Tag Archives: steering committee
Excerpt from a Career Journal: Balancing Act
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
Advocacy Efforts
Practicum instructor narrative evaluation: ______ is tackling some very hot issues right now linked to healthcare reform (or lack thereof) and the impact on people dealing with poverty and homelessness. I am impressed with ______ commitment to understanding and sharing … Continue reading
Professional Growth – Pages of my career journal
Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
“I scored my advanced practicum at the _ clinic. Thank you Lord for this wonderful opportunity. Although to take on this opportunity I had to resign from _ steering committee, I do…
Social Workers Help Keep Patients Out Of The Emergency Room
“What’s health care? What’s the purpose of our health care system? What are we trying to accomplish?” Sometimes in your life you have one of those moments. Reading this article (Homeless Find a Champion in Canada’s Medicine Hat) makes me … Continue reading
Better Standard of Care
The sliver of paper fluttered from my journal that read “value service ethical principle”. I am sure it was some matron I picked up in graduate school. I still truly believe A social worker’s primary goal is to help people in … Continue reading