{"id":14,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circleofcedars.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:46:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circleofcedars.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8ddeb6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c8ddeb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a5337e\" data-id=\"6a5337e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feefb6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feefb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a942b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6a942b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485120a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"485120a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jonathan is a Licensed Social Worker in WA State. He received his Master\u2019s Degree in Social Work from Portland State University in 2010, but has worked in social services since 2004. His experience in palliative care began with a position with Hospice starting in 2014; a position that he maintains today. Jonathan lives with his spouse and mother on Lopez island. His family has chosen to live inter-generationally and is highly focused on building and maintaining community. Jonathan\u2019s father-in-law also lives on the island and his sister lives in Anacortes with her spouse and children.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Before beginning a career with Hospice, Jonathan worked mostly with children, youth and families in several challenging but fulfilling positions including work with adolescents in rehabilitation following a crime in youth, young men experiencing debilitating mental health issues, in child protective services, and as an intensive family therapist for children and youth whom were in threat of becoming institutionalized.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>In his role as medical social worker Jonathan works with adults, our elders, and those with disability experiencing major life transitions.\u00a0 While \u201cmedical\u201d social work is not an official WA specialty, years of working with doctors and registered nurses on patient health care needs has afforded him experience in various medical conditions, common medications for both physical and mental health, and some functional information about navigating our healthcare system and care needs.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>As a counselor, Jonathan works with adults experiencing short-duration crisis or major life transitions, grief and\/or loss, or those seeking goal oriented self-improvement. Interventions are meant to stabilize the client and allow them to discover their path forward. Key components to this process are Jonathan\u2019s commitment to non-judgmental practice, harm reduction when appropriate, equity and systems-based thinking, and general openness to whom we have been and who we hope to become.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Jonathan is an ally and is committed to the health and happiness of our LGBTQ community, considers himself a feminist, but is a White Cis man and understands the great privilege this affords him; with that privilege comes the responsibility to proceed with kindness, generosity, respect, and a commitment to lifelong learning.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dce2c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dce2c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61144f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61144f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jonathan currently works for Hospice of the Northwest. If you have questions specifically about starting Hospice Care, please call Hospice of the Northwest directly at 360-814-5550. Jonathan&#8217;s role with Hospice of the Northwest will always have priority over other services. <br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e889fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e889fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c8f4a8\" data-id=\"3c8f4a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb2ba7\" data-id=\"ebb2ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b6458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14b6458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/circleofcedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/quotes.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb0353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beb0353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">testimonial - <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e74ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e74ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/circleofcedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/avatar_on_about.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec91cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec91cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emily Davis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e16007\" data-id=\"9e16007\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about Jonathan is a Licensed Social Worker in WA State. He received his Master\u2019s Degree in Social Work from Portland State University in 2010, but has worked in social services since 2004. His experience in palliative care began with a position with Hospice starting in 2014; a position that he maintains today. 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