Josie C.

I look at someone as if they where my family how you would want your family be taking care of if it was someone take care someone you related to. what attracted me to being caregiver i grew up in it my mom and grandma was nurses. then going to there job when little talking people nurse home spending time with them. Now as i am older i love helping people. I love going home at the end of day know i made someone life little better at end of the day. I enjoy caring for them and making there life little easier from the big things to little things cause there not able to do it or they need help. knowing the appreciate the help and what you do. My greatest achievement to keep going in the heath care fluid cause my heart in it and i love it. I type person even outside work i help people feeding them, donating clothes, whatever i can do.

I have been a caregiver in the behavioral health, disabilities services, human services, & substance abuse field of work for the past 20 years. I have worked in dual diagnosis addiction treatment centers, women's correctional homes, disabled group homes, individual's homes, nursing homes, & apartments. I have done respite services with youth as well as adults, disabled & seniors. I have done supported community living services, brain injury services, id waiver services, as well as worked with the autistic. I have been a Case Manager with a DHS caseload for child welfare cases and also a Substance Abuse Case Manager & Program Coordinator for a state funded drug & alcohol treatment program. I have also done remedial or behavioral intervention services as they call it now with chronically mentally ill children with severely disruptive behaviors. There really isn't a population in human services I haven't worked with. I really love my work. I'm not in it for the money. No one works this field for the money. You have to have the heart for it! I look forward to working with you & your family!!