I'm going to save the world! - when I wake up
I finally have my computer back, and this morning I actually have the energy required to write a blog entry, a miracle in and of itself. Doing three days a week of practicum on top of everything else I've been doing is really not something I'd recommend to anyone.
I've been thinking, that I write a lot about what I do and how much I love it. And that's awesome and great. I've been feeling lately though, that I should point out that I don't care that not everyone does what I do. Not everyone is cut out to be social workers and that's totally fine and okay. However, the greater systemic issues are something we really do all need to be aware of and apart of.
My most amusing episode this week occurred in a Subway. A client and I are there, he's eating a sub, I'm trying not get grossed out by the food in his beard. Our team leader thought it would be good for this client to educate me about drugs and mental illness. Halfway through our conversation the client reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls our a giant handful of weed. Not a small handful, not in a bag, just reaches in and pulls out this giant handful. I didn't know what to do, so I just acted normal and asked him to put it back cause we were in public and he did.
I applied for a job at Mobile Crisis Services. I haven't heard back yet, but I'm sticking to my cell phone like glue. I'm really hoping I at least get an interview. I'm qualified for it, but who knows. It all goes through WRHA human resources and stuff. Maybe I didn't have the right key words in my cover letter or something. I sent it Monday and it's Thursday, so there's still plenty of time and hope. The position didn't have an closing date listed, so we'll see.
There are only 74 days left till I graduate and have to take a jump into the real world - I'm getting ready to leap, I'm not so sure about the landing.
I've been thinking, that I write a lot about what I do and how much I love it. And that's awesome and great. I've been feeling lately though, that I should point out that I don't care that not everyone does what I do. Not everyone is cut out to be social workers and that's totally fine and okay. However, the greater systemic issues are something we really do all need to be aware of and apart of.
My most amusing episode this week occurred in a Subway. A client and I are there, he's eating a sub, I'm trying not get grossed out by the food in his beard. Our team leader thought it would be good for this client to educate me about drugs and mental illness. Halfway through our conversation the client reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls our a giant handful of weed. Not a small handful, not in a bag, just reaches in and pulls out this giant handful. I didn't know what to do, so I just acted normal and asked him to put it back cause we were in public and he did.
I applied for a job at Mobile Crisis Services. I haven't heard back yet, but I'm sticking to my cell phone like glue. I'm really hoping I at least get an interview. I'm qualified for it, but who knows. It all goes through WRHA human resources and stuff. Maybe I didn't have the right key words in my cover letter or something. I sent it Monday and it's Thursday, so there's still plenty of time and hope. The position didn't have an closing date listed, so we'll see.
There are only 74 days left till I graduate and have to take a jump into the real world - I'm getting ready to leap, I'm not so sure about the landing.