{"id":58,"date":"2020-02-03T19:02:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2020-10-19T19:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T19:39:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-131 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/05\/IMG_5380-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">My name is Amanda Hershberger. I am an MSW student in my Advanced year at Southern.\u00a0 I interned at Helen Ross McNabb Center where I practiced individual therapy sessions with Medicare recipients, lead intensive outpatient groups for pregnant women who were actively using substances while pregnant and\/or moms of children who were born with substances in their systems, and teaching in a peer support group setting for group home members who struggle with mental illness.\u00a0 I love advocating for and helping other people by empowering them to overcome obstacles in their path. I am a mother of one 19-year-old daughter, wife, and caretaker of my mother. I got into social work because of advocating on my daughter&#8217;s behalf in school systems so that she could receive necessary services, such as social skills training and behavioral interventions to assist teachers in helping her better. I am a follower of Islam, or a Muslim, as you may have already guessed. My love for God and helping others guide me in my professional and personal life when interacting with others. I strive to be a better version of myself every day and continue learning more throughout life. As a Muslim Social Worker, it is my duty to serve God and do good unto others by serving humanity. I can do this by respecting all worldviews and utilizing a person-centered approach when interacting with clients. God commands justice and good conduct and forbids immorality, bad conduct, and oppression (Quran 16:90).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/09\/IslamicQuote-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/09\/IslamicQuote-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swpro.org\/ahershberger\/files\/2020\/09\/IslamicQuote.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #993300\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Mission Statement<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;color: #ff9900\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-align: left;text-transform: none;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-size: 16px;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">My mission is to provide knowledge and assistance to others to empower them in such a way that transforms lives.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Amanda Hershberger. 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