https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7 Loving and Living Life! en-us 2016-05-18 17:28:36 UTC 2024-10-27 05:56:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/114115825/e5f86bc7afcbe87bf8e8b600baf23fadda29e06e/0ff0bf83024cf7a125c810d4d4882300.JPG hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111545747 My husband is a superfan!]]> 2016-05-18 20:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111545747 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111545817 Dragonboating for Temple ED for 5 years]]> 2016-05-18 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111545817 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548036 Hi Everyone, I'd like to introduce myself I am Heidi Allen, I worked as a medical social worker for almost 20 years when I "retired" to be a stay at home mom.  I got married six years ago and had a son three and a half years ago (Michael) who is the love of my life (along with my husband of course)!  I am so excited to start this course and meet all of you online, I am a very upbeat person and have loved my time at home with my son, have baby will travel!  We go everywhere!  All the time!  He was a preemie and has lots of doctors and therapists, and everything but he is a determined little boy and I am a determined mom, so there's nothing we can't accomplish!  ]]> 2016-05-18 20:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548036 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548717 Love Broadway Shows!]]> 2016-05-18 20:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548717 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548963 Gonna miss this guy, saw him at the Keswick in May and went to Tanglewood in the Berkshires for his last show this summer it was great!]]> 2016-05-18 20:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111548963 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111549948 I worked with individuals with CF for almost 10 years I presented at national conferences three years running, did grant writing, and fundraising it was a very rewarding field to work in.]]> 2016-05-18 20:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/111549948 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120565874 This is the Morris Arboretum, I have been a member for over 20 years, I started going here for walks with a client I had that did not leave his home due to severe depression, we ended up going there weekly for over five years.  I go here with friends and family and belive that being connected to nature is so therapeutic.]]> 2016-08-30 14:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120565874 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120567191 Where I received my MSW in 1996]]> 2016-08-30 14:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120567191 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120568976 Where I worked for 14 years, as a hospital social worker, primarily in trauma, if I were to be a teacher, I would enjoy teaching trauma social work, it's a very interesting field and I attended the PA trauma conference in Hershey each year I worked at Temple and enjoyed it immensely.]]> 2016-08-30 14:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/120568976 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132860310 This is my only son, Michael that forced his way into the world early (he just couldn't wait), he tried to come at 27 weeks but the weeks but the good doctors at Temple admitted me and he was delivered at 30 weeks, he was a NICU baby and is the love of our lives and was a very hard sought little boy we consider him our little miracle (3lbs 7ozs) to be exact.]]> 2016-10-24 21:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132860310 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132860919 2016-10-24 21:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132860919 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132861118 This was our wedding song and aptly so. My husband and I met through Eharmony, I was 39 and he was 48, I knew he was the "one" after our first date and after the second date we were never apart, we have been married five years but it feels like we have known each other a lifetime]]> 2016-10-24 21:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132861118 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132861696 This is a picture of my son and I getting ready to participate in informational picketing, my husband is a Philadelphia School District teacher and we live in Philadelphia. I became interested in the field of school counseling when I had my son. I see the need for better support services for children. I also strongly beleive that advocacy both locally and nationally is crucial to provide the supports these children need to be successful in school and life.]]> 2016-10-24 21:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132861696 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132862656 I love this picture it represents the bonding I experienced as a first time mom, I also thought about it after watching the video "What We Learn Before We Are Born". I loved hearing what babies learn while in the womb, for those little ones (like my son) that come early, things like regulating temperature and breathing haven't been learned completely so the NICU staff encouraged "kangeroo care". Skin to skin contact has been shown to help premature infants to learn things they would have learned in the womb and has been shown to improve outcomes in such fragile little ones. ]]> 2016-10-24 21:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132862656 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132865097 This is a picture from 2010 when I was on strike with my coworkers at Temple University Hospital, at the time I was secretary for TAP (Temple Allied Professionals) and also was a member of the negotiating team, we were locked out for 28 days and it was transformative time in my life. ]]> 2016-10-24 22:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132865097 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132866394 2016-10-24 22:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132866394 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867090 2016-10-24 22:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867090 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867344 Boo at the Zoo]]> 2016-10-24 22:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867344 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867564 October 2016]]> 2016-10-24 22:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867564 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867784 He is joyful and willful!  Michael continues to show everyone how determined he is!  Thankfully he has a cache of wonderful therapists along with many subspecialists (I stopped counting at 15), but he is an absolute joy!! (no lion)]]> 2016-10-24 22:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132867784 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868703 2016-10-24 22:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868703 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868770 2016-10-24 22:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868770 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868881 2016-10-24 22:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868881 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868932 2016-10-24 22:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/132868932 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236158 Thank God for accessible playgrounds! Ashbridge Park on the main line.]]> 2017-02-26 11:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236158 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236165 Now we just need to get him to go where we want him to (literally and figuratively)! My professional goals are to become a school counselor, I think it will be a great blend of my personal and professional skills. I also want to help others advocate for their special need kids, it's been an eye opening experience, never settle for less has always been my motto and our experiences with Michael have solidified this!]]> 2017-02-26 11:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236165 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236186 2017-02-26 11:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236186 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236249 2017-02-26 11:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/156236249 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718101 This weekend meeting Oscar in the rain!]]> 2017-04-23 23:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718101 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718328 At Longwood]]> 2017-04-23 23:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718328 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718329 2017-04-23 23:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/167718329 hdecker10 https://padlet.com/hdecker10/41orpfscpas7/wish/193187827 Looking forward to learning more about college and career education throughout all grades.

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