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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
Staff Meetings...

We had a staff meeting yesterday. All the staff in our organization. I can't say I was impressed. I am NOT good at sitting still for 2.5 hours listening to stuff that is mostly irelevant to me. Then our executive director was all like "how come...

Published 21 May 2009 1:32 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: pet peeves, staff relations, the intrepid one, whining, work
Borderline Personality Disorder

You know, I’d never really understood the hype about Borderline Personality Disorder; I kind of thought of it as an over diagnosed phenomenon with a huge stigma attached to it. I’m starting to get it. I have a client with a diagnosis of BPD. I have one...

Published 8 May 2009 2:53 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: mental health, staff relations, thoughts, work
the investigation is over!

I wish I could do this to Mr. boss man at the shelter, unfortunatly, that would definitly get me in worse trouble then I was in. Some of you may recall that I was being formally investigated for unprofessional conduct...two months ago. Well, I finally...

Published 1 May 2009 12:16 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: attitudes, crying, me, staff relations, whining, work
gotta love it when they're out before they're in

So I had my first counseling session with a client today. I felt like we moved waaaaaaaaaay too fast, but this guy was just eager to get things rolling and underway. The thing of it was, he really wanted legal advice more then counseling, and so he wasn't...

Published 21 Apr 2009 2:19 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: counseling, sick, staff relations, supervision, work
antibiotics and yuck

I don't like antibiotics. I think they're a wonderful invention, I totally agree that their lifesaving. I also think they're over prescribed, and generally, they don't make me the world's healthiest person (I tend to get stomach side...

Published 20 Apr 2009 12:00 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker (with a little help from her Sophie Cat)

Filed under: intake, life, me, sick, staff relations, supervision, whining, work, workshop
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
yikes... too much.

Maybe it's stupid, but I always feel bad posting rants on my blog about how tired I am. I always vowed I'd never be on of those "emo" bloggers who just complains about how much life stucks and how the world is out to get them. Especially...

Published 28 Jan 2009 4:34 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: crying, emotions, mental health, shelter, sleep, sophie, staff relations, whining, work
i'm sorry I can't be perfect...or not

I've had to shift manage quite a few times lately, and twice in the last week. I honestly don't mind, but it's also not something I want to do everyday. Definitely not everyday. It's really easy, until something goes wrong and then everything...

Published 24 Jan 2009 8:30 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a (not quite) Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: me, policy, staff relations, thoughts, work
Finding Balance

Balance is not the easiest thing in life to achieve. I realized yesterday, after I spent the majority of my morning crying (and eating most of a frozen pizza) that my life was out of balance. I continued on my way, upset, but glad for a night off and...

Published 29 Oct 2008 2:21 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: emotions, life, me, staff relations, the enforcer, thoughts, work
bad bad bad

The meeting this morning did not go well... and while I don't think the enforcer will actually try and sue me for slander and libel, well, he did put it out there. He says I'm trying to be the coordinator and tries to claim the incident never...

Published 28 Oct 2008 3:15 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: emotions, staff relations, the enforcer, work
sometimes we get what we want (and realize we're not sure we want it)

So after a lot of heart searching a consulting with a couple colleagues I trust, I decided I would talk to my boss about what happened, and what's been going with, the enforcer. It was hard, harder then I thought it would be. I discovered there's...

Published 21 Oct 2008 2:58 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: crying, emotions, necessary evils, nights, policy, staff relations, the enforcer, whining, work
confidentiality

Confidentiality. All through school I've had it drilled into me. Confidentiality, confidentiality, confidentiality. And when are the times you can break confidentiality? - Threat of harm to self - Threat of harm to others - Abuse of a child And that's...

Published 13 Oct 2008 10:14 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: attitudes, counseling, crying, policy, staff relations, the enforcer, thoughts, work
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
office politics

I find that picture incredibly amusing, although I'm not sure it completely relates to what I want to write about. My favourite supervisor is leaving the night shift. My awesome, yet very old and very in need of moving to days supervisor, is moving...

Published 6 Oct 2008 4:17 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: nights, staff relations, the enforcer, whining, work, yoga
less then healed but definitely better

I'm finally almost better! Actually, I've gotten over whatever this was very quickly, and today I'm not even taking decongestants. As long as it doesn't settle in my chest I'm free! Considering it was just three days ago I was lying...

Published 14 Aug 2008 8:13 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: detox, evenings, mr. nice guy, staff relations, whining, work

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