#social worker student

[starryvomit]

“If you do not tell your story, someone else will, and they will tell it wrong.”

-Kane Smego, 2014.

[lilithism1848]

[mueritos]

its crazy how coming into clinical social work, i really just thought I was up against systems and cycles of trauma....but it turns out i'm up against those two things AND other therapists. the amount of work spent correcting mistakes from other clinicians--whether with clients or during the classroom--is fucking crazy.

i totally get we're all on different journeys in terms of being clinicians. but it is insane finding out day after day of therapists and clinicians saying the worst things ever to clients. demeaning them, telling them "it's all in their head", the racism and the ableism and harm that is caused. like no fucking wonder people are afraid to seek therapy (on top of the accessibility issues). while i'm a little biased and think that at the very least clinical social work training focuses on viewing people within their environments (so not engaging in the medical/individualist models of practice that a lot of counseling programs focus on), that doesn't mean it gives every person the skills to be an effective therapist. i'm also not saying i'm the best clinician ever--I'm literally in training--but boy! it is jarring seeing how some of my peers interact in class and wondering...is that how you are with your clients??

my social work program at the very least also has a focus on anti-racism, but i know students from other programs and some of them don't even mention racism AT ALL and focus entirely on diagnosing people "correctly", or finding the perfect form of therapy to use on a client. but man, what none of these programs teach are basic life skills. wanting to be a clinician isn't enough, especially considering that an inhumane amount of people in my program are 1. so nervous about making mistakes that they lose scope of their practice 2. have so much internalized racism/white guilt to work thru 3. or they have absolutely no listening skills.

again, im not trying to make it seem like I am the number 1 clinician in the world ever. I don't even have a psych background or bachelor's in social work. my reasons for going into social work are quite selfish (I want a job that is very flexible, easily transferable, and can be done in different contexts), and the helping people part is just a plus. i'm just saying it's very jarring seeing other people in training and realizing they too are working with clients. i have conversation after conversation about these issues with other BIPOC/queer/marginalized clinicians, so I know i'm not the only person worried about some of the people that will be out of this program in a few years practicing on their own or with vulnerable populations.

[scryillo]

and also the concept page for my vash podcaster au :)

[queerpunktomatoes]

Did you know that if you're a freelancer you can still join a union?

Granted, it's not protections like a "traditional" union might provide, but it's better than nothing!

[flamboyant-king]

Hey babes, sorry I've been dead, but I coulda been literally dead if I had not gone.

I didn't hurt myself and we're still figuring things out. I would love to share but I've already forgotten what I've learned. I hope I get more guidance and time for healing and learning on how to lead my life in a better direction than where I was. But that takes time and effort.

I hope to get some rest, get some support, and get it together. But right now, I don't think it's healthy for me to worry about art in the way I do now. I may not express it here, but trying to maintain my art endeavors/projects while there's so much bullshit going on backstage is not helping me. Especially since I'm not even obligated to do so. But trying to force myself to do something I am currently unable to do will just make me feel worse. I'll follow my dreams and passions one day, but I've been putting off the healing process for years.

So I guess it's better to get better now so I can get the ball rolling again. Why drive on a flat tire?

[the-uncanny-dag]

"We need unions" y'all can't even stand having coworkers as is. You're not forming any unions

[itsdespicablebre]

Okay update : I gave y’all three pics but y’all gonna have to go to my IG for the rest 🤷🏽‍♀️ IG:itsannab_

I still can’t believe I mastered it y’all😝😝😝😝

[corrodedcoughin]

court awarded a terf piece of shit 100k because she was seemingly fired for having ‘gender critical’ views and now everyone is congratulating her. so just to say if you are a terf get the fuck off of here. And anyone who doesn’t fall into the demands of ‘gender critics’ I fucking love you and I am so glad you are here

[fatliberation]

fat studies are your career?

y r u so obsessed w me

[eelhound]

"In our time, there are entrenched institutional liberal forces, not only in formal politics but in the universities, the press, the legal system, the nonprofit sector, and even the corporate world, that intone the threat Trumpism poses to democracy and the rule of law, yet work every day to defeat their own internal left-wing challengers: student protests, labor struggles, 'woke excesses.' When they raid encampments (student or unhoused) or bust unions, they do Trump’s work for him, remaking Americans in authoritarian ways. The phenomenon that Trump represents can only be defeated when liberal institutionalists cease trying to quash the insurgent left in the name of protecting democracy, and instead look to it as an ally and a source of strength. This is not because the ideas of the left already represent a suppressed silent majority — a fantastical, self-flattering delusion — but because it is only the left that has a coherent vision to offer against the ideas of the right."

- Gabriel Winant, from "Exit Right." Dissent Magazine, 8 November 2024.

[starryvomit]

“In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen…really seen.”

Brené Brown, 2010.

[isfjmel-phleg]

Slept for like eight hours. It was beautiful.

[monstromax]

Happy May Day! (The original labour day)

May this May Day, the international workers day, inspire us more than ever to continue the struggle for the liberty of workers everywhere, especially for the abolition of colonialism, imperialism and systems of exploitation that harm the working class around the world.

Solidarity especially to the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, and to those in the West mobilizing against Israeli bombardment and occupation. As I write this, students at Columbia University have been violently forced off campus after non-violent organized protesting, but organizing continues both in that community and on other university campuses. Stay strong and hold the line!

An injury to one is an injury to all. Keep organizing, in the workplace and in the streets.

[queerofthedagger]

i don't think i should have to choose between burnout or barely scraping at the poverty line and yet. here we are

[queerpunktomatoes]

Keep hearing this ad that says "when your job is more than just a paycheck, you want to do more than what is asked of you."

I'm too tired to write out a whole thing, but this is propaganda, please only do the job you're paid for. Do not worship capitalism.