Well, I can't say you can do that... because its either take them both off or keep em on. Other wise you'd be flopping right over on your bike. Anyway thats how it feels.
I feel like that despite me thinking that my integration as a social worker would be slow and gradual... I'm getting a bit more than I can handle I think. I wish I could just get a week to read all of my cases, and I wish I could take them home for some light reading. (I understand why, I can't do that though)
With this job, there is a perpetual to-do list. However, its definitely a pattern, and most of the thinking part has been done for me.
There is a handy dandy schedule that tells me when things should be in... well the major plans and case suches. Also, there is a chart thats kind of a check off that helps me see which visits I have made and which ones I have not. This helps a lot. I'm sorry that my first three days of work have been a bit boring. Its not like I can give you much detail about my cases anyway! haha. We'll see how this goes. I'm really excited about the training and development piece of being a case manager. I get to go to trainings, and my agency seems to do a good job of promoting and even encouraging them. While at the trainings I'll be able to meet new people, and hear about what is going on in the world of Child Welfare! I'm going to miss my insider-privilages as a youth ambassador, because above all else... knowing the up and coming resources and services that were making their way around, helped put me at ease. They gave me tools so that I could pass it a long, and suggest better ways to care for our children. Until I get those insider privilages again... I'm going to soak up the trainings, even if I have to pay for it myself.
I'm also thankful that I have some insider access to database and online academic journals... This way I can independently do research and keep my game one. This morning I was reading a journal that was describing a case. It was fun to actually read it, because as a case study it was similar to some of the cases I've been reading.
On a creative note, maybe in July sometime... I'm going to have some of my kids decorate my corkboard. Its small... but its big enough to decorate and I think it could be a fun process to build trust and relationship with the youth on my caseload.
So there you have it Day 3:
hey feel free to let me know what you think, and what you want to hear about!
Babs
Comments (1)
So much to read and so little time to do so. It sounds like quite a mountain of stuff to keep up on. kGood to hear that you can access some journals and case databases. That has to be useful. So far, it sounds like you are getting along well with your job.