As is the norm for most classes in graduate school for social work, we had to write a final paper at the end of the Human Behavior III class that I took this summer. Human Behavior III is essentially the equivalent of Abnormal Psychology in many other programs in which one learns about the different […]
Interviewing for a Hospital Internship
Yesterday, I had an interview for a social work internship at a hospital and it was a good fit 🙂 Aside from the typical interview questions, the social worker head supervisor described to me all the various departments in the hospital in which social workers tend to be involved. These included: the mobile crisis unit […]
What is Mental Health?
The other day, I had my first summer class in Human Behavior III. This is a class for social workers in training in which mental illnesses and how to make a diagnosis are discussed. My professor first asked us to split up into small groups and come up with our own definitions of mental health […]
Completed First Year of Social Work Field Placement
I had my last day of placement the other day. It was difficult for me to leave because I had gotten quite attached to the staff and most of all to the women and the work we were doing together. The part that has been most gratifying to me is that this […]
Stories Women Have Shared Illustrating Resilience
In just a few weeks, I will have completed a full year of graduate studies and a minimum of 600 hours at my placement (internship) towards obtaining a Masters’ degree in social work. I am so excited! One of the notable characteristics that I have observed among the low income or poor women who frequent […]
