Comments | heather_80: Thrilled to be back:)

heather_80

Thrilled to be back:)

Apr 01, 2014 17:56

Hi, anyone left? I've been gone for more than a year, apparently, The internet connection here is still a little dodgy, but at least I was able to reset my password. For a few horrible moments last week, I thought my accound had been wiped out, so I'm very relieved to find it here still ( Read more... )

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coolbandanas April 1 2014, 20:40:10 UTC

Hi! Good to hear from you :)

Your course sounds good, and if it offers a fair few opportunities when you're done then even better.

heather_80 April 22 2014, 13:18:55 UTC

Good to hear from you too! I'll try to catch up with all of you, but it's going to take a while. I hope all is well with you:).

heather_80 April 22 2014, 13:20:10 UTC

And yes, I think this is a good career choice because there are all sorts of opportunities out there, and we won't run out of people to take care of in a while...

coolbandanas April 22 2014, 14:16:10 UTC

Good luck - I get overwhelmed when I've been away for a week or two!!
I'm well yes thanks :)

eviltracey April 2 2014, 06:03:16 UTC

Welcome back!

Have you been knitting? :-)

heather_80 April 22 2014, 13:22:27 UTC

Thank you! Yes, I've been very busy with knitting during the Easter holidays. I made some triangular scarves that I may have to store until autumn, because the weather has taken a very summery turn all of a sudden. Mostly I've been studying, and surfing in my free time.

kirundo April 6 2014, 20:45:59 UTC

Welcome back!!! People come and go on here!! Cool stuff you are studying, what made you chose it? I'm asking cause I'm a social worker working as a probation officer now :)
When I studied it was not at the university but on an academy level, I didn't have to chose any majors yet. Glad you already know what you like to do, just keep it open and see where it takes you! I never wanted to work with criminals but ended up there after being in a school and counselling immigrants.

heather_80 April 22 2014, 13:32:40 UTC

Thank you! I chose to study social work partly because two of my close friends work in that field, and their work sounded interesting. Another reason is financial, because I really need to get a job. But I think I have some kind of vocation for it as well, not merely for helping people, but also for making society a little better, as opposed to making my boss earn more money...
I think a lot of us at school go through many phases in what kind of customers they would like to work with. I started out by not wanting to work with the elderly, or the disabled, and now I'm thinking of doing exactly that, at least over the summer... I will try to keep an open mind.
How do you feel about working with criminals compared to when you only studied about it? Have you been surprised in any way?