how to not take it home

While I have found most of my classes dis-interesting and unhelpful this year, there was a conversation this morning in my Practice class that I found very relevant. One of the other students in the class mentioned that she was having trouble with not bringing her social work practicum back home with her. That is, [...]

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new york (the full story)

so, i’m a little stunned. a couple of days ago, i receive an e-mail saying that i’ve successfully registered for the 26th annual social work day at the united nations building in new york. uh, i know.
how did this happen? i got an e-mail a couple of weeks ago about this scholarship for 10 BSW [...]

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well this isn’t good news:

U.S. Economy: Jobless Rate Soars and Payrolls Plunge by 598,000
But it does mean more jobs for social workers!
Yay for helping the poor.

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tell me what you want, what you really really want

I’m going to make a list of things that I want, if for no other reason than nobody ever asks what I want.

I would like to go to the Greek islands for my honeymoon. I don’t feel like I’m asking for too much. Greek food, sun, clear waters, sand, beautiful white buildings…perfect. Also, it’s not [...]

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my current schedule

Monday
Western Civ: 9:00 am-9:50 am
Work: 10:15 am-4:00 pm
WTCS Volunteering: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
REC Center: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday
Community and Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior: 8:10 am-10:50 am
Child Psychology: 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Social Work Research Seminar: 12:30 pm-03:10 pm
Fundamentals of Social Work Practice: 3:20 pm-06:00 pm
REC Center: 9:00 pm-10:00 pm
Wednesday
Western Civ- 9:00 am-9:50 am
Work: 10:15 [...]

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human sexuality in everyday life

lea

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diversity blog?

So, for my SW 532 class (Community and Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior), I have to write a diversity blog. In this blog, I write over the semester about a group profoundly different from myself. This is the entry. You don’t have to read it. It’s interesting though.
I think that it’s an interesting concept to [...]

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WTCS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Basic Info
Women’s Transitional Care Services is a Lawrence-based agency that provides shelter, support, and other services to survivors of domestic violence.
Volunteers Provide

Peer-Counseling
Support Groups
Community Education
Activism
Court Advocacy
Children’s Activities
Referrals
AND MORE!

INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
KANSAS UNION 7:15-9 P.M.
6TH FLOOR PINE ROOM
OR
Sunday, February 1, 2009
LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY GALLERY
707 VERMONT 2:15-4 P.M
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit www.wtcskansas.org or e-mail [...]

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job update

This new job is interesting. I do a lot of data entry and creating surveys. There’s this program called, “Ultimate Survey” that we use. It’s off the internal Social Welfare website. I can make surveys and insert questions from a question library. It’s very repetitive, but surprisingly interesting. I can link the different surveys so [...]

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movin’ on up

my new job has a cubicle all my own (okay, i share it with the other student hourly, buttttttttt)
i can decorate it all my own way!
i have my own phone number,
and can have my own voicemail.
snazzy.

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