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Have you ever wanted to do a job 
that really mattered? 

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In this season, we look at some big trends and small steps 
that are changing the future of work 

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so your job of tomorrow can
help your community and even the planet. 

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-You know that quote,

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we're all products
of our environment?

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No two people are the same.

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Each client comes with
their own set of experiences

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that lead to their own
set of circumstances.

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-Some of the skills is

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understanding the different
dynamics of the individuals

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we're working with,

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understanding
the different components

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of one's potential,
their mental health,

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or their family
systems situation,

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every family is different.

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-We do have therapeutic goals,

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treatment goals
that we work towards.

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We also do that
within the context of the system

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that they live in
because we cannot

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help someone without also,

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at least considering

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if not also addressing
the best we can,

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that system that they live in.

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With funding being cut
left and right,

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Medicare costs are increasing,

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and many individuals
are losing Medicaid coverage.

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Stress and worry
are at an all-time high.

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That's something
that those dealing

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with mental health struggles
definitely don't need right now.

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What can be done
to overcome these obstacles?

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-Healthier individuals

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will lead to more successful
and functional communities.

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Community mental health centers

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and the professionals
who work in them

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are an essential part
of that process.

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-We serve about, on average,

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1,500 people a week
in our food security program.

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It says accessing food
can seem very simple,

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but it's not simple.

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It can bring on
some complexities

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when we have
individuals and families

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not accessing daily essentials
such as food.

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-I think about one time
I was talking to my daughter.

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She was very young
and she was saying,

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she knows what my husband does,

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but she doesn't know
how to describe

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what it is that I do.

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We had recently been
in the big city

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and I said,
"What would it be like

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if you saw somebody
walking down the street

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and they were talking
to themselves?"

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She said, "Well, I would think
they were weird

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or something was
wrong with them."

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I said, "Well, these are
the people that I work with

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and these are the things
that we tend to do with them.

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These are the ways
that we help them."

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She paused for a minute
and said,

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"You save people's lives."

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I said,

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"That is absolutely what we do,
we save people's lives."

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To learn more, check out the full episode
from the amazing docuseries Jobs of Tomorrow.