March 15, 2009
If you don’t know who Caryn is, you are really missing out. At Salem, Caryn carries the title of ‘social worker.’ But that does not begin to scratch the surface of what she does. As such, Caryn makes contact with every family, every week, to let them know first-hand how their sons are doing. On Thursday, she will spend 12-14 hours calling parents, emailing parents, setting up and then making the phone calls from the boys to the parents, all while doing her normal daily tasks.
In addition to this, Caryn acts as one of our resident nurses, sets the boys doctor and dentist appointments, keeps track of their meds, gets their prescriptions filled, and fills the med kits on a weekly basis. She also records the daily point sheets for the boys, tracks their phase progress, and maintains their petty cash accounts. Finally, she writes up and distributes our weekly treatment team notes. Other than that, she does not do a whole lot 
Caryn is a very relational person, which is what makes her so good at what she does. But Caryn is much more than a social worker. She is a great example to the boys. As a mom herself, she can speak to these guys as only a mom can do. She is able to both encourage them and push them toward proper attitude and behavior, sometimes all within the same sentence. Her heart for the boys is obvious as you watch her interact with them. She is also a great friend. She makes everyone around her better. She is personable, friendly, and caring. She is totally dedicated to making Salem a better place to be.
Thanks Caryn for being part of Salem. Your dedication and concern for the boys and for those around you are part of what separates Salem from other places like us.
Brent
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Your amazing Caryn!!! I don’t know how many times on Fridays right when you were walking out the door we would come up to you and ask you for money. Unless you really needed to leave, you would take some extra time out of your schedule and go get us money even though we really didn’t deserve it or for that matter didn’t always really appreciate it. I have no idea how you were and still are able to do all the things your job requires you to do and the things the boys request you to do!!! Like i said your amazing Caryn!!! Thank you for everything you did for me!!! ~Caleb R.