After 27 years working in education, I'm transitioning into a career as a mental health therapist, a role I haven't formally been in for a whole lot of years and I'm attempting to determine which professional organizations I should consider joining.
[more inside]
posted by HuronBob
on Apr 25, 2013 -
4 answers
Short Question:
Should I a) Pursue a degree in IT with the goal of becoming a database administrator or b) Continue my studies and get my Masters in Social Work?
[more inside]
posted by Shadax
on Mar 24, 2013 -
5 answers
In a nutshell: I'm almost 38 years old, happily married, and am currently raising 3 kids (the youngest is 9). I work full-time at a job that I love – and that loves me back - but which doesn't pay
particularly well. My husband's income compensates for that. We are decidedly middle class with some debts, low savings, and a mortgage. I have a (Canadian) college diploma in social services that's a little over 2 years old at this point. I am trying to decide whether to further my education - and whether to do it now or later.
[more inside]
posted by VioletU
on Mar 14, 2013 -
10 answers
Our thirteen-month-old foster daughter's social worker is fantastic. She regularly goes above and beyond what's required for our kid's case. In the ten months we've worked with her, I've regularly thanked her for all she does to make our lives as foster parents and our foster daughter's life better, and twice I've called to tell her supervisor how great she is. Is it overkill to keep calling her boss to report that she's awesome? How can I best thank her for her service to our foster daughter?
[more inside]
posted by SeedStitch
on Jan 11, 2013 -
10 answers
Job/grad school planning filter: health-related jobs editions. Nursing, public health, social work, or something else entirely? Help me narrow my options and get myself on a better career trajectory.
[more inside]
posted by ActionPopulated
on Oct 1, 2012 -
10 answers
Please tell me about your in-home elder care solutions in the US, specifically in the rural Northeast/upper Midwest.
[more inside]
posted by Snarl Furillo
on May 15, 2012 -
10 answers
Help me make a decision I keep circling over again and again -- interdisciplinary masters that lets me do some cool research now, or continuing to work/exist in desired city and a more professional and/or appropriate MA/PHd in the next year or two?
[more inside]
posted by elephantsvanish
on Apr 22, 2012 -
5 answers
Do you or anyone you know have personal experience as a Caucasian attending an historically Black college/university? African-Americans who work at or who have graduated from such institutions are also free to weigh in on the experiences of any White students/classmates they may have had.
[more inside]
posted by lodie6
on Mar 30, 2012 -
8 answers
Long distance elderly care dilemma: Advice on moving my 85-year old aunt to assisted living from a rehab center and out of her dilapidated house in rural upstate New York.
[more inside]
posted by captainmickey
on Jan 16, 2012 -
16 answers
I have a very emotionally intense job, which combined with my natural introversion and lack of formal training in this field, has always been a challenge for me. Now I'm six months pregnant and crying at my desk every day. What are some resources for learning how to deal with difficult emotional work? How do social workers and crisis intervention workers learn to handle the constant barrage of tragedy? How do I get through the rest of my pregnancy like this?
[more inside]
posted by arcticwoman
on Dec 2, 2011 -
15 answers
Help my mom (a social worker with 25+ years of varied experience) clarify and refocus her her
resume?
[more inside]
posted by kylej
on Aug 4, 2011 -
5 answers
I have two family members in trouble in Massachusetts, and I want to talk to someone about it. I am not in Massachusetts, and I need help finding an the right "someone."
[more inside]
posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2011 -
13 answers
My girlfriend is writing her masters thesis about the series The Wire from the standpoint of a social worker. I'm looking for good sources for her e.g. she told me about a professor who teaches The Wire in his classes (see:
Slate article).
[more inside]
posted by wolfr
on Mar 15, 2011 -
12 answers
I'm a childhood sexual abuse survivor who is not really surviving right now. I need help with a whole bunch of things, and after reading
this, I decided I'd query AskMe to see what resources are available.
[more inside]
posted by anonymous
on Jan 7, 2011 -
45 answers
My girlfriend graduated this past summer and has about $9,000 of college-related (not a student loan) debt. She's treading water and having a very hard time post-grad, and still hasn't found a job yet. Works full time at a coffee chain but it just isn't enough. Need some advice...
[more inside]
posted by PetiePal
on Nov 22, 2010 -
49 answers
Please help me not screw up again and figure out how to get the education I need.
[more inside]
posted by lukievan
on Sep 5, 2010 -
8 answers
How can I get my violent brother out of my mom's senior apartment? Social workers, especially those who work with the elderly, your help is greatly needed.
[more inside]
posted by The Light Fantastic
on Aug 15, 2010 -
14 answers
How can I get over being afraid of getting sued? I like my mental health-related job but internally panic every time I have a client start saying they'll sue me, take my license, etc.
[more inside]
posted by ShadePlant
on Jul 15, 2010 -
23 answers
Help me be the best caseworker/social worker possible! Could you recommend resources--or share some tips--that will help me prepare for my new job as a direct, on the ground, social service provider?
[more inside]
posted by cimton
on May 25, 2010 -
10 answers
Should I go ahead and start school while I’m here and transfer? Or should I wait for a year doing my job (and looking for a new one) and waiting to see what happens with my girlfriend’s job opportunities?
[more inside]
posted by anonymous
on May 15, 2010 -
6 answers
I want to be an animal-assisted therapist. I need to find AAT organizations in the New York City area that will take me on as a social work student intern. Have any leads?
[more inside]
posted by coffeeflavored
on Jan 4, 2010 -
1 answer
How do I more effectively encourage gay young adults in the criminal justice system to engage with the larger gay community? (long question)
[more inside]
posted by The Straightener
on Dec 8, 2009 -
39 answers
Career path filter: Calling do-gooder types! Please share your insights about your profession. I'm interested in public policy AND in the helping professions--how to choose which to pursue? Can I do both, or do I need to just suck it up and pick one? Please help me get a better idea of what these careers are actually like--I want your perspective, hivemind!
[more inside]
posted by aka burlap
on Nov 19, 2008 -
8 answers
I've got some sketchy details about a movie I'm looking for & I'm hoping it will sound familar to someone here. The movie is about a young social worker who is working in a homeless shelter. To learn more about being homeless, the SWer pretends to be homeless herself and befriends a homeless woman. The homeless woman gets very angry when she finds out that her friend is actually a social worker & is not homeless. It may have been a Lifetime movie or something as equally cheesy. Any ideas?
posted by whatideserve
on Oct 10, 2008 -
4 answers
It’s that time - the beginning of the last semester before I graduate from collee. It’s time to find a job or graduate school program and plot out the rest of my life. A renewed interest in charity and decreased interest in psychology, my chosen field of study, have led me to question my planned life course. Open my mind to what I might be able to do with my life.
[more inside]
posted by charmston
on Jan 7, 2008 -
9 answers
Posting this for my sister. She is in a MSW program at a small private college, and wants to transfer to larger state college.
[more inside]
posted by everichon
on Nov 8, 2007 -
5 answers
What can I do in social work and/or education that doesn't require a social work/education degree?
[more inside]
posted by divabat
on Apr 17, 2007 -
13 answers
