To What Degree Do You Have to Be Emotionally Healthy and Balanced to Be an Effective Social Worker? Plz Help?
I ask this as i have just started studying Social Work (have a Bachelor of Arts) but i am worried that my personal issues-current and past will effect my ability to succesfully fulfil the job requirements. Issues such as having drug induced psychosis when i was 17(hospitalised for 3 weeks), depression, and more recently a heroin and ice addiction which ended up in rehab (in recovery and on suboxone now-but have a lot of pain and self-hatred regarding all of these things. Can anyone please give me their opinion about this?
Thank you both – firstly what is a CRB check? I think what was said about transcending issues is helpful – perhaps if i talk to pysh or counsellor about i’ll see where i am really at with my ‘stuff’
Good advice about talking to tutor except i have reservations re: was living in melbourne but came back to country town where i grew up after rehab, am doing uni here and the SW course only has 16 people…anyway my point is that i am reluctant to talk to them as i don’t want them to judge me (i know that ‘professionally they wouldn’t, but personally?) i mean its a pretty big issue to drop on them – even if they are non-judgemental?? Or am i just being to self-conscious and should be mature enough to discuss this with them.
Obviously its bothering me..
I also feel a lot of pressure to redeem myself regarding