As the title says, what have you done today to make you feel proud to be a social worker? I read so much negativity on this forum, it would be really good to focus on the positives. Try to think; what have you done today to for your service users?
For me, today (or yesterday as its gone past midnight) I was pleased that one of my longstanding (very disabled) service users was awarded CHC so he doesn't have to pay £40/week client contribution and saved the council £700/week to fund his package of care (apologies to the PCT but my loyalties don't sit with you).
Another happy moment for me was when a service user who is very underweight agreed to eat at lunchtime with support from a formal carer, thereby alleviating some of her daughters anxieties when she is at work.
I was also proud of one of my service users who had a stroke and was socially isolated and getting depressed (resulting in her neglecting her community rehab programme), I managed to get her into one of the best rehab facilities and they have taught her how to use an electric wheel chair and she sped past me in town with a beeming smile.
Surely it can't just be me that loves my job?
My personal reward? Half a small tub of fairly nuts ben and jerry's icecream (its currently half price at Asda and Tesco). YUMMY.
What a lovely post and topic!
I love helping people to secure CHC funding! It's one of the best parts (I think) of my job
Yesterday I was over the moon because I discovered a charity that could help one of my service users - an older lady - who was very unhappy that her family were using guilt tactics to 'persuade' her to give up the dog that she had had for 13 years. After a fair bit of digging, I discovered an organisation that would support her to look after her dog for free! The result of which is one very happy lady!
Wow Laylaloo; you should definately be proud of yourself for that! and thank-you for the comments on this topic!
Laylaloo: What a lovely post and topic! I love helping people to secure CHC funding! It's one of the best parts (I think) of my job Yesterday I was over the moon because I discovered a charity that could help one of my service users - an older lady - who was very unhappy that her family were using guilt tactics to 'persuade' her to give up the dog that she had had for 13 years. After a fair bit of digging, I discovered an organisation that would support her to look after her dog for free! The result of which is one very happy lady!
I recommend The Cinnamon Trust - just in case anyone else comes across a situation like this in the future
PRIDE. One of the 7 deadly sins apparantly ;-)
Sorry Tricky I don't understand your comment there, are you saying its a sin to feel proud of what/who you are?
Oh dear.....Its called humour. never mind.
Its ok Tricky, I'm not very good at getting jokes sometimes can be a bit embarrassing at times.
my favourite sin...
RP: my favourite sin...
Shirack: RP: my favourite sin... There are much better ones.
Not according to Al Pacino ;-)
Mamus:Not according to Al Pacino ;-)
spot on, it was a quote indeed.
only that he calls it "vanity", not pride
Further excellent examples of postings totally unrelated to the original topic - or is it just the 'usual suspects' trying to show how 'clever' they are!?
Come on Rupert even you can't be that bitter!!!! If you try hard enough I am sure you can crack a joke if you put your mind to it!!
Rupert M: Further excellent examples of postings totally unrelated to the original topic - or is it just the 'usual suspects' trying to show how 'clever' they are!?
Thought you'd left? Oh, wait...
Today, so far, I've gotten someone's benefits sorted. Little victory for me, big change for them.
'He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master' - HST.
I am proud that I have spent the last two hours cleaning underneath my bed. It was ram packed with every single uni handout/assignment and I have have shredded the lot, then hoovered and boxed things I wanted to keep in the underbed storage I purchased at the weekend and now its all tidy- yaya nothing to do with social work or service users but I still feel proud- it takes a lot me me to be organised.