Hello! I'm Shawhanna Douglas. I'm a Senior here at Wayne State. I'm the single mother of two cute kids , 16 and 13. I'm very excited hat this year in August my baby girl will be entering high school with her big brother. I've been a licsensed childcare provider for over 10 years. I received two Associates Degrees from Wayne Co. Comm. College. I cant believe I'm here at WAYNE STATE! I never imagined that I would/could earn a college degree and now I'm working on a Bachelors..........My dad says I HAVE to go for the Masters. My children mean everything to me. They are part of the reason that I want to become a Social Worker. I've lived my life trying to be the best mom that I could be and provide for them. I was married to their dad for 13 years. I've been divorced now for 5 years and understand what it is to do the job of two people sometimes. I want to be a Social Worker because I have so much to offer to my community. I first, understand the needs of a single parent and the children. I've had an opportunity to work with many different families over the years in my childcare and they are all different and had different needs. i tried to the best of my ability to help as much as possible, sometimes going over and beyond. I believe I can be open, non-bias and helpful to someone in need. At this point I'm interested in Women and Teens. I've completed SW Ethics,human Behavior,Methods and Data, Social Welfare and Practice Methods. I'm enjoying the program a lot and enjoying the diversity. If I were not gonna be a Social Worker I'd probably be a party planner and wedding co-ordinater. I love planning fun events. By looking at me you would not know that I ballroom dance. I love dancing. When I leave this course I want to 1. Be a better person 2.Develop more skills as a Social Worker. 3.Improve on my biases and dislikes. 4. Help someone and 5. Learn something that I didn't know and pass it on. I'm happy to meet you all that I haven't met and Hello!! to those that I have. Good luck my future co-workers