Reasons to Care Episode 3: Tales of a Lifer
Shownotes - Episode Three
There’s a plethora of opportunities within the caregiving world, and through the roles that Aine Penfold has experienced, every single one has brought her happiness and joy.
In this episode of Reasons to Care, we look back over the many years that she’s been with Diverse Abilities, and share both what drew Aine towards care, and why it’s been such a rewarding role ever since.
This episode covers:
Aine’s various roles within Diverse Abilities
The detective-like experience of her time as an Occupational Therapist
What instigated Aine’s desire to go into care
Joyous moments with the families of those she’s helped
Our highlights from this episode…
“Langside is like a big family - you always get drawn back to Diverse Abilities.” - 4:50 - Aine Penfold
“You can present a parent’s child back to them, healthy, well looked after, having had a great time, and the parent comes back looking refreshed. That stuff makes it totally worth it.” - 11:15 - Aine Penfold
“If you have someone in front of you who’s looking at you, talking to you, and they have a need, you're not going to walk away from that person. I think a lot of people have a caring background in them without even knowing it.” - 14:50 - Aine Penfold
“I've always been happy in this career. I can't ever say ‘I hated that’ - I've just been really lucky to be able to have it in my life and have those people in my life. It sounds totally cheesy, and I’m not a cheesy person, but it's true! ” - 23:30 - Aine Penfold
“The whole dream is meeting that family when their child is very young, and they're first realising they need some extra support, then saying to that family, ‘We've got you, we've got this, we're going to be with you’, and being with them every step of the way.” - 31:05 - Clare Rochford
Links & references
Clare Rochford
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-rochford-65b9501b7/
Join the Diverse Abilities Team
https://diverseabilities.org.uk/careers
Diverse Abilities
https://diverseabilities.org.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-abilities-plus/