So, I have officially graduated, officially have my LSW (need two years supervision for the LISW so I can practice independently) and yet, no job. I do have a second interview at Franklin County Children’s Services next Tuesday, they have basically said that unless I totally f-up the interview I am in. My only issue with it is there is little room for advancement, the pay isn’t great, and there are to few LISW’s to be able to do supervision. However, it will be great experience (seeing as this is technically my first real job ever), I will get great experience working with kids, families and reintegration which are some of my interests, and I may be able to help a kid/family or two along the way.
I am, of course, intimidated by the idea of working as a social worker. I know that I know my stuff for the most part, but, really, I have never been on my own to do the work. I always had someone looking over my shoulder and making sure I didn’t totally f-up. So the idea of me being on my own, making assessments and decisions without the security of someone following my every move, is a but scary. I know I can do everything that is required….just a little shaky.
As for everything else, all is cool. I have been trying to hang out more with friends. I went to the midnight premier of Eclipse with a girl from my class, went canoeing with some friends with plans to do that again at the end of the month, trying to join a city league for softball or soccer, and today we are going to some party thing at one of Andrew’s co-workers places. I am also reading books that have nothing to do with social work, which is a nice break. But I do have plans that involve social work. I am working on putting an event on (have some help from a foundation) and plan to attempt to get a paper published as well as work with someone else to do a research project. Of course, I would then have to be able to have the energy to do all this after the kids go to bed, and that usually doesn’t happen.
Anyway, overall things are going pretty well. It will be weird to get a real person paycheck when I do!
Hope all is well.
