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second guessing

I'm second guessing myself today. I don't usually do that. In general, I'm pretty good at leaving work and work and not thinking about it once I get home. Every now and again though, there's a situation which gets under my skin. A decision...

Published 21 Oct 2009 2:00 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: social work, work
there's a cat on my head.

My orange cat is on my head right now. NOT impressed. Oh well. So, big revelation of the week. I need to SLOW DOWN! Yesterday I came into the office and got right down to business. Things with the student and with new staff had left me kind of overwhelmed...

Published 30 Sep 2009 4:13 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: counseling, paperwork, pet peeves, social work, student, work
learning contract

So I haven't given you guys an update on my social work student since my panic earlier this month. I had NO idea having a student would be this much work. Or well, I sort of did, but really, it's A LOT of work! I think I'm settling into a...

Published 27 Sep 2009 4:09 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: counseling, social work, student, thoughts, work
falling

So get this. I fell down my apartment stairs this morning on my way to work. I've complained on here before about feeling like I have ear problems, well, this doesn't make me feel any better. Thankfully, I caught myself, and my coffee mug fell...

Published 24 Sep 2009 4:31 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: counseling, employment, me, social work, work
Workshop

I don't know if I've ever mentioned on here just how hard it is for me to sit still. I'm pretty sure I have, but in any case, I'll say it again... I CAN'T SIT STILL! I mean, I do fine in counselling session, but I limit those to an...

Published 26 Aug 2009 2:32 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: social work, student, workshop
Hearing Voices - Workshop

Last week I went to a fascinating workshop called " Hearing Voices that are Distressing ". It's based on the idea that a person can experience hearing voices, as someone with schizophrenia might, the same way a person can experience a physical...

Published 10 Aug 2009 3:23 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: mental health, social work, workshop
Social Worker...

Here we have a picture of me giving Oliver Lockhart a bath. He looks sort of like I've been feeling. I finally feel like a social worker, for all the wrong reasons. I feel like a social worker because my case load suddenly doubled because the other...

Published 7 Aug 2009 3:58 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: Oliver, paperwork, social work, spiritual direction, staff relations, thoughts, work, workshop
don't give up on me yet!

Hello faithful readers of this blog. this is a message to say. Don't give up on me yet! One of these days there will be more awesome social work blogging! I'm enjoying my new job a lot, but it's not as exciting as working at the shelter, that's...

Published 19 Jul 2009 6:15 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: blood, life, Oliver, social work, sophie, work
A typical day (week) at the office

This is my office... or well, my desk. The picture is taken standing in between my two chairs. My sister asked me today what a typical day at my job was like. I had a hard time answering because all my days are different, I can definitely talk about a...

Published 5 Jul 2009 3:34 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: social work, work
it's a lot easier

Lesson of the week: Sometimes it is WAY easier to be a social worker than a friend. One of dearest and most beloved friends is currently dealing with extremely debilitating anxiety. If she was a client, I would know what to do, but it's so much harder...

Published 30 Jun 2009 3:46 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: bike, friends, learning, life, mental health, social work
My new job

So, I've written tons and tons about the shelter over time, but I haven't yet written anything about my new job in terms of what I do, and what our program does. The simple answer is that we provide job search support and employment support to...

Published 14 Apr 2009 1:39 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: employment, mental health, social work, work
the end of it all

I didn't post about looking/applying for a new job because I didn't want to have to write about failure. I just find it easier not to tell people about my job prospects so I don't have to answer awkward questions later. Of couse, these means...

Published 20 Mar 2009 10:45 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: happy, life, me, social work, staff relations, the enforcer, thoughts, work
happy happy happy happy

Still Dreaming 123 Anywhere Lane Cold Weather, CAN A1A 1A1 Boss The Homeless Shelter 321 Nowhere Grove Cold Weather, CAN B2B 2B2 Dear Boss, Please accept this letter as my official communication regarding the termination of my full time employment at...

Published 19 Mar 2009 9:48 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: happy, social work, work
standing up for yourself

Something I've been trying to encourage my clients to do lately is to speak out. It seems like every day I'm hearing another story of injustice, and the abuse of my clients. It bugs me, and while I can, and do, speak out about it, I think they...

Published 14 Mar 2009 9:23 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, homelessness, pet peeves, social work, thoughts
it's almost spring

I can't believe I haven't posted in a week. Things are not going well in dreamerville, and writing just seems like too much, that and I just haven't seemed to find anything I really want to write about, I know I'll feel better if I write...

Published 8 Mar 2009 7:45 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: IPDA, life, me, mental health, sick, sleep, social work, the enforcer, thoughts, whining, winter, work
Oh how I miss Social Work supervision aka all the things I wish there’d been time to say

For the most part, I’ve been doing pretty well working without any proper supervision. As I’ve said before, it’s nice not to have to over analyze every single little thing I do. Most of the people I work with are completely uninterested in debrief and...

Published 25 Feb 2009 12:08 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: first aid, learning, life, me, social work, thoughts, whining, work
self determination

I've noticed an interesting trend since I started working at the shelter. I suppose in reality I understood the theory of this, but I never really understood just how true it can be until I started working. People need to make their own decisions...

Published 5 Feb 2009 6:01 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, detox, homelessness, social work, substance use, thoughts, work
that new years post

It's a new year and in a way I feel obligated to write a new year's post. I've been debating it for the past few days as I realize I'm only doing it because I feel like I should and I try to avoid doing things for that reason. However...

Published 1 Jan 2009 10:27 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: christians, life, me, meme, social work, work
when the shelter become home

Frank is somewhat of a celebrity among the cities homeless population. A friendly man he's known at pretty much every drop in center in the area and does his rounds supported by his cane barely missing dying by traffic each day. Frank's brain...

Published 23 Dec 2008 3:22 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: homelessness, social work, thoughts, winter, work
overwhelmed - or something

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed these past few days. The enormity of the problems I see on a daily basis can be kind of consuming. For the most part, I'm quite good at maintaining a healthy distance, putting things in perspective and staying...

Published 16 Dec 2008 1:24 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: church, crying, emotions, first aid, firsts, homelessness, intoxication, IPDA, me, nights, social work, winter, work
non sensical ramblings about homelessness (part 6)

It's interesting not being in school. I no longer am forced to really examine my thoughts, feelings and biases about things on a regular basis. In some ways that feels really nice, but in other ways I feel like I'm kind of losing out. I've...

Published 28 Nov 2008 2:16 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, homelessness, pet peeves, policy, shelter, social work, substance use, thoughts, work
SNOW!

Well, it snowed here a while back and while most people are trying to dig themselves out, the homeless are trying to find a place to dig in for the winter. The first night was horrible, it was practically a blizzard. I had to psych myself up in the car...

Published 12 Nov 2008 6:22 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: homelessness, nights, shelter, snow, social work, thoughts, winter
oh to be a social worker

I am SO sick of the staff at work hating me because I'm a social worker and trying to convince me that I'm horrible because of it. YES, I am a young, white, female social worker! I accept that! But, that's the way things are, and it's...

Published 8 Oct 2008 7:49 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, homelessness, pet peeves, social work, staff relations, substance use, thoughts, work
detox , it's not like the movies!

I've spent the past six evening shifts working in our chemical withdrawal unit. Technically that's not supposed to happen, but because I'm not a permanent staff until August 10th, they can do what they want with me. And honestly, it's...

Published 29 Jul 2008 8:22 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: detox, social work, substance use, work

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