<div dir="ltr"><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:2pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal"><div class="gmail-quote" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(107,107,107);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:start">"We must be careful with our words – we’re like superheroes and words are like our super powers. Super powers should always be used to help others."</div><div class="gmail-author" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(107,107,107);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:start"><br></div><div class="gmail-author" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(107,107,107);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:start">Thank you Miranda for using your superpowers to help others fight another day. To serve as a crisis volunteer takes a whole lot of courage and patience. We appreciate all your selfless acts which are driven from within to live to serve. </div><div class="gmail-author" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(107,107,107);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:start"><br></div><div class="gmail-author" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(107,107,107);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:start">Miranada's reflection </div></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I volunteer with Crisis Text Line for a minimum of 4 hours
per week and have done so since March 2020. Common topics of conversation
include relationships, stress and anxiety, and isolation and loneliness.
Feedback from texters and supervisors has been positive, and I am increasing my
skills through each interaction. I set personal goals as I move forward in my
experience, and the skills I have gained benefit me personally and
professionally.</p>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;break-after:avoid;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal">Service to Armed Forces Virtual
Casework with the American Red Cross</h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March 2020 – Present</p>
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<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:2pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal">Training and Support Reflection</h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As a Service to Armed Forces virtual caseworker, I received
10 hours of training. While much of my training was self-paced, I did engage in
3 hours of supervisor-led training with the database platform and mock client
conversations. My experience with the training platform as someone who is
visually impaired and uses assistive technology was pretty positive. In the
areas where the technology did not cooperate, I utilized Aira at a free Aira
free access location to complete those inaccessible portions of training. My
supervisor provided me with the necessary materials to perform my work, and she
is always available to answer any questions or concerns and work with me
through more complex cases. There are always opportunities to grow within the
organization, whether through the Service to Armed Forces division or through
engaging with other volunteer opportunities. With the Covid-19 pandemic, the
Department of Defense has restricted requests for the military community to be
granted leave requests. We have also received further training and guidance on
this and other relevant matters in a timely and accessible manner.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Jeanetta Price, BSW, M. Ed.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Independent Home Screening Assessor</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Phone: 409-344-1005</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:price.jeanetta@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">price.jeanetta@gmail.com</a><br></div></div></div>