Grad School Realities
This feeling shows up when you realize you have missed an assignment.
What is mild panic.
The feeling you get before you can name the ethical issue.
What is discomfort/unease.
How to sound confident while still learning.
What is professional tone.
"This will be a great ____ opportunity."
What is learning.
This breaks at the worst time.
What is the printer or computer system.
This is how group chats are mostly used.
What is clarifying assignments/deadlines.
When a policy and client needs don't align, this often increases.
What is ethical tension/distress.
How to sit with silence without panicking.
What is pausing.
"Use your best _____"
What is judgment.
This process takes longer than expected in every system.
A sentence you have said at least once during your graduate program.
What is "I'll do it this weekend."
A common ethical skill or practice in social work.
What is consultation or reflection.
How to leave work at work (sometimes).
What is boundaries/coping.
"Let's ____ base later."
What is touch.
A system issue that create extra steps for everyone.
What is red tape.
This replaced your textbooks/class room work.
What is learning through experience.
An ethical responsibility that exists even when systems are unjust.
What is minimizing harm/client well-being.
How to recover when you realize you don't know the answer.
What is saying - let me check on that.
"At the end of the day, we can only do our ___"
When policy and reality don't match, this increases.
What is frustration.
Looking back, the hardest part of school was probably this.
What is balancing everything.
What is slowing down.
The most important skill across all settings.
What is self-awareness.
"This is outside your _____"
What is scope.
A universal social work truth.
What is a complicated system.