{"id":158,"date":"2015-12-01T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/?p=158"},"modified":"2018-06-15T23:21:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T04:21:45","slug":"know-youre-social-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"You Know You&#8217;re A Social Worker When&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You often hear people say &#8220;I do not know how you do your job&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You do not hesitate to discuss child abuse during supper time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You spend more than half your days doing paperwork.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Daily you use the words &#8216;assessment&#8217;, &#8216;appropriate&#8217;, and &#8216;intervention&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You have to explain\u00a0 over and over again that social workers do not just take kids from their home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You have had more than 1 job to pay the bills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You often use the statement &#8220;so what I hear you saying is\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You know the latest jargon for drugs, how to get them, and their cost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You rarely work with men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You know many social workers who change career paths.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Staying at a job for 2 years is a long time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Your phone number may be unlisted for legitimate reasons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Having lunch uninterrupted is practically a miracle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The term &#8216;budget cut&#8217; is familiar to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You cannot imagine working with numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You have had clients that like you a little too much.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You\u2019ve been cursed at\u00a0and\/or threatened on many occasions and it doesn\u2019t\u00a0scare you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Your job orientation includes self defense. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You have the most interesting stories to tell your friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Your parents do not know half of what you have dealt with at work each day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You know all the excuses clients use for a failed drug test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You are familiar with the term \u2018positive reinforcement\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You are on edge and busiest around the holidays because of the increase in client behaviors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You focus on relationships in every aspect of your life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You are on high alert when you hear parents yelling at their kids in the grocery store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You can&#8217;t imagine leaving your career because of the rewards that come with helping others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You love what you do because of the relationships you form with people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You are more self aware and have become a better person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You have formed many great memories and know that what you do makes a difference in people\u2019s lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swsecrets.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/social_worker_voice_post_cards-rcc72477988ac4fcca02a03d9460e1368_vgbaq_8byvr_512.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You often hear people say &#8220;I do not know how you do your job&#8221;. 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