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Shericka Smith \u201905<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As a young teen, Shericka Smith ’05 watched her mother at work as the director of the Salvation Army’s homeless shelter. She absorbed the many gestures of kindness and the trauma of families being separated. “Since then,” she says, “I’ve had this passion for helping families and helping kids, and helping parents stay on track so they can do what’s best for their kids.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith excelled as a student at Tates Creek High School and followed her sister, Shawnetta, to Transylvania, where she was able to thrive, she says, and \u201cprove that no matter where you come from you can succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, she returned to her alma mater, Tates Creek High, where she was named Kentucky\u2019s 2016 School Social Worker of the Year. \u201cI\u2019ve been blessed by having opportunities,\u201d she says. \u201cI just felt it made sense to come back and help the same folks in the same neighborhood I grew up in and left to make a better life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day is different for Smith, because, as she explains, students who experience trauma manifest it in ways that can\u2019t be anticipated. \u201cFor the kids who act out, once we dig deeper and find out it\u2019s because of a traumatic event, then we can work with them.\u201d And listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just felt it made sense to come back and help the same folks in the same neighborhood I grew up in and left to make a better life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As a certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor, she is active in the county\u2019s Project AWARE grant, helping to train teachers, faculty, staff, parents and even some older children how to look for signs of mental illness. \u201cI love training. I love spreading the word\u2014making mental health\u00a0okay and reducing the stigma,\u201d she says. \u201cBut also meeting so many different people from other schools and agencies and hearing their ideas and struggles and seeing how we can come up with a plan together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith is constantly learning, mentoring and earning advanced certification in her field, emulating those who guided her. \u201cThe professors and everyone at Transy helped me on my journey to do more,\u201d she explains. \u201cBesides the great education I received, what sticks with me the most is how much professors gave back and invested in their students\u2014that whole attitude of helping others and being there for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She loves writing recommendations and seeing the process repeat as Tates Creek students attend Transylvania, then return to their alma mater to teach, as several have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the difficulty of her job, she deflects praise to acknowledge her colleagues. \u201cFunny thing,\u201d she says, \u201cI know my job\u2019s hard, but, being in education, I admire teachers. I don\u2019t think I could do that. We all lean on each other, which is great. I wouldn\u2019t be here without teachers. It\u2019s full circle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shericka Smith \u201905 As a young teen, Shericka Smith ’05 watched her mother at work as the director of the Salvation Army’s homeless shelter. She absorbed the many gestures of kindness and the trauma of families being separated. “Since then,” she says, “I’ve had this passion for helping families and helping kids, and helping parents stay on track so they can do what’s best for their kids.” Smith excelled as a student at Tates Creek High School and followed her sister, Shawnetta, to Transylvania, where she was able to thrive, she says, and \u201cprove that no matter where you come from you can succeed.\u201d In 2014, she returned to her alma mater, Tates Creek High, where she was named Kentucky\u2019s 2016 School Social Worker of the Year. \u201cI\u2019ve been blessed by having opportunities,\u201d she says. \u201cI just felt it made sense to come back and help the same folks in the same neighborhood I grew up in and left to make a better life.\u201d Every day is different for Smith, because, as she explains, students who experience trauma manifest it in ways that can\u2019t be anticipated. \u201cFor the kids who act out, once we dig deeper and find out it\u2019s because of a traumatic event, then we can work with them.\u201d And listen. I just felt it made sense to come back and help the same folks in the same neighborhood I grew up in and left to make a<\/p>\n

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