On Feb. 17th we had a Family Group Decision Making Conference for our client
Shahnaz Harris. I thought I would share what mom said about her relationship
with Sean. I still wanted you all to know he should be proud of what
difference he makes one person at a time.
Facilitator- “How is your relationship with your provider Sean?”
Mom- “He is the coolest worker I have ever known, he doesn’t judge me,
assume anything negative on me, he makes me feel comfortable, I mean he
would even sits Indian style on the floor with me, which says a lot, him
being comfortable makes me feel comfortable and I work better like that. He
is not uptight and doesn’t use words I don’t know. He makes me feel so
comfortable that he makes me want to be motivated, and when I have a good
relationship with someone I want to be motivated. I even try avoiding him
sometimes and I can’t duck him for nothing, he will be outside waiting
because he knows I am inside, and…I like that because I know he is not
giving up on me.”
I thought this would be a reminder of why we do what we do. We don’t realize
how much we affect someone until moments like these. All though there are
those clients we stress over so much it’s the little successes like these
that remind us the power of empowering our clients..
Have a Happy Friday!!!!
Thank You,
Minerva F. Ruiz, MSW 🙂
We thank Berks County Caseworker Ruiz for taking the time to write and
remind us of what’s really important. And, our appreciation goes to our
Family Resource Specialist Sean Haggerty. We think he’s pretty cool, too!