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Excerpt from a Career Journal: Balancing Act

Posted on December 11, 2021 by msw blog

This is my second quarter of graduate school and I’ve realized I haven’t mentioned my dream of starting a nonprofit once. My focus and priorities have been on welfare policies and homeless youth. I recently decided I am going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal | Tagged balancing act, Board members, excerpt, future self, graduate school, homelessness, How did you get here, journaling, medical respite, priorities, purpose, social worker, steering committee, welfare policies | Leave a comment

Depressed While Black

Posted on November 18, 2021 by msw blog

Nibokum used to think depression was a “white person’s disease.” she says “My mom raised us to believe that Black people are strong; we don’t get depression. And prayer is how we cope – not therapy or medication. Then , … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Reading | Tagged Black hair supplies, Black mental health, black people, borderline personality disorder, depression, disease, grooming, Imade Nibokum, inadequacy, mental health, mental health and wellness, misinformation, nonprofit, Personal hygiene, race, social worker, spot light, sterotypes, suicide | 2 Comments

Foster children: Support Social Workers

Posted on September 5, 2021 by msw blog

Re: “Lawsuit: Washington’s shuttling of foster kids fails them” [Jan. 29, Local News]: The disturbing, draining and sometimes dangerous work — often done alone — that social workers do also needs attention. Policies and laws need changing to create a more trauma-informed … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged Balanced, boundaries, burnout, business hours, dangerous work, emotions, foster kid, job-related stress, Laura LeDesky, lawsuit, letter to the editor, medicine, mental health and wellness, Mental health assessment, mental illness, policies, resignations, safety, social worker, state legislators, stigma, Workload | 2 Comments

The Queen

Posted on August 9, 2021 by msw blog

You’re a welfare queen…there’s nothing queenly about living in poverty. 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 black women, conversation, Culture, derogatory term, fraud, judgement, life, lifestyle, mental health and wellness, perspective, poverty, privacy, secret, selfish, social worker, stigma, therapist, weaknesses, welfare | 2 Comments

Therapeutic Notes: Group Agenda

Posted on June 4, 2021 by msw blog

My career journal is filled with scraps of paper, my dreams, countless questions, and thoughts; all of which bring a flood of memories with one powerful statement, which is “I wish someone would have told me this.” So, I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal | Tagged agenda, community, determination, faith, group facilitator, group work, hope, journey, LICSW, principles, Recovery, respect, safe space, social worker, strengths, support groups, support system, therapeutic groups, Therapeutic Notes, therapy, trauma, trust | Leave a comment

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