Personal Narrative: A Career As A Psychiatric Technician

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For the last year I have been employed at Northwestern Human Services. I work as a full-time psychiatric technician serving various groups of people ranging from adolescence to older individuals. Throughout my time being employed at Northwestern Human Services, I have seen the direct effect of mental health facilities lack of service provided to African American communities. I am currently attending Moravian College majoring in English with a Secondary Education certification. I endeavored into this field of work because I believed that it would be beneficial for later career options and would sustain my financial independence throughout college. The work I chose to take part in as a psychiatric technician will also benefit not only my teaching interests but also my law enforcement interests. Being a psychiatric technician has allowed me to grasp the concepts of …show more content…

One instance is the facility that I currently work at. There are two individuals who are being served by this company that is funded by the state, federal government, and insurance companies. These individuals whom I work with are Caucasian however, the problem does not lie within their race. A major concern is the circumstances of these two individuals, who live in a house all by themselves, for the rest of their life, with provided service from a fill staff. Not only do these individuals have an entire house to themselves, but also a new 2016 Ford SUV to be chauffeured in by their staff. These individuals also received a fried full of food, warm shelter, and various paid trips at no expense to their parents. Their parents visit them but rarely provides anything beneficial to their children. The concern is the treatment of the individuals in comparison to the treatment of other individuals that have their diagnosis as well but live in institutionalized

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