Today we’d like to introduce you to Donnitia Decembly.
Hi Donnitia, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I became a mother at 16 years old in the 10th grade. By the time I graduated high school I was pregnant with my third child and married. By the 21, I was on my fourth child who died shortly after he was born. During these years I was in an abusive relationship with an addict, but the death of my son put me on a different path to get away from the relationship. I spent the following years getting myself together after the abuse and work on self-love and being a mother. I went back to school in my 30’s and obtained a bachelors and master’s degree. I recently just wrote my first book about being overcoming an abusive relationship and overcoming the death of my son.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Some of the struggles along the way includes working full time while still attending college full time while raising children, two of which had mental health disorders. Along the dealing with my own trauma and working through it by becoming more productive in my healing while pouring into others,
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am currently a social worker full time working with geriatric population for the last 15 years with Jewish community. I also am a consultant working for the community to assist with accessing resources needed for psychosocial well-being for children, teens, adults and seniors. I am known for being a “problem solver” If I do not have the answers, I have developed a wide range of resources from networking that I can access to help my clients. I am most proud of getting my degrees after the trauma of an abusive relationship and losing my son. And my last achievement of writing my first book.
I believe that what sets me apart from others is that I was not always a social worker. I have been on the other side of services and understand the stress and sometimes loss of hope people have to getting out of a situation and rising above it.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
I believe the health care industry will continue to grow as we have the baby boomers aging and needing support services to continue to have a quality of life independently. Over the next 10 years I believe there will be more supportive services for our elderly. I do not think the trend of AI taking over jobs will affect the role of a social worker as we are vital to an interpersonal relationship.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @donnitia_decembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Qc9PCmMUB/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/donnitia-decembly
