#WhenInSocialWork @wheninsocialwork - Tumblr Blog

I hope this doesn't sound rude, I don't mean it to be. Do therapists genuinely care? I know it is your job to but do you really really care about your clients?

When I'm too busy and forget to eat lunch

My partner asks what I ate today and I'm just like:

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When my child client suddenly starts singing an explicit song

Out of nowhere they're like:

And I'm like:

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Bringing another social worker on a potentially unsafe home visit with you:

#wheninsocialwork #social work #social worker #msw #lsw #bsw #case manager #counselor #therapist #home visits

Wait... I had a blog!?

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We're back in business! After almost a 2 year hiatus (yikes!), WhenInSocialWork has returned.

When I first started this blog, I had about ten followers. I enjoyed it, but due to job changes and general life stuff, this little hobby I started for fun (and self-care) fell to the wayside. When I wanted to return, I may or may not have forgotten both my e-mail and tumblr password... Turns out, almost a year after *that*, I found it and came back to over 4,000 followers! What the hell happened guys!? I'm so glad people enjoyed and related to some of these while I was gone. That being said - I also came back to a box full of messages (including my first hate mail, woo hoo! I feel officially initiated onto Tumblr). While I can't possibly reply to all of them, I will try my best to get back to folks.

Sorry to leave everyone hanging, but enjoy the new posts!

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WHEN SOMEONE CALLS ME AT 4:55PM ON A FRIDAY

I LOOK AT MY PHONE AND I'M LIKE:

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WHEN I HAVE TO DO HOME VISITS DURING WINTER

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WHEN I KNOW SOMEONE IS DODGING MY PHONE CALLS

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i'm finishing my final semester of my BSW and am in my 400hr practicum. your posts are DEAD ON and crack me up every time!! thank you!!

LOVE this blog

No questions, just absolutely hilarious and soooo real. Congrats lov your blog I am doing a post about it so keep posting!! ;)

Love your blog, Heading to college in the fall to major in social work. Any tips?

Thanks! Here's what I can think of:

1. Get comfortable not knowing exactly what to do all the time. No one does.2. Make sure you have a good placement/internship/practicum/whatever they call it in your program.3. Make friends with other people in your program/in social services. They get it. Or at least people who can put up with craziness.4. Get comfortable being out of your comfort zone.5. At the same time, know your limits. Take care of yourself.6. You get what you put into it. 7. Get licensed afterward (if you're getting your MSW that is).8. Enjoy the ride. I love what I do, it's a great field. Congrats!

WHEN I GET HOME AFTER A LONG WEEK AND TURN OFF MY WORK PHONE