psychiatric ed social worker 🤍 | pisces - leo - virgo | dog mama | book lover | tequila drinker | LCSW/LISW | GSU ‘16 | OSU ‘19 | she/her | thoughts are my own
FIRST BOOK OF 2024! I am going to attempt to read 30 books this year. I’m also gonna try to do one audiobook a month. this will be the start to my new book thread for the year. I have attachment issues, so I’ll unpin the other one in about a week lol
happy reading everyone! 🫶🏾
when I see “life coach” or “empowerment coach” my brain reads “unlicensed person just out here attempting to guide peoples lives with no proper education, just vibes” 🫠
the idea that therapists always have to be positive or speak from a therapeutic lens is tiring. I am human, I have a wide range of emotions. being a therapist is a PART of me. to expect me not to have moments of anger, negativity, or misunderstanding is not fair to you or me.
we need one national license for social workers. the amount of stress I’ve been under trying to obtain my Ohio license is disheartening. don’t nobody wanna pay $100 just to be stressed out.
after putting it off for 4 months, very many panic attacks, & 3 resubmissions…
ya girl is officially FULLY licensed in the state of Michigan!!! 🥳
PRICE JUST WENT UP!!! TALK TO ME NICE ALLLLL DAY!!!!
all Social Worker Month taught me this year is that they don’t give a fuck about us 😭😭😭😭
hospital didn’t even mention it. they’ve moved on to Doctors Day which is a 2 week affair 🙃
WHY I JUST GET MY OFFER LETTER FROM THE VA!!!?!!!?!! 😭😭😭
I been holding this in for SO LONG (4 months) & now I can finally share since they sent me the offer and I’m freaking the fuck out I haven’t even opened it yet. holy fucking shit 😭😭😭😭😭
HAPPY SOCIAL WORK MONTH!! 💜
I am SO proud to be apart of the most compassionate, loving, caring, forever ‘getting shit done’ profession. the ones others look to to make a way out of no way. I hope all my social work friends feel valued and appreciated this month!
YAAA GIRL SECURED THIS CONTINGENT POSITION!!!!! 🥳🙌🏾 ITS THE PAY FOR ME!!! TALKING BOUT $37.50/HR!!!! I ALMOST BROKE MY KNEES STOMPING SO HARD!!! YASSS LORD!!!!!
yesterday my coworkers were trying to explain to me that I’m not a therapist bc I have my degree in SW & I’m just cross trained to do therapy and honestly.. I wasn’t having it lmaoo they have counseling degrees & state that they are the true therapist of the group.
thoughts??
why df does it cost $100 US AMERICAN DOLLARS to renew my social work license!?!? YALL NEED ME & got me paying $100 when yall don’t even pay SW’ers enough to begin with?! Im sickkkkk 😭😭😭😭
some of yall can’t fathom dismantling power dynamics in therapeutic environments. I tell my clients, “I am not an expert of your life, you are. I am here to help you. here to process with you. here to help you find tools that work for you”
power where?! I’m simply a passenger.
I get so upset when I am expressing how tired I am from work & people be like “you just do assessments, you’ll be okay” like do you know how emotionally taxing it is to walk into an environment, knowing you’re gonna just be dealing with crisis for 10+hrs a day?
I tried to tell my family my uncles wife was evil for the past 5yrs & everybody called me rude and told me not to say that
fast forward to xmas 2022 & she made my uncle spend the day alone in the guest room & cook his own meal now all of sudden the whole family in an uproar
I be wanting to post my salary to get everybody to stfu about social work. show me yours & I’ll show you mine type shit. because yes I be struggling but it’s bc I have zero money management skills not because I don’t get paid.
get the struggle correct, plz.
thought i lost my “summer glow” bc it’s cold and shit, turns out my whole face was just dehydrated 🙃 it literally looks like i been chilling in the sun 😭😭😭 (saturday-today)
#glowin6
Social Workers are literally my favorite 🥹🥹 so much “don’t fuck with our field” energy while also being such dope ass individuals. name another who can do it better?? YOU CANT 🤪
my manager submitted my Social Work II application today 🥳
if approved, I get a 10% salary increase. really hoping the committee can review my application next month so I can enter the new year with more pay
either way I’m excited ☺️
I’m not sure who gave my coworkers my personal cell phone number but BLOCKED. do not text me about switching shifts. you better email me like the coworker you are, omg
happy six months to me & my lover boy!!!
half a year but you make me feel like we’ve been at it for a lifetime. thankful for you & all the good you’ve brought to me. love you down, my bookie pooh roll dawg love muffin 🫶🏾
I’ll never understand the hate for Taylor Swift. no I don’t connect with every song or every album but like sis can write. sis can sing. sis is talented.
