Welcome

Welcome to Support for Social Workers!  It is an honor and a pleasure to have you here. This is a support group that goes beyond supervision, It is meant to be an open forum to exchange ideas and to:

• Provide a forum for mutual support acceptance, understanding and self-discovery.
• Give you the opportunity to reach out to others and benefit from the experience of those who have "been there."
• Help you understand that what your clients do, or don’t do, does not define who you are as a social worker.
• Help you rediscover strengths and humor you may have thought you had lost along the way.
• Provide a place to really tell it like it is, without fear of retribution, shame or guilt.
• Offer tips, strategies and resources for taking licensing exams.
• Provide resources for educational, informational, and inspirational uses.

Before entering the forum, please read guidelines and netiquette.  Also, if you would, please take a little time to make a post in the introduction thread.  Don't be shy.  We won't bite. We are a compassionate group that is here for each other. If you have any questions or problems, please don't hesitate to email me, the moderator.  I can be emailed by clicking my name.

I am very glad to have you here. I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Althea

 

 

WE MUST TREAD LIGHTLY.  If I hear that anyone has abused a child or the elderly I am OBLIGATED to report the abuse to the authorities. If I hear about suicidal intentions I HAVE to report that also.  So, please keep that in mind as you share your experiences.  Also be mindful of confidentiality by keeping correspondences free of actual names and other identifying information.  In fact ethically, we should speak in terms of general scenarios rather than specific cases. 

As I find out more about this touchy subject I will update you. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.

Althea