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Johann
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Other careers for social workers
Wanting to make a career change
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Munleen Soni
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This is definitely worth taking time and recognizing - first off congratulations for becoming a social worker!!!! As a health care worker myself -
it is not easy to say the least when we dedicate ourselves to service...... now! the beauty of that is we unlock even more abundance than others (I know I sound like the easter bunny...or some cartoon..)
First off - for you to be able to not be bitter about your accomplishment and instead acknowledge it's value yet also not be caught up by any "limitation" is amazing! Take a minute to acknowledge that..!
Second - this might be hard? Not sure? - Are there any other potential envisonments of yourself? I mean mine are as insane as I am... - like the acupuncturist who is also a model/actress/star/fashionista - blah blah lol - I have managed to achieve some of that.... - I am asking this for a reason - it's to discern whether or not you truly desire a career tied to an MSW (which honestly might just reiterate your last stint?) -
OR are you more entpreneurial? By that I mean - you're toally willing to take the "gaze" of an MSW (empathetic, psychological; well versed in the current instituional/governmental topography... and it's loopholes...) ? - It's ironic you ask this becauase had I known I would need to be certified in a degree like that to supplement my current work in psychiatry I wouldn't be seeking out potential avenues for the near future...
Third - Is there anyone like a mentor? or someone you feel comfortable with that can ask the most fitting questions, listen and respond that is NOT part of your immediate circle??? - If not - contact me or I'd refer you to a coach. Here's the thing - future is unwritten and you don't want to try and ask someone who has such a preconceived myopic rigid view - its kinda why you became an MSW... to liberate out of that.. am I right?
Kudos for the courage to go this point!!!
it is not easy to say the least when we dedicate ourselves to service...... now! the beauty of that is we unlock even more abundance than others (I know I sound like the easter bunny...or some cartoon..)
First off - for you to be able to not be bitter about your accomplishment and instead acknowledge it's value yet also not be caught up by any "limitation" is amazing! Take a minute to acknowledge that..!
Second - this might be hard? Not sure? - Are there any other potential envisonments of yourself? I mean mine are as insane as I am... - like the acupuncturist who is also a model/actress/star/fashionista - blah blah lol - I have managed to achieve some of that.... - I am asking this for a reason - it's to discern whether or not you truly desire a career tied to an MSW (which honestly might just reiterate your last stint?) -
OR are you more entpreneurial? By that I mean - you're toally willing to take the "gaze" of an MSW (empathetic, psychological; well versed in the current instituional/governmental topography... and it's loopholes...) ? - It's ironic you ask this becauase had I known I would need to be certified in a degree like that to supplement my current work in psychiatry I wouldn't be seeking out potential avenues for the near future...
Third - Is there anyone like a mentor? or someone you feel comfortable with that can ask the most fitting questions, listen and respond that is NOT part of your immediate circle??? - If not - contact me or I'd refer you to a coach. Here's the thing - future is unwritten and you don't want to try and ask someone who has such a preconceived myopic rigid view - its kinda why you became an MSW... to liberate out of that.. am I right?
Kudos for the courage to go this point!!!