WELCOME TO THE EAVS PROJECT

Hear It From Me

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HAVING BEEN RAISED DURING A TIME OF CHANGE IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD I ALWAYS SEEMED TO BEEN DRAWN TO ISSUES THAT CRIED OUT FOR PROBLEM SOLVING.  IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ON INTO MY COLLEGE YEARS I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE TEACHERS THAT ENCOURAGED US TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE WHILE HONING TO STRICT ETHICAL BOUNDARIES.  AFTER YEARS OF STUDENT ACTIVISM AND VOLUNTEERING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF SOCIAL ENDEAVOR I SETTLED UPON THE PROFESSION OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AS A CAREER.  I HAVE SEEN THAT PROFESSION CHANGE AND EVOLVE OVER THE YEARS IN KEEPING WITH THE RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION THAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN THROUGH OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES.  

THE EAVS PROJECT IS A CONCEPT THAT AROSE AS A RESULT OF CHANGES THAT HAVE COME ABOUT IN THE REALM OF HEALTH AND OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.  NEW DISEASES, NEW TREATMENTS, AND NEW FORMS OF RELATIONSHIPS HAVE EVOLVED BETWEEEN PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.  THESE HAVE RESULTED IN NEW LAWS, NEW ETHICS, AND NEW STRUCTURES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF MANY OF US – ESPECIALLY SENIOR CITIZENS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE LOST SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. SOME OF THEM DIED AT RELATIVELY YOUNG AGES WHILE MOST OF THEM NEVER LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY THEIR WELL-PLANNED RETIREMENT.  MOST OF THEM HAD NO HISTORY OF THE ILLNESSES THEY DIED OF IN THEIR FAMILY BACKGROUNDS.  THE EAVS PROJECT WILL BE LOOKING INTO THESE ILLNESSES AND SOME OF THE POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL ANTECEDENTS.  WE BELIEVE THAT – AS SUBTLE AS IT MAY SEEM – SOCIAL FACTORS MAY IMPACT OUR PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING MORE THAN WE MAY

THINK.  

OUR VISION:

A WORLD OF A SURVIVING AND EVER-EVOLVING HUMAN-KIND RESIDING IN PEACEFUL HARMONY ON AN EARTH CAPABLE OF RECIPROCAL NURTURANCE WITH ITS CHILDREN. 

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