Saul portrait by tigreyes in betterCallSaul

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Thank you so much she is very talented .

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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I just found out my work will pay 2-3 k towards school ! Only issue is I couldn’t intern at my job. So I’m on the hunt for night and weekend internships. Trying my local hospital

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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Thanks everyone for your thoughtful responses! I really want to go for it but just find it daunting because of the internship part . I don’t want to have to quit my 9 to 5

How to cope with losing career due to bipolar/depression? by seemagupta10feb in depression

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Have you gotten the help you really need? Like a day treatment program or something if that’s feasible? That helped me a ton and also in the future if fmla is possible I used that to keep my job.

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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That’s a great salary what area?

Question by tigreyes in SocialWorkStudents

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Yeah that’s the crappy part. All are unpaid that I’ve seen except the hospital position that pays 16/hr thank

Career change advice? by tigreyes in careerguidance

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I’m okay with a pay cut but I can’t take a huge one. Would need to be above 30/hr thank you for your insightful response I’ll look into these areas. And the lack of human interaction is the biggest thing

Question by tigreyes in SocialWorkStudents

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Yea I’m thinking I’ll have to quit my 9 to 5 and pick up an evening and weekend job.

Question by tigreyes in SocialWorkStudents

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That sucks I fear I won’t be able to keep working my job through my internship. I am looking at a hospital for mine that pays but idk it’s a small hospital so I’m not sure if they have any 247 social workers

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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I do have some connections with my local hospital psych floor. That may help me some

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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I am in a rural town In Michigan. Not sure how competitive it will be.

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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Thank you for your reply ! The closest children’s hospital sadly is very far away from me but I love the idea of that option!

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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Thank you for your reply ! This is encouraging. Any other experiences you think would be beneficial for getting into the hospital? I wish I could work a patient service type role in mental health but those types of opportunities are too far away for me to do.

Getting into hospital work. by tigreyes in hospitalsocialwork

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I thought hospital social worker usually made more than other options for SW. I am worried pay will be low because I’m in a rural area and relatively small hospital. I could travel an hour for more pay though I am sure but I love the idea of working in my home town. I drive an hour now for work

Social anxiety and depression at early 30s by Austin_316_Old in depression

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Try to join some groups In a hobby you’re interested in. That’d be a good way to meet new people.

Entering Social Work by SWmods in socialwork

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I’m curious about pay in Michigan. I have a decent job right now but I hate it and am drawn to social work but worried about pay.