The following portfolio was compiled while interning as a social worker from April 2009 to August 2009 at Aspiro -- a one of a kind wilderness and adventure therapy program in the United States -- and September 2009 to December 2009 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Aspiro is a short-term outdoor therapeutic program for teens and adults with a "history of soft to moderate emotional and behavioral challenges, low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse and family conflict" (Aspiro). Though I had the opportunity to work with a number of the different groups (clocking 1,056 hours) I primarily worked with the Vantage Point Teens Group.
The Vantage Point Teen Group is one of the unique groups that Aspiro provides for adolescents who struggle with a "wide range of learning, neurodevelopmental, emotional, psychological, and behavioral difficulties." (Aspiro) The creator and director of Vantage Point Teen Group for Apiro is Gordon L. Day, Ph.D., the west cost leading researcher in pervasive developmental disorders. While at Aspiro, and working with Vantage Point Teen Group, Dr. Day and I worked closely as we sought to empower the youth and provide them with "cutting edge assessments and customized treatment" (Aspiro). For a photoslide show of types of adventure interventions done click on the "Evidences of Learning" link, followed by the link to "Creative Works".
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center is an Intermountain Healthcare Hospital (clocking 140 hours). There, I worked as a medical social worker on the Mother/Baby, Pediatrics, and Labor and Delivery floors performing crisis interventions, assisting in adoptions, and assisting patients find community resources and more.
Here follows a portfolio of some of the works done while at Aspiro and Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
All names have been changed to preserve the confidentiality of clients.
