Hawks and Parsons:A Community that Needs the Most but has the Least
Robin Hawks and Dana Parsons Every day, the students studying Human Services at Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) are preparing to make a difference in the lives of community members. It is the job of professors and mentors to make sure that they know the variety of specialties and options available to them once they have graduated. Many students at BRCC hope to graduate and start a career in the âpopularâ areas or practices of social work: child welfare, drugs and alcohol (addictive behaviors), and family services. Though these are undeniably important areas, one popu...