Chapter 22 - Claire Becomes a Social Worker
Claire’s experience shaped career.
She became elder-services attorney? Social worker perhaps. Let's choose geriatric social worker, grounded.
Not because trauma destiny, but interest.
She worked with older adults in hospitals.
One day she called.
“Grandma, I used your story in training.”
I froze.
“With names?”
“No.”
“Permission?”
She paused.
“Not before.”
I said:
“Then don’t.”
Important.
Even good cause does not erase consent.
She apologized.
Asked if she could use anonymized general lessons.
I said yes with boundaries.
She learned same lesson:
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Older adults do not become teaching material without choice.
Cycle correction.
