsibilities, privatization of services, and increased accountability demands are likely to continue. Macroeconomic trends will always be relevant: in good times there may be increased funds for prevention, and in bad times less funding will be available when it is needed most. The “marketization” of human services and the increasing globalization of the economy will continue to affect human service agencies and clients. Social and organizational complexity will, if anything, increase,