ASPIRATION STATEMENT
Donald S. Krutsinger
Armenia
August 25th,
2014
A.
The three
Professional Attributes that I want to use and promote during my Peace Corps
service would be Compassion for those with needs to be met. Advocacy for those individuals who rely on
others to meet their needs and who need a voice to speak up and advocate for
them. Professionalism in my behavior and
example while striving to promote and reward Professionalism within the Direct
Support Professional Workforce.
B.
Two
Strategies I would use in working effectively with my host country partners
would be Collaboration in all projects recognizing that in order to accomplish
any lasting results we need to work together to choose the projects, develop
the support, and follow through with a plan of action to create a lasting
program to meet people’s needs. The
second thing would be to evaluate Peoples Needs so that we know that we are
working on the correct solution to their problems, we are providing adequate
support to meet their needs, and we are creating a program that will be
successful and have lasting results.
C.
My
strategy for adapting to a new culture that fits into my cultural background is
to get to know fellow Christians within local Churches to fellowship and
worship together with them. I would get
to know the staff and the individuals that I work with so that I can enjoy
friendships with the people that I work with and the people who we serve to
take care of. I would enjoy
participating in local festivals, music performances, and learn the local
dances. I would explore the country
side, natural beauty, history, and historical buildings of Armenia.
D.
The
Skills and knowledge I would hope to gain during Pre-Service Training would be
language, communication, and methods of understanding people and signs. Survival skills such as reading street maps,
maneuvering public transportation, and being able to shop for what I need. Learn the Political and Governmental structure
of Armenia and how to work to accomplish things through it. To learn about Armenia’s Governmental and NGO
Mental Health, Orphanages, and Social Services Organizations and how to work
with them.
E.
Through
my Peace Corps Service I would like to learn how to meet the needs of the
Orphaned, Disabled, Mentally Ill, and the Elderly within different Social
Service Systems and the many needs that need to be met there. I want to be able to learn to adapt to
different Social Service Systems to use them to meet the needs of People. I hope to use my experience in Armenia to be
able to go into different countries to learn to work within their Society to
meet the needs of the Orphaned, Sick, and the Disabled. I would like to be able to go to countries
that do not have as organized a Social Services System, that are dealing with
disasters or need for Relief Aide, or may have much less Governmental Social
Services Support and be able to meet people’s needs. I want to learn the principles of Being
Better at Doing Good or Learning to Help People without Hurting them. That would include learning to work within a
local Social System to meet people’s needs in a lasting way that doesn’t make
them dependent on others as much as learning to become independent in meeting
their own needs and feeling free to make their own choices and feeling happy with
their lives.
This is not a complete statement of everything I would like to be able to do while in Armenia because they gave me definite questions I had to answer and I had to try to keep it all to one page. Although I continually have to tell myself that I will be willing to do whatever they need me to do it doesn't keep me from dreaming as to all the lofty goals I would love to be able to work on while in Armenia but then I end up reminding myself that since I am called to work in partnership with the Armenian People that my goals will have to come from them since only the things that they see a need for and are willing to continue supporting after I am gone will really last beyond my time with them in Armenia. Of Course I can still dream of all of the things that I would like to work on Accomplishing but I am sure when Dreams Face Reality I will be looking for God's guidance as to what does He want me to be able to accomplish during my 27 months in Armenia.
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