Professionals chose to enter this field for various reasons, some personal, professional, or because they simply want to help others and give them a chance at a better life. Majority of the professionals get a sense of approval when helping others whether offering direct or indirect assistance. I chose to enter the helping field because so many around me have children with disabilities or dysfunctions within the home. Frustrated with not knowing what to do or where to turn to. I want to make a difference with them and help them to have that support and peace that I have learned over the years with my sister and my son. By learning more of how to help them and how to find the best way to support them I can help many of the families around me to understand what they are going through as well as learning techniques to help themselves with their child or children. Find them resources and the right doctor and helping with them handling the environment around them such as church and school. I chose this field because it hurt me after reading about so many cases of child abuse from parents of infants, small kids, and children with special needs that were assigned to case workers that knew the kids needed some type of help and they falsely signed papers saying they checked on the child but the children passed away. so my thought was I could be one of the many case workers that actually do care of the outcome of children. I wanted to enter this field for many reasons. Being that my daughter has Asperger's and until recently programs and services were seriously lacking. I have a family of people with alcoholism and drug addiction issues. Being in a thirteen-year abusive relationship with a person who suffered from PTSD, OCD, Bi-polar and depression, it's hard to focus on getting help when you're focused on surviving. And for me, I had brain surgery at 30 (MS was what it ended up being) and found myself needing help and vocational rehabilitation. All of these aspects in my life have given me the motivation to become a professional in the helping field to help those that are experiencing the things I personally know of.
My husband was abused and beaten when he was younger by his father. I was in an abusive relationship with my oldest sons father and had to attend therapy for 4 years. My father was a drug addict growing up. All of these aspects of my life have given me an advantage to be able to relate clients in this professional field. Allowing the client to feel open enough to trust me because I can relate to what they are going through. I chose this field because I myself and family members of mine have needed help from welfare, probation and other human services and I do not completely agree on how people are treated when they ask for help. When in need, we should be able to ask for help and be treated with respect and have someone standing their with open arms waiting to help us, instead I have seen the opposite. I have personally been treated and talked down to like a low life who does not care about being self-sufficient, when really it is completely opposite. It took me so long to ask for help then when I finally did, I was respectful and patient, but they treated me like all I wanted was a free pass, which makes me not want to go back personally. I want to be the change in the system, I know human service professionals have to work with some sketchy characters sometimes, but really all they need is a little self-confidence boost and some motivation that many are not willing to give, I want to be the one that cares about these people and helps them along their journey.