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I have worked in Deer Valley Unified School District special needs preschool for 2 years. I have continued to be a substitute for special needs children at 4 Deer Valley schools over the past 4 years, for preschool-8th grade children. I am also an employee of Arion Care Solutions. I worked for a family last school year that had a child with Down Syndrome. The family moved 60 miles away so I was unable to continue working with them. I do still make time to visit and have them entwined in my life and I in theirs. I fell in love with the child and the entire family. Children have always been my passion, I love to see the spark in their eyes as they learn and are nurtured with love and attention. In the school setting I helped children with everyday personal skills as well as goals for learning and social skills. With the family that I was employed by I did both rehabilitation and respite care. I drove to appointments, helped with speech, worked on personal hygiene goals along with social goals. We went into the community and worked on life skills. I also taught academic skills as this child was home schooled. In my personal life I have raised two fabulous daughters now 26 and 19. My youngest is off to college in New Mexico, my oldest graduated from ASU. I am proud of the young women that they have become! I have always loved children and have found myself drawn to those that need that extra care, patience, and understanding. Even as a child I was always found playing with the "special kids".
Associate's, 1993
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