Working with people in crisis has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I have enjoyed a long career working one-on-one with people on a micro level, however as I get older, I am finding my passion to work in the mezzo and macro levels, advocating for change and empowerment of oppressed groups. I have a wealth of knowledge base in both medical and judicial processes and continue to grow my skills base in social work. I have a strong position and a passion for advocacy with youth, education, homelessness, domestic violence, men's rights, rehabilitation vs. incarceration in drug and alcohol cases, and youth violence. I believe that there is hope in 99.9999% of all people in the world and even in the darkest of them, if I can help guild one of them towards finding that spark of hope, and empowering them to build on it to better their life's situation, then I will have succeeded in life. David Heckert BC-HSP, BSW Student