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\"\"Ann Jenkins has a passion for a segment of the population she believes is being neglected: The baby boomer generation. \u201cI think sometimes, especially the baby boomers and people who are living longer now, are finding that they\u2019re kind of just forgotten,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The connection that Ann feels with this population springs from a special relationship she had in her own life. \u201cI was fortunate to have my grandmother who raised me for more than half my life. My mom was always present, but my grandmother raised me and the relationship that she and I had, and the wisdom she bestowed upon me are just priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ann and her grandmother, Ms. Betty Foster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The inspiration she feels was the impetus for Ann to leave her native Alabama and move to Chicago to enroll in the Master\u2019s in Counseling Psychology Program<\/a>. Now a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision Program<\/a> and an adjunct professor in the B.A. Psychology Program<\/a>, she makes the time to help the generation she\u2019s so passionate about.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently I\u2019m a care consultant for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association \u2013 I\u2019m an overnight CC there. We take calls from around the United States from caregivers, as well as individuals who are living with the disease, or any form of dementia for that matter, and we basically provide, like, crisis intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann<\/a> also worked as a fellow on the Retirement Research Foundation Grant awarded to The Chicago School in 2019. The grant gave her the opportunity to work in different facilities in the Chicagoland area that house or provide services specifically to the baby boomer generation. The grant concluded in December.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe final presentation I created was around hoarding,\u201d she explains. \u201cI created an impromptu escape room and the idea was to talk about how to know if you were collecting all these different items and how easily you can become, you know, isolated from your peers or your loved ones \u2013 how this could lead to you being in maybe a hazardous situation. We talked about the warning signs, how to help a friend, and to recognize when you yourself begin to hoard. Those were really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A doctoral student, and adjunct professor, Ann hopes to join TCSPP faculty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The topic of Ann\u2019s grandmother comes up throughout the interview, and the respect and awe she feels for her are obvious. \u201cMy grandmother, unfortunately, didn\u2019t have the opportunity to go to school. She went to, like, maybe third grade. She never learned how to read. She never learned how to write\u2026 even lacking education, she put me in academic programs and things so I could advance in certain ways \u2013 no matter the cost, no matter how much it would take, no matter what the investment was. And she just had a way, as I was growing up, of requiring, but not demanding, that I be the best version of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“The wisdom she bestowed upon me is priceless,” Ann says of her grandmother, Ms. Betty Foster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being her best version means that Ann continues to work with and help the elderly population. \u201cEventually, I\u2019d like to have a private practice that specializes with the population. Make therapy accessible \u2013 at a facility where they\u2019d come or be transported to for therapy, or provide in-home therapy. I\u2019d also explore virtual counseling so that I could expand my reach. I want to honor the lives that they\u2019ve lived,\u201d she says earnestly. \u201cThe knowledge that they have can only come from the experiences they\u2019ve had in the age and time they\u2019ve lived. I don\u2019t want that to go unknown. They were here, they matter and the things they\u2019ve done are still important. They should not be dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann\u2019s grandmother, Ms. Betty Foster, passed away on February 6, 2020. Of the woman who served as her inspiration, her cheerleader and the person she could always depend on, Ann had this to say, \u201cI\u2019m so glad I was able to share with you how she was a huge part of my aspirations. She definitely encouraged me every step of the way and was a major support system. She was always so present and willing to do what she had to do. And I\u2019m so grateful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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