First Posting

[residentHELL]

Hey, might as well be the first to start off in this forum.

How about some stories from people of how they got into residential care and what some of their positive and negative experiences have been? I'll ask the question, and then answer once at least one other person has.

[HealingEmbrace]

I got started in residential treatment care on a whim. A friend was working in the field and offered to help me get a job at his place of employment. Since I was essentially unemployed and desperate, I said what the heck. Although my education was in professional writing, I applied and was hired ... and fell in love with this line of work.

This blog entry explains my first (post-paperwork, post-fingerprinting, post-orientation) day on the job: http://ourlittleangelsonline.blogspot.com/2007/02/one-little-emily.html.

My experience in residential treatment care has been a mixed bag. I've enjoyed working with the kids but have always thought more can practically be done for their welfare. That's why I've co-founded the Healing Embrace resource—to enhance the care that child abuse and neglect victims receive.

Thanks,

David