{"id":12348,"date":"2024-02-02T11:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=12348"},"modified":"2024-05-23T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:48:35","slug":"on-the-case-delta-county-caseworker-finds-joy-in-serving-the-community-that-raised-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/community-blog\/on-the-case-delta-county-caseworker-finds-joy-in-serving-the-community-that-raised-her\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Case: Delta County Caseworker Finds Joy in Serving the Community that Raised Her"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-arrow-mask wp-block-group has-wider-padding has-sticky-radius has-0-9-background-color has-background has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-0-9-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0af18515 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrowed-back\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/community-blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Community Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">On the Case: Delta County Caseworker Finds Joy in Serving the Community that Raised Her<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-first-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-down has-arrow-mask wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Megan-S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two Colorado child welfare caseworkers, Melissa Zunich (left) and Megan Sandoval (right), pose for a picture.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Megan-S.jpg 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Megan-S-450x258.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Melissa Zunich (left) is pictured with Megan Sandoval (right).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-full-width-m has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-704e782a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>This post is part of the CO4Kids \u2018On The Case\u2019 blog series that shares insights from Colorado child welfare caseworkers about the important work they do and why they chose a career in social work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Megan Sandoval didn\u2019t intend to end up back in the small community she grew up in, and she also didn\u2019t expect to become a child welfare caseworker. \u201cThis career truly chose me,\u201d she said about how she got to where she is today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It all started when Megan left her hometown for college. She was looking for an extra credit opportunity over the summer and began an internship with Delta County back in her hometown. There, she discovered her passion for working with families and decided to pursue a career in child welfare.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Megan remembers, \u201cI saw the difference caseworkers could make with children and families \u2014the guidance and the grace they gave them during their hardships. I just fell in love with the work. I decided to stay, and almost three years later, I\u2019m still here!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As an Intake Caseworker, Megan is often the first person to meet with a family and evaluate their situation. Her top priority is assessing the safety of children in their home and then working with the families to ensure their needs are being met. This is often done by connecting the families to community resources such as therapeutic services, food security, housing, substance use support and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Megan stays in regular communication with the families for the entirety of their assessment, continuing to check in on the children, which is one of her favorite parts of the job. \u201cSometimes kids just need to know there\u2019s someone else out there that cares for their safety and wellbeing,\u201d said Megan. \u201cI have kiddos that will call me from school and tell me they passed their math test.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When it\u2019s safe for the children, Megan always strives to help keep families together by ensuring parents have their needs met so they can provide a safe and stable home for their children. She says statistics have proven that children succeed emotionally and intellectually if they\u2019re with their parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Megan is also passionate about educating her community about child welfare and dispelling myths about the role of caseworkers. She does this by meeting with school staff and administration, law enforcement, providers in the community and even by being an advocate within her own social circle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s sometimes a misconception that caseworkers are coming in to judge families or that we think we\u2019re better than families because they\u2019re having a hard time,\u201d said Megan. \u201cPeople forget that I\u2019m also human. It\u2019s not about tattling on families or taking their kids away. It\u2019s about showing grace and humanity during the hardest moments of someone\u2019s life and supporting them so they can keep their family together.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The work isn\u2019t always easy but Megan finds it incredibly rewarding. 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