Last day! (Heh I'm nv the type to cry on the last day)

Woohoo! Last day! Feels like a long-short journey. No la, actually it's a very short one. 10 weeks for a beginner like me is pretty nice.

One big slap in the face is when I learnt I'm bound by context (experiencing it is different from knowing it). Bound by political context and agency policy. Hmm.. what do social workers do when clients fall through the service gaps?

I also learnt I need to be a thinking worker. A very reflective one. Easier said than done. Heh, that's why people like FT are an asset to the profession.

Oh well, it's the holidays now! And I'm happy to be involved in the research project that the department is conducting. It's another aspect of social work that I get to experience.

It's another beginning - now I can go back to lectures and tutorials armed with some glimpses of what the field looks and feels like.

Yes, I'll develop more survival instinct along the way. And hopefully not be conditioned to think passively.

What worked:
- knowing theories at your fingertips which I haven't mastered yet
- staying with the client
- empathic listening
- talking about roles
- reflecting feelings
- PADI
- systems perspective
- quality supervision
- 1:1 ratio of student to supervisor
- field seminars
- having a group of friends whom I could discuss social work with