Social Work Month Shines Spotlight on Profession of Hope

femmeInterrupted · 03-06-2013, 01:12 PM

Spent over a decade in the Violence Against Women sector
Then:

Woman's Advocate/Counsellor, feminist counselling, frontline:
Residential Programs Manager: 30 bed Domestic Violence Shelter for Women and Children, over saw crisis line, 2 residential shelters, Child witness programming.

Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre, Manager, Co-ordination/creation of programs, crisis line management/back up, outreach and educational programming, Clinical supervision to frontline staff/counsellors.
Specialized in compassion fatigue/secondary trauma/burn out

Now:

Back at school this coming September.
Working towards a law degree.

This was just posted on my Facebook wall:

KCBUTCH · 03-06-2013, 01:20 PM

Thank you to all those in the helping fields, as an addiction counselor and soon to be a MA student working towards my LMFT I have found only gratitude and life lessons in my journey of service and I am grateful to know I am not the only one who is passionate about it...

RNguy · 03-06-2013, 01:46 PM

Love love social workers .
Extremely smart and the way they find loop holes to help clients out is brilliant!!!!!
Thank you social workers
Love,
NurseBdawg

starryeyes · 03-06-2013, 02:36 PM

I work in the field as an interpreter. I am able to walk in and walk out with any baggage and forget about it (or try to) while driving to my next job. I give mad kudos to all of the social workers out there. I don't know how they can do it everyday, over and over.

odd_boi_out · 03-07-2013, 12:52 AM

I'll be graduating with my MSW in June. Cool to see other social workers here!

Kobi · 03-02-2014, 01:32 AM

To my colleagues, thank you for continuing to be beacons of hope in this troubled world.

ProfPacker · 03-02-2014, 06:45 AM

Wow. How cool. Worked in substance abuse, trauma, Employee Assistance, adoption, inpatient and outpatient psych, directed programs for LGBTQ, program manager, adjunct teaching and now I can say I am paying it forward.

For the past four years in full time social work education. Part of team that created a Newly accredited BSSW program. We are currently getting ready to go into candidacy for NEW program and have been appointed Director of Field Education and will also continue to teach.

Respect and support for all my frontline colleagues. I love social work.

03-06-2013, 01:12 PM	#1
femmeInterrupted Member How Do You Identify?: Queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she works out well ;) Relationship Status: Happily married. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,885 Thanked 3,217 Times in 666 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Profession of Hope! Love that! Spent over a decade in the Violence Against Women sector Then: Woman's Advocate/Counsellor, feminist counselling, frontline: Residential Programs Manager: 30 bed Domestic Violence Shelter for Women and Children, over saw crisis line, 2 residential shelters, Child witness programming. Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre, Manager, Co-ordination/creation of programs, crisis line management/back up, outreach and educational programming, Clinical supervision to frontline staff/counsellors. Specialized in compassion fatigue/secondary trauma/burn out Now: Back at school this coming September. Working towards a law degree. This was just posted on my Facebook wall: __________________ "If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together." Lila Watson You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shade when its shining. You say you love wind, but when its comes you close your window. So that's why I'm scared, when you say you love me. -- Bob Marley Last edited by femmeInterrupted; 03-06-2013 at 01:22 PM. Reason: added picture

03-06-2013, 01:20 PM	#2
KCBUTCH Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Undaunted QUEER Dom, Daddy Preferred Pronoun?: MYSELF, Syr, Hy, or friend prefered Relationship Status: Cautious, indifferent... Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Below the foothills above the beach Posts: 1,848 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,240 Thanked 3,305 Times in 884 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Thank you to all those in the helping fields, as an addiction counselor and soon to be a MA student working towards my LMFT I have found only gratitude and life lessons in my journey of service and I am grateful to know I am not the only one who is passionate about it... __________________ "If you want to know the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration"-Nikola Tesla

03-06-2013, 01:46 PM	#3
RNguy Member How Do You Identify?: trans Preferred Pronoun?: He preferredably :) Relationship Status: the pitbull <€ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 1,058 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,473 Thanked 2,266 Times in 510 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	yayy Love love social workers . Extremely smart and the way they find loop holes to help clients out is brilliant!!!!! Thank you social workers Love, NurseBdawg

03-06-2013, 02:36 PM	#4
starryeyes Senior Member How Do You Identify?: a round peg in a square hole Preferred Pronoun?: Guess... Relationship Status: Seat taken Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 2,491 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,199 Thanked 10,052 Times in 2,076 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I work in the field as an interpreter. I am able to walk in and walk out with any baggage and forget about it (or try to) while driving to my next job. I give mad kudos to all of the social workers out there. I don't know how they can do it everyday, over and over. __________________ "It's ok to make mistakes. It's ok to fall down. Get up! Look sickening....and make them eat it!" - Latrice Royale Starry

03-02-2014, 01:32 AM	#6
Kobi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status: Happy Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic. Posts: 9,234 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,840 Thanked 34,657 Times in 7,654 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	2014 Social Work Month theme: “All People Matter.” To my colleagues, thank you for continuing to be beacons of hope in this troubled world.

03-07-2013, 12:52 AM	#5
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03-02-2014, 06:45 AM	#7
ProfPacker Member How Do You Identify?: butch/MOC Preferred Pronoun?: Hy/hym/hys but in circumstances like work and some other places she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: nj Posts: 1,365 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 4,814 Times in 1,187 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Wow. How cool. Worked in substance abuse, trauma, Employee Assistance, adoption, inpatient and outpatient psych, directed programs for LGBTQ, program manager, adjunct teaching and now I can say I am paying it forward. For the past four years in full time social work education. Part of team that created a Newly accredited BSSW program. We are currently getting ready to go into candidacy for NEW program and have been appointed Director of Field Education and will also continue to teach. Respect and support for all my frontline colleagues. I love social work.