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• Do Something Different

  Today the A level results are published in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. I remember vividly when I found about my A level results. ccarlstead at flickr I was working in a summer camp with a friend of mine. It was a day camp and the kids were from... Posted Aug 14 2008, 06:25 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, career choice, csv, a levels, community service volunteeers, a level results, convent, nun

• Motivation and reflection

  Getting satisfaction from a job is an important factor of any career decision and ‘wanting to help people’ is an oft-quoted reason for wishing to enter the general ’social care’ arena. All good things - but this isn’t altruism... Posted Jul 17 2008, 05:30 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, work, health, career choice, United Kingdom, cat, helping professions, self-reflection, Employment, confucius, career, reflection

• Who’d be a Social Worker?

  Yesterday, I met a old friend for lunch. She is also a social worker - in fact, she was the person who persuaded me to do the MA in the first place. We don’t meet as often as we probably should (work, distance, children) but it’s always a... Posted Jun 02 2008, 06:52 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, work, ASW, mental health, uk, health, world, career choice, career day, care ambassador