I am perpetually behind in my blogging endeavors. And the most frustrating part about this is that I constantly have three to four posts brewing in my mind at one time which I would love to write down. But life tends to get busier rather than less busy. Because of this, I must apologize in advanced because I do not know how much time I will be able to devote to this blog over the next three years as I am going BACK TO SCHOOL!
My husband just (as in weeks ago) successfully finished completing his graduate studies over the past couple of years and now it's my turn! I was delighted to be accepted into a graduate program of Social Work earlier this year. I begin my coursework next week and two advantages to my particular program are that it is part-time and the campus is not far from my home so I will still be able to devote my time to being a mom to young children and, perhaps, to taking a foster placement or two.
"So what do you plan on doing with a degree in social work?" some of you might be asking. Great question! One thing I can tell you without equivocation is this: I'm not entirely sure yet. 😉
I have always had an interest in social work (although that technically wasn't the field of study I got my undergraduate degrees in) and although child welfare and foster care and adoption are obvious interests to me I have been surprised to learn from LCSWs and students of social work that a degree or license in social work is actually quite flexible. So, hypothetically speaking, say I did start working in the field of child welfare and got burnt out after a couple of years (Foster parents understand the concept of burn-out- am I right?)- I wouldn't have to stay there forever. I could switch over to hospital social work or counseling or even teaching, for example. A generalist approach definitely has its advantages.
I am excited to go back to school- not just to learn but to put into practice the skills I learn and to get some professional experience since part of my degree and licensure completion will certainly involve field work and practicum experience.
"So what do you plan on doing with a degree in social work?" some of you might be asking. Great question! One thing I can tell you without equivocation is this: I'm not entirely sure yet. 😉
I have always had an interest in social work (although that technically wasn't the field of study I got my undergraduate degrees in) and although child welfare and foster care and adoption are obvious interests to me I have been surprised to learn from LCSWs and students of social work that a degree or license in social work is actually quite flexible. So, hypothetically speaking, say I did start working in the field of child welfare and got burnt out after a couple of years (Foster parents understand the concept of burn-out- am I right?)- I wouldn't have to stay there forever. I could switch over to hospital social work or counseling or even teaching, for example. A generalist approach definitely has its advantages.
I am excited to go back to school- not just to learn but to put into practice the skills I learn and to get some professional experience since part of my degree and licensure completion will certainly involve field work and practicum experience.
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