September 14, 2014

To whom it may concern,

Casandra Cook was a student in two of the classes I regularly teachSW
3110-Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice and SW 6535-Juvenile
Delinquency and Social Functioning. She regularly attended and participated
in group processes as well as in the group projects and presentations for
both classes. It was hard to read Casandras face in the first class, Diversity,
Oppression and Social Justice. Although she sat near the back of the class, it
was noticeable that she regularly kept intense focused on this instructor and
on class discussions. Her papers were very well-written with excellent
grammatical structure and use of literature references. As I became more
familiar with Casandra, I found that her serious focus and eye contact were
reflective of her intense interest in the content of the classes, her processing
her own experiences in relationship to class content and her immense desire
to receive as much learning as possible in order to help others.
Casandra was an invested student and showed particular interest in juvenile
development and juvenile delinquent issues. This was particularly evident in
the term paper she wrote in the Juvenile Delinquency class. She very
skillfully explored issues related to delinquency such as how foster care and
parenting affect juvenile development. Besides interjecting very meaningful
literature references throughout her paper supporting her thoughts, she
appropriately reflected on some of her own developmental issues in
demonstrating empathy and understanding of the issues of others. Her
ability to be self-reflective is a strength and important in working with clients.
As she continues professionalizing this strength, she will be an amazing asset
to the field of social work. She is definitely recommended for continued
training through Wayne State Universitys School of Social Work.

Sincerely,
Arveta Grady-Fletcher, LMSW, LMFT
Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work
Wayne State University