Achieving this as a singer when your singing is mediocre at best is one of the clearest, most prime examples of white privilege ever and that is just undeniable.
I am happy to announce that I have accepted a position at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in their Emergency Department as a medical SW 🤍 after 8yrs, I’m going back HOME! higher pay, relocation stipend, & only working 3 days a week. I am very excited & cant wait for this journey.
I will say I dont call myself a therapist anymore bc I’m not practicing but… I am a fucking therapist df lmaoo you can’t just chalk it up to me being cross trained. I’ve never came managed in my life. is that all social workers are?? I need an explanation & may bring it up again
my goal for SW Month is to give myself grace! I give grace to everyone else but myself & I want to work on that.
what’s something you want to focus on during this month? can be personal or work related 🙂
glad this popped back up bc I am no longer in this space & I am sooo proud of the detachments I’ve made since then. I have found love in someone who doesn’t make me feel ashamed for wanting it & it’s given back to me effortlessly. more importantly, I am loving on myself 🫶🏾
celebrating 2yrs at my job this month 🙂
normally, in any other instance, I would be plotting on leaving & would have already been interviewing somewhere else but yay for loving your work place & seeing longevity in a company!! 🥳
ngl this is exactly how I feel about my hair & people be calling me dramatic but I’m so serious… I do not enjoy this shit. I mean, I’m not going bald but something’s gotta give for sure.
s/o to Doja for doing her always.
I like that if you go somewhere or take pictures while you’re out, it prompts you to write about the time you had the next day. haven’t played around with it too much but the social worker in me is eating this up!!
ANDDDDD WE’RE BACK AT IT!!
please join us for a kick off social sip on 10/19 at 8pm!! it’s themed: SPOPLIGHT! see the flyer below for more details. we look forward to sipping with you 🤍
COUSINS!!! I talked to the landlord about replacing that god awful fridge & stove and GUESS WHAT!! I got a STAINLESS STEEL STOVE & DOUBLE FRIDGE NOW!!! 😭🙌🏾 I ain’t never had a double fridge before!! I’m soooo excited!!
my bf brought me food & alcohol to make me feel better. we also created a step plan on how I can handle everything I need to & be less stressed. I feel better & since I’m off til Sunday, I’m about to get drunk & fck him as a thank you. brb 🙂🫶🏾
my manager just called me to let me know I got a $3000 yearly increase!! 🙌🏾 I honestly thought I wouldn’t because I just got hired in July but this is the second raise in two months!! 2022 got “stability” written all over it!
my first professional goal of the year is to obtain my “S” so I can provide clinical supervision to incoming black clinicians. I will do this by the end of March.
happy birthday to my twin, my fav, the one who talks me down & hypes me up all in the same sentence 💕 I love you sooooo much Ja’Lynn! forever solid, will never waiver, we are forever!!
tried to explain the “umbrella field” concept within social work & got called unfocused. no, that makes me a hot commodity. I can do w/e in the MH field. assessing, therapy, case management, housing, macro, fucking anything. if you’re sad you can only do 3 jobs max just say that
just popping in to tell y’all to buy this shit. my body is soooo soft!! doesn’t really have a smell to it but you can immediately feel the effects as you wash. I paired this with EOS body lotion & I literally smell like a piece of candy. the lotion is so thick & moisturizing 😍
very happy to announce our 2024 social work community annual trip location!
plz take time to fill out the interest form & join us on 1/25 for more information. we are so excited to see you all later this year 🫶🏾
I’ve got an interview with UC tomorrow for a lil mobile crisis position 🥳
I’m tryna make money in Year 30. I want a house & some kids & it’s time to start planning forreal bc I’m old lmaooo
1) IEP & 504 plans exist to prevent things like this from happening. thats why schools should aim to follow them at all times as a safety precaution for staff & the student
2) behavioral schools need to be better funded so autistic & DMDD kids can have a safe learning environment
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