“What has made me proud is seeing the interaction and bond most staff have with clients. Staff have made bonds and will go the extra mile for clients to feel safe, stable, and equal, and pursue their goals.”
“I worked with a client who had suicidal tendencies, thoughts, and some attempts. I taught her how to use cultural ceremony and practice to assist her in coping. I am proud to see her still using the tools.”
“[I’m proud when] not just one time, but every time we came together as a team and work out a way to provide a service for an individual or family that is maybe outside the realm, but we come from a place of caring to make it happen.”
“A youth contacted me years later [after completing UP] to say hello and let me know how they are doing, wanting me to know they are well, wanting me to know that the care I gave mattered to them.”
“One of our clients [with severe FASD] would scream loudly without words when frustrated. Every attempt to have conversation and help the child to control his emotions was unsuccessful. We as a team encouraged this boy to verbalize his emotions. One day after over a year at the house he was able to say “I am sad”. This short sentence made my day.”