Eye Opener

My internship as a behavior intervention specialist has been a real eye opener. I have witnessed first hand what the crack epidemic and rebirth of heroine use has birthed in our community, the after effects are drastic. I often sat around scholars wondering how could children be so cruel to shoot up a whole crowd and gave remedies that sounded great in theory. However, to be able to work with kids who are considered the rejects of society, who have suffered great trauma, and who are immune to violence I learned that they have become desensitized. On top of many being in a dysfunctional home, most are daily under the influence of drugs like marijuana or mollies which is a purer form of ecstasy a hallucinogenic which allows them to escape the horror of their reality. My heart aches for this generation and I know the answer to this problem is more complicated than a new law or a fancy theory. We have a generation who truly need healing and the love which can heal must come from everyone in our community.

Working at the Academy

I purposely waited to post my next blog until I had a better understanding of the real UCAN Academy experience. Each day I walk into another world as I enter the doors of the school. It is a world of bottled up pain, unfulfilled potential, and masked emotions. My work as a Behavior Intervention Crisis Specialist keeps me in the line of fire. I have been trained in TCI Therepuetic Crisis Intervention to deescalate situations. Seeing many students coming out everyday fighting to get through school despite the labels society has put on them forces me to reevaluate my insignificant complaints at times. I have always had a heart for youth but now I am giving them a hand as well.