#social work student

[socialworkerbee]

diagnostics is such a challenge already. i never even considered how symptoms present in neurodivergent individuals.

[thestudyofdrowning]

I made the decision to change my degree next semester. I will be changing from a Bachelor of Psychology to a Bachelor of Social Work.

I know many people think I’m changing due to how competitive Psych is, but that is a false assumption.

Growing up I did not really have an interactions with social workers in my mental health journey, as I did with Psychologist, Nurses, and Psychiatrists.

It wasn’t until I started working in the mental health field 3 years ago is when I started working alongside social workers is when I started to understand what they do. I never knew what work they truly did, and the more I saw and learned from working alongside of them, the more I started to really appreciate their work ethic and everything they do.

I feel that this degree change and career path is more suited for me, and stands closer to my values.

I know that social work is less reputable than psychology, and I don’t understand why, but it’s an important and exciting decision I have made to better my future.

[kushinadragneel]

Appreciate your social workers and students in social work more, pls

We barely have time to breathe

[psychologyandcriminology]

Todays study and last nights meal prep ||| 18/07/2022 |||

Week 1 has begun. Getting my bearings and there is still a lot of work to be done.

I start a new job tomorrow and so I have meal prep for this week. I made chicken taco bowls and cookie dough overnight oats.

[rooboostudiesandlearns]

Today I meet virtually with my undergraduate advisor to talk about summer and fall classes. I was able to sign up for 2 100% online courses that don’t meet at a specific time. They are Developmental Psychology and Weather & Climate.

I’m basically a year ahead of schedule because of my previous college attempt and my tech school degree. I can apply in spring 2025 to be officially in the Social Work program.

I’m feeling both excited and scared because school has always been hard and I can’t start off as slow as I was planning. But it’s ok, I’m better equipped to handle it now.

[oldpostcardarchive]

I have five papers due this weekend. Pray for me.

[rattusn0rvegicus]

Man I feel like a lot of leftist activists would do a lot better to just use common fucking language to talk about things rather than dense academic shit that's only understandable to people with PhDs and people who spend 95% of their waking life on Leftist Twitter lmao

Like, you're talking with other academics? Great, use academic language. You're a social media account trying to interact with the general public? Don't say "decarcerate", say "find alternatives to imprisonment". Don't say "collective liberation", say "freedom for all". By GOD don't say "bodymind autonomy", say "the ability to have control over our own minds and bodies".

Yes it takes a little more effort to explain shit in common language but I promise you people will stop looking at you like you have two heads and dismissing everything you say as Woke Bullshit if you like, actually get on their level, goddamn it. Not everyone has the privilege to have a graduate-school level understanding of this type of language or spend so much time reading leftist theory that they can perfectly understand this stuff.

[mueritos]

its crazy how coming into clinical social work, i really just thought I was up against systems and cycles of trauma....but it turns out i'm up against those two things AND other therapists. the amount of work spent correcting mistakes from other clinicians--whether with clients or during the classroom--is fucking crazy.

i totally get we're all on different journeys in terms of being clinicians. but it is insane finding out day after day of therapists and clinicians saying the worst things ever to clients. demeaning them, telling them "it's all in their head", the racism and the ableism and harm that is caused. like no fucking wonder people are afraid to seek therapy (on top of the accessibility issues). while i'm a little biased and think that at the very least clinical social work training focuses on viewing people within their environments (so not engaging in the medical/individualist models of practice that a lot of counseling programs focus on), that doesn't mean it gives every person the skills to be an effective therapist. i'm also not saying i'm the best clinician ever--I'm literally in training--but boy! it is jarring seeing how some of my peers interact in class and wondering...is that how you are with your clients??

my social work program at the very least also has a focus on anti-racism, but i know students from other programs and some of them don't even mention racism AT ALL and focus entirely on diagnosing people "correctly", or finding the perfect form of therapy to use on a client. but man, what none of these programs teach are basic life skills. wanting to be a clinician isn't enough, especially considering that an inhumane amount of people in my program are 1. so nervous about making mistakes that they lose scope of their practice 2. have so much internalized racism/white guilt to work thru 3. or they have absolutely no listening skills.

again, im not trying to make it seem like I am the number 1 clinician in the world ever. I don't even have a psych background or bachelor's in social work. my reasons for going into social work are quite selfish (I want a job that is very flexible, easily transferable, and can be done in different contexts), and the helping people part is just a plus. i'm just saying it's very jarring seeing other people in training and realizing they too are working with clients. i have conversation after conversation about these issues with other BIPOC/queer/marginalized clinicians, so I know i'm not the only person worried about some of the people that will be out of this program in a few years practicing on their own or with vulnerable populations.

[i-hate-it-here-too]

More work bathroom pics

[communistkenobi]

convincing the graduate chair that it’s fine to give me an extra month to study for my comprehensive exams by giving me the comps list early by explaining that there’s no way in hell im studying with any of the other phd students in my cohort

[socialworkerbee]

My MSW degree came in the mail today. So that's cool

[flamboyant-king]

Hey babes, sorry I've been dead, but I coulda been literally dead if I had not gone.

I didn't hurt myself and we're still figuring things out. I would love to share but I've already forgotten what I've learned. I hope I get more guidance and time for healing and learning on how to lead my life in a better direction than where I was. But that takes time and effort.

I hope to get some rest, get some support, and get it together. But right now, I don't think it's healthy for me to worry about art in the way I do now. I may not express it here, but trying to maintain my art endeavors/projects while there's so much bullshit going on backstage is not helping me. Especially since I'm not even obligated to do so. But trying to force myself to do something I am currently unable to do will just make me feel worse. I'll follow my dreams and passions one day, but I've been putting off the healing process for years.

So I guess it's better to get better now so I can get the ball rolling again. Why drive on a flat tire?

[fatliberation]

fat studies are your career?

y r u so obsessed w me

[rooboostudiesandlearns]

2/25/24

[luuxxart]

Shuake Week Day Seven: Music

(day late posting here oops)