Once upon a time, I got chlamydia. I was in Venezia, Italia and it was my 23rd birthday. My boyfriend back home (a grocery store butcher) had… Read more “The Time I Got Chlamydia”
Tag: social work
Self-Determined to Self-Destruct
It is no secret and no surprise that social work is a tough profession. Social workers are notoriously overworked, overstressed, underpaid, and underappreciated. Social workers are graceful… Read more “Self-Determined to Self-Destruct”
Life After Social Work
At the age of 20, the ink still smudgeable on my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I secured a job administering Behavioral Therapy to children on the Autism… Read more “Life After Social Work”
Social Work Lessons From Literature’s Greatest Stories
After almost ten years as a social worker in mental health and homeless services, I have developed some rather sophisticated methods of self-care. I often indulge in… Read more “Social Work Lessons From Literature’s Greatest Stories”
The Thing About Dating & Social Work
A short while ago I met a fella for drinks. He intrigued me so much that I agreed to see him for lunch the very next day.… Read more “The Thing About Dating & Social Work”
A Man Walks Into A Social Worker’s Office
You are a social worker. A man walks into your office. You detect a vacancy in his crumpled eyes. You notice his unkempt hair and zipped smile.… Read more “A Man Walks Into A Social Worker’s Office”
If Everyone Thought Like A Social Worker
Check out The Banshee as published in Youth Today, “the only independent, nationally distributed print and digital newspaper that is read by thousands of professionals in the youth service… Read more “If Everyone Thought Like A Social Worker”
What The World Needs Now Isn’t Love, It’s Empathy
One need not be a single millennial gal with her toes in the online dating cesspool to know that our world today lacks a certain humanity. Yet… Read more “What The World Needs Now Isn’t Love, It’s Empathy”
Social Workers Are the World’s Most Genuine & Unsung Humanitarians
Check out The Banshee as published in Social Work Helper, “a progressive news site providing information, resources and entertainment related to social work, social issues, human rights and… Read more “Social Workers Are the World’s Most Genuine & Unsung Humanitarians”
Schizophrenia Sucks
This evening on a stroll with my pup I walked past a man in a billowy handcrafted cape. Agony tarnished his youthful face, the warmth long gone… Read more “Schizophrenia Sucks”