Journal FidelCatsro's Journal: A social working I shall go 9
Well I have decided , I am going to start a degree in social work .
I will be a social worker in the next 4-5 years or so , I will be doing it part time because I need to work .
I may even do the PHD afterwards , something which I have intended on doing for a long time , a bit of an academic penis extension do admit, but it is for me and not anyone else, though being called doctor will be great... though that is many years in the future.
I think I would make a great social worker , as unlike many social workers , I have been there and lived it.
Brought up on the wrong side of the tracks, Learning disability, completely mad and I understand people.
As said earlier, I am going to start working in the area and take a massive pay hit
I leave on Monday for Scotland, Staying in my gran and Granda's house , will be great as I have a box of stuff there, no idea what is in it though .
Rather hard though , as untill I get the new flat etc. I will be apart from my wife.
The longest time we have been apart since married in 2002 is 1 week total. Also I have no idea how I will manage without sex for 6 months.... but that is another issue for another JE in a slightly less mature Arena
Well I will no home Internet for ages, but I have friends and family with a connection so I will be able to pop in and update, but not as often as I would like.
Though it will be great to see my friends again, I phoned my friend Katie and arranged a party.
So all my friends will be coming , apart from James who is still in the navy and Adam who is in Edinburgh(not telling you his job as the police may be reading).
this will be the first time since I was 5 that I have lived in a house with another man(my granda) Which is odd heh. Also I have got rather used to being the master of my domain(well co-master) so it will be an adjustment.
But hopefully I should get a flat soon and a job
So in 4 days my life will change a great deal , shit I am rather nervous but excited.
Do try to pop in once in a while ... (Score:2)
Re:Do try to pop in once in a while ... (Score:2)
Now I am older and much tougher heh.
Well, keep us updated :-) (Score:1)
Best of luck! (Score:2)
Good luck to ya. Sounds like you're on the road to do some really good work.
I think I would make a great social worker , as unlike many social workers , I have been there and lived it.
I think you're absolutely right. A friend of mine who used to have a problem, is now a very good substance abuse counselor.
Re:Best of luck! (Score:2)
Re:Best of luck! (Score:2)
It certainly gives you not only insight but full understanding of the issues and emotions that the people you're dealing with are going through.
I'm curious - is social work in Europe pretty much the same as it is over in the US? Are the issues and manners of dealing with them the same?
Re:Best of luck! (Score:2)
Basicaly I think it is always working with people with behaviour problems , disabilities , mental problems and people who bassicaly have really sucky lives.
Doctor Catsro? (Score:1)
A word of warning.
When I was growing up my father had a business associate with a PhD in English (who incidentally was also a pompous ass). He would always use the term doctor when making dinner reservations in order to seem more important (presumably to get preferential treatment).
Well, one
Re:Doctor Catsro? (Score:2)
Doctors as in the medical type are mostly not real doctors anyway