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Today is the best day in the world. I have finally finished my 3 substance abuse papers (one 5-7 pg, and two 3-4 pg papers) which were given no due date, which made them nearly impossible to time manage, despite the easy nature of the subject matter. Additionally, I have completed my Policy Impact on [...]

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i fucking love what i’m doing at MOCSA, and hate school. i would love to update more, but am having a hard time finding the words for them. this weather is very comforting (meaning, i want to be in blankets and blankets, and THAT is comforting). i promise to write soon.
ps: to keep in more [...]

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It’s so wonderful to love what you’re going to be doing for the rest of your life. At this point, I find most of my classwork redundant and uninteresting, which is bothersome. However, I love love love my practicum, and am excited I will be doing this for the next year.
So far, I’ve answered [...]

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Yesterday was my first day of practicum–pretty much the one thing every social work student thinks about consistently during their entire degree. it’s a pretty important facet of the social work education–a good practicum facilitates your social work experience and really prepares you for the professional market. A bad practicum? Well, talk about demoralizing, difficult [...]

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SW610: Social Work Practice Seminar I

Read Chp. 1-2 (The Skills of Helping Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities textbook)

SW632: Substance Abuse & Social Work Practice

Quiz (due friday at noon)
Presentations on hallucinogens with Lauren & Justin (including ketamine, salvia, and dextramethrophan)
Read both Straussner articles (“The role of social workers in the treatment of addictions: A brief history” [...]

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I know, long time no update. However, I plan on letting you know a little bit about what I’ve been doing recently. Starting June 1st, I started training for my practicum. Many of the BSW (and I’m sure MSW) practicums don’t have any training associated with them, but MOCSA (Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault) [...]

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Ew, sorry. Well, I thought I’d update you in the life of Megh’s Social Work career (which, by the way involves too much school and bullshit!). Last Friday (March 27th), all the BSW juniors (soon to be seniors), received their practicum placements. It all went relatively well, it was pretty straight forward (although, seriously, do [...]

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or somewhere like it:

http://www.mocsa.org/

Here are some reasons why (according to their website, and things i strongly want to prevent):
Sexual violence is not something that happens to other people in other places. It can−and does−happen everyday right here in Kansas City, devastating the victims and their families. Consider these facts:

1 in 4 girls and 1 in [...]

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