Tag Archives: social work

Authentic Silence of Therapy

Posted on July 31, 2020 by msw blog

The other day a client smiled at me and said, “You are such a Jedi mind trick!” I laughed because we had spent 50 minutes in near silence. Well, I did. I am comfortable with silence in and out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Clinical Supervision | Tagged active listening, boundaries, clarity, dreams, emotional development, emotions, faith, good conversation, gratitude, journey, LICSW, silence, social work, therapeutic, therapy | 2 Comments

Show Compassion

Posted on April 9, 2020 by msw blog

I love the Opt Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader Any of us could … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged advocacy, camping, daily dilemmas, disabilities, disadvantaged individuals, harassment, health care, homeless, housing, letter to the editor, life, life style, opportunity, policy, punishment, shelter, social services, social work, sudden crisis, taxes, tough times, transportation costs, utilities, wealthy, welfare | 4 Comments

Citizens For Children Rights

Posted on April 7, 2020 by msw blog

Thank you for such compassionate and insightful editorials on youth homelessness [Empty promises,”” Opinion Dec 20}. As someone who has studied child abuse for decades, I can tell you that the two are inexorably linked. Almost without exception the youth … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged caregivers, child abuse, community, compassionate, detention facility, exploited, homelessness, mental health, parents, politics, public office, rejected, Runaway, social justice, social work, status offenders, terrorized, violence | Leave a comment

Gender Fluid

Posted on March 27, 2020 by msw blog

The concept of man or woman don’t fit me. Norrie-May-Welby Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Cinderella Syndrome, finding self, Gender Fluid, gender identity, Norrie-May-Welby, race, self-awareness, sexual orientation, social justice, social work | Leave a comment

99 Problems

Posted on February 8, 2020 by msw blog

Comical Explanation

Posted in Reflections | Tagged comic strip, consequences, court fines, jail, parenting, politics, probation, problems, profiling, social issue, social justice, social work | Leave a comment

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