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Personal Reflection: Crisis Intervention Identity
Catherine Scott
Old Dominion University
HMSV 449: Crisis Intervention, Prevention, and Ethics
Dr. Saharay MartinezProfessor
10-01-2023
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Personal Reflection: Crisis Interventionist Identity
Concussion and Financial Problems
I have lived through many traumatic experiences (unfortunately) that have helped shape
and mold who I am today.
One of the most recent ones has to be when I received my first
concussion at a previous job. Not long ago, I worked with children in an alternative school
setting. At this time, I was new to this level of difficulty in child behavior and had been placed
with high schoolers. One young man, who was built like a linebacker tried to leave the classroom
as I was standing in the doorway. He pushed me, forcing me backwards striking the back of my
head against the brick entryway. I was briefly stunned while I turned around to face the student.
As I was gathering my wits and my words I was pushed again, this time I went flying across the
hallway diagonally and the front right side my head slammed against the brick wall as I slid
down and fell on my knees. This even resulted in a severe concussion and a financial struggle.
At this point in time my husband was out of town on a contracted gig, with our only
vehicle and since I had just started the job, I did not receive any benefits yet because I was
considered as temporary/ part time, so I did not receive and sick or vacation time. Our three
children were in the following grade: preschool, first and second grade, all of them young and
needing supervision. I was in pain constantly and it hurt to open my eyes, plus the effects of the
medicine made everything feel worse. I felt hopeless. There I was alone, carless and injured and
every day, I had to walk my children to and from school and try to heal as much as I could while
they were in school, plus maintain my household and secure my job. We were broke, I was angry
and felt broken, we were in crisis.
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Coping Skills and Resources
I coped with sleeping, (which was doctor mandated) and I cleaned angrily. I tried my
hardest not to let my children see me cry nor for them to see how much pain I was really in. I
was out of work for over a month. My husband upon hearing that I was injured, tried his best to
complete his job efficiently and quickly, coming home a couple of weeks earlier than expected.
Prior to my husband leaving for his job, we used our food stamps and stocked our home with
food. Once I was released from the doctor to go back to work, one of my supervisors and a few
other coworkers took turns taking me to and from work until my husband arrived. He did not
arrive until almost two months later.
Prior to the school year beginning we were homeless and were assisted by Forkids. We
had a case manager who would stop by periodically to make sure that we were doing okay and
often helping out with bare essentials such as a stroller so I could put my youngest in for the
walk to preschool, toilet paper and cleaning supplies. The concussion happened in the middle of
October, and this was our first time as a family experiencing Autumn weather, so the case
manager was also able to provide the children with winter gear so that their Florida made bodies
would not freeze. I am very thankful for all of their help.
Learned Experience
Upon returning to work, I pressed charges on the student in question and was removed
from that class. Though, resentment and fear coursed through my body every time I saw him, I
maintained professional and courteous. The student eventually received a “slap on the wrist,” and
I received a letter of apology. This situation changed me by making me more aware of my
surroundings others and skeptical of my student’s actions, this also taught me not to let my guard
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down around my students who were attending an Alternative school and that anything, including
a body can be turned into a weapon. It humbled me and reminded me how short life really is.
Reflection and Thoughts about the Future
This traumatic experience taught me how resilient children are and how resilient I am.
We pushed through that situation together; I grew to rely on them a bit and they gained a bit
more responsibility. This situation reminded me that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. After
months of pain and then receiving another concussion, less than six months after that, and then
graduating with my associate degree less than two years later, while working full-time with
children. I believe that this experience along with others that I’ve had will make me a strong
candidate for a career in human services.
Upon reflecting on pages 23 through 25 of the textbook, I believe that I currently possess
the following characteristics of a great human services professional: optimism, belief in a higher
power, tenacity, understanding, problem solving, creativity and flexibly. I say this because I
believe there is a silverling in almost everything and every day. I believe that God is, and I trust
in him I firmly. I am very tenacious because I refuse to give up on school and my on family. I
love being creative and solving problems in unique ways. I am flexible in that I go with the flow
and only will go against the grain if something is not right. The characteristics I still need to
develop are assertiveness and quick mental reflexes, I can get easily overwhelmed when too
many things stack up. I also have issues with confrontation and standing up for myself. I have
low self-esteem due to past traumas. I am learning and getting better at choosing my battles and
being assertive.[ CITATION Jam17 \l 1033 ]
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Conclusion
All my past traumas will help me be more empathic and understanding to my future
clients. Due to my traumatic life experiences, I can better help and understand people who have
been bullied, misunderstood, raped, homeless, hungry, jobless, carless, beaten, manipulated,
verbally abused, mentally abused, live in squalor, use food stamps/WIC/coupons to get survive,
and work under duress among other experiences as well. Though I have lived through these
situations and circumstances I understand they don’t make me and that I am bigger than any
situation that I am in. I strive on a daily basis to see the positive in everything that I can. There is
always a light in the room, sometimes you must be it. I am proud that I was able to survive all of
those situations and I am ready to assist others with their lives as human services professional.
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References
James, R. D., & E., G. B. (2017).
Crisis Intervention Strategies Eighth Edition.
Boston: Cengage
Learning.
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