tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post6658495060578326318..comments2024-01-31T12:45:20.185-05:00Comments on The New Social Worker Online Blog: Summer School 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-18665694207522756272009-08-25T18:46:27.000-04:002009-08-25T18:46:27.000-04:00Hello all :)
I'm glad I found this site, I h...Hello all :) <br /><br />I'm glad I found this site, I have a question/request if I may.<br /><br />I'm going back to school for Social Services and because <br />I'm do not have the funds the Gov might help pay for my school anmd ad part of my application for funding I must speak to a social worker. Sadly I do not know anyone who knows a social worker and I have left many messages toGuestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-19842060037687450422009-06-14T17:06:18.000-04:002009-06-14T17:06:18.000-04:00No I don't have children or 2 jobs. I do have...No I don't have children or 2 jobs. I do have one part time job (working as a System Administrator for an IT consulting firm) that can lead to weird hours based on client needs. I also volunteer for the Red Cross and am on-call for them 1 week each month. And I do have a husband and other family demanding my attention. I'm quite honestly glad that I didn't tackle this degree with Amy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-49028656492702680402009-06-13T14:02:42.000-04:002009-06-13T14:02:42.000-04:00I didn't hear anyone mention that they have tw...I didn't hear anyone mention that they have two jobs and children as well. Just when you think you are "overwhelmed", be sure to think about those that are single parents raising young children and having to take on the same assignments as the rest of the cohort. I thought I was overwhelmed because I have two small girls that require alot of attention, as children do, but then the Guestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-89021931314179226712009-06-11T10:08:14.000-04:002009-06-11T10:08:14.000-04:00TJ, it sounds as if things are going well. You...TJ, it sounds as if things are going well. You're over the hump...I know you can do it! I know what you mean about group projects. Isn't it easier to do things yourself and know that you have done them to your own standards? Of course, that's exactly the point! Undoubtedly, there will be group projects when you are in the "real world" of social work. You can do this, LindaGrobmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-7198001384737020262009-06-10T16:44:36.000-04:002009-06-10T16:44:36.000-04:00I'm taking 2 classes myself but one after anot...I'm taking 2 classes myself but one after another. 5 weeks of Administratrative skills and then 5 weeks of Evaluation Research. I've had 2 Admin classes so far and our first paper is due Monday. Class is Saturdays but the prof decided she didn't want us all to come late to class on saturdays and sit there unconcsious because our papers were due and we stayed up all night. What a Amy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4179458906222081764.post-36479381031768342202009-06-10T07:16:22.000-04:002009-06-10T07:16:22.000-04:00Wow. Your classes don't sound so bad! I'm ...Wow. Your classes don't sound so bad! I'm almost finished with one 6-week course which has been very easy. However, I'm about to start one that terrifies me. We meet 2 Saturdays only, a month a part. In between those 2 Saturdays, we have big writing assignments to turn in one week apart (community assessment, grant proposal [which I am freaking out over] and a paper on a social Ashnoreply@blogger.com