New Directions

Soo I'm looking for two possible placements for internship, I need to do the packet of both agencies and turn in by May 1. My professors will get together and pick which agency I will intern for starting Sept-April.

While I've been looking where to intern, I thought to myself I will want to work with someone who is a deaf social worker (with masters degree plus experience). To my surprise, there is only few deaf social workers. I only met four. I also discovered there is NO service for substance abuse for the deaf people. Why do I find it shocking..

During my spring break which was couple of weeks ago, I decided to visit my old job at the state hospital to see what's up there and to remember where I was at before. I talked with the director there about where should I intern, he said they only take in masters students but would be willing to work with me. It's too far to go back n forth anyway and maybe I should go for something new... I visited to an agency where I interned for my association degree. I got a list of signing therapists from there. I also visited Rape Crisis Center where I went for training for counseling certificate in sexual assault (also too far).

It got me thinking, why in the WORLD am I going for a social work career. Ha!

So with something new, I made an appointment to visit the Freedom Trail Clinic. There's two deaf social worker (mental health therapists). We had a "chat" so I'd see where I'm going. It's no way I'd do internship for them for bachelors, I am focusing on contentment (here and now). After the visit, I started to have a clearer idea on where I'm going...

And now I have an official interview date on Tuesday with MCDHH, it's case-management but I think they are going to put me on crisis intervention team. Like if a deaf person got arrested, they will call me in, and I'll see what service the person needs. I'll find out! The point is that I am required to have two agencies all set by May 1 and I'm nowhere ready.

Second agency I might go for is Dept of Mental Health. I was avoiding from "going for it" with them because they required for me to use my car and drive around (a lot). I just don't like the idea of it but I'll see..

*I wrote this over a week ago but did not publish post*