Recreational Therapist with the Day Program at VON Middlesex-Elgin in Strathroy, Sandra Brown, loves to teach people life skills that will improve their quality of life. She enjoys each day, and attributes that to helping people with their outlook.
Brown, who got involved in education through Fanshawe’s Recreation and Leisure Program, learned a lot about how to teach other people life skills, and power of positivity in the program. While the pandemic has been hard, it’s been extremely difficult on her, due to the nature of her job with those who are already struggling.
Her advice to future educators highlights the fact that everyone is unique, and your teaching methods should be too.
Brown brought up the impact her manager Claire Crookshank at VON had on her when asked about her biggest accomplishment, and says Claire has helped her in many ways.
Brown says she takes pride in improving people’s quality of life on an everyday basis.
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