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SELF-AWARENESS REFLECTION Self-Awareness Reflection Asha McCallum Bachelor of Social worker, Walden University SOCW-2002-10 Dr. Christina Geiselhart September 9, 2023

SELF-AWARENESS REFLECTION Self-Awareness Reflection Two years ago, my oldest daughter and fiancé’ left my home around 8:00 pm after having a family dinner. Around thirty minutes after my daughter left, I received a call from my daughter’s fiancé informing me that my daughter had been shot twice in the neck as they stopped to get gas. Time seems like it stopped when I heard the news. Anger consumed me as I drove to the site where the shooting took place. Upon arrival EMS and the police were on the scene as I attempted to see my daughter to provide comfort. Police informed me that it was a crime scene, and I could not see her. It was raining that day and I watched from afar as my daughter was laying on the ground as EMS attended to her. I pleaded to be by her side. Not being able to help my daughter made me feel helpless. The feelings of helplessness turned into anger as more people gathered around. I pleaded again for them to take her to the hospital. The police explained that EMS was trying to stabilize her. Once she was stable, she was escorted to the hospital. I arrived at the hospital and was told I could not see my daughter due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was ordered to sit in my car until someone called to give me updates. I demanded updates and answers to my questions as the nurse called for security to escort me out of the hospital. I shift that anger to my daughter's fiancé, accusing him of not protecting her. My anger eventually transferred to the police as they questioned my daughter’s fiancé as if he was a suspect. The staff at the hospital and the police's lack of compassion was a trigger. I accused the police of not doing their job. I never imagined I would be a parent of a child who was a victim of

SELF-AWARENESS REFLECTION gun violence. Working on an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, I have seen many crises. I had shown compassion and empathy to the clients I served. I never thought my child would be a victim of a violent altercation. Although I had support surrounding me that day, I never felt so alone. The situation was upsetting as gun violence has been a problem within the communities I serve. I have always believed that the justice department, political parties, and the mayor were not doing enough to combat gun violence. I feel like very little is being done to protect innocent citizens. I have always felt compassion and empathy for families and victims who experience gun violence. However, I never felt the anger I felt when my child became a victim. I wanted justice and wanted anyone to pay for what they did to my child. My daughter survived and has recovered from her injuries. The value of this scenario was my anger was directed to the police, hospital staff, and my daughter’s fiancé. I became an angry client with poor coping and problem-solving skills. The anger that I presented does not represent who I am. As I rarely become angry. Reflecting on this horrific event of my daughter being shot, I’m unsure if my approach to the situation would have been different as it was raw emotions. The anger that consumed me made me want to do more than be a mother of a child injured by gun violence. I became an advocate against gun violence within my community. According to Cummings and Sevel (2017), “Empowerment lays the groundwork for informed self- determination. Although social workers provide opportunities for empowerment, only clients can empower themselves (the desire to change must originate within the client for it to be genuine).”

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SELF-AWARENESS REFLECTION References Cummins, L., K., & Sevel, J., A. (2017). Social work skills for beginning direct practice: Text, workbook, and interactive web-based case studies (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

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