Personal Narrative: My Patient Care Experience

Describe the details of your patient care experience.

I began my career in healthcare working as a behavior therapist for individuals on the autism spectrum. I worked as part of a care team centered on improving the quality of life for the clients we served. Working directly with a behavior analyst and a speech language pathologist, I assisted in developing and implementing therapeutic programs specific to my clients’ unique needs. I spent the majority of my time working one on one with clients running programs focused on decreasing aggressions, destructions, self-injurious behaviors, and increasing language and communication. I took data on the programs that I ran and communicated my client's progress to my supervisors as well as the
I will contribute my unique perspective to the university and community. As an individual who is not only a minority, but one who has experience working with individuals of varying intellectual, social, emotional and cultural backgrounds, I will offer a unique perspective to the MBKU campus. This is exemplified through my experiences providing care for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, my background in clinical psychology, my passion for serving others, and my leadership experiences.

I believe that my background in mental health will add to the diversity of the MBKU community. Through my background in clinical psychology, I learned that health care goes far beyond curing the patient of disease, it embraces diversity, respects life, and nurtures the human spirit. I found this to be especially true working as a behavior therapist for individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. Working with my clients I learned that sometimes, there is no magic pill to reverse your diagnosis. Respecting the diversity of your client and working to improve their quality of life can be life changing. Working as a behavior therapist, I spent long hours working with my behavior team, my clients and their family members to help them live a more independent life. Providing behavioral therapy for individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities has allowed me
She grew up in a culture that did not place importance on education and expected women to get married at a very young age. My mom dropped out of high school to get married, and had me at the age of 17. She was determined to break out of the cultural norm as she understood the value of education and wanted her children to value education as well.

She went back to school immediately after my birth and has not stopped since. Throughout the duration of my lifetime, I watched my mother work all day and spend late nights working on completing her education. She never stopped learning, in fact, she even studied for finals in the hospital after delivering my brother. Initially, my mother finished her G.E.D and her associate’s degree. She then pursued a bachelor's degree in Education and became a teacher. She continued with school and earned her master's degree in Educational Leadership and served as an assistant principal in the public