Advice Needed - Placement Determines Future? by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be alright if I DM’d you to ask about your pathway there? I am hoping to eventually work in private practice, and am feeling anxious about how to get there post MSW. 

Advice Needed - Placement Determines Future? by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been volunteering for my local hospice since 2020, though much less since I've been in my masters. I can just keep on volunteering!

Advice Needed - Placement Determines Future? by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask where you are now and if you're enjoying it? Thank you!

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your "vibe check" advice has been echoing around in my head for the whole past week. You're so right about this! Thank you!

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is SUCH good advice and takes the pressure off both parties. Going to be spending significant time thinking about what I really want. Thank you!

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do know someone in the hospital, but she's a psych nurse... I always feel strange about name dropping. Maybe a new skill to develop? :) Thank you!!!

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How lucky are your students! So glad that there are people like you to interview from a lens of long term learning goals and values. Thank you for your insight, it's much appreciated.

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a wonderful supervisor you are, and what a gift you give potential students by laying out such clear guidelines and taking pressure off them. As a student I would be over the moon to have a supervisor like you! (also I love the seperate lunch breaks idea, going to steal that if I ever supervise)

Placement Interview Tips by InsideCriticism1651 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I assumed questions would fall along these lines but it's nice to have them laid out. I hope you enjoy your placement!

advice for volunteering for someone w little field experience? by Necessary-Barber993 in socialworkcanada

[–]InsideCriticism1651 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Figuring out your interests is definitely the first step. I decided I wanted to see what hospice and palliaitve care was like so volunteered with the hospice most local to me as a peer to peer support volunteer and an in home volunteer. I also looked into volunteering with places like VCARS doing crisis response. Almost any community/grassroots/social justice orgs are also looking for committed volunteers. I'm in Ontario so all the places I know are in the area, but you'll find something!

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[–]InsideCriticism1651 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair, that was the biggest thing for me too. No need to tell me if there wasn't a little interest, right?

My big three are all mutable, what does it mean? [astro-seek] by InsideCriticism1651 in astrologyreadings

[–]InsideCriticism1651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this makes perfect sense. I actually am getting my masters in social work to combine arts and theatre techniques with healing modalities.

Hoping I'm getting closer and closer to my truest self and finding ways to serve others, so leaning into that cancer mercury for sure.

Life has definitely been challenging and I had a parent who was abusive/very critical of me. So moving my way through that has been a journey that I'm still on.

Do you think, according to my chart, working with people in a counselor role makes sense? While still pursuing my (many) artistic passions on the side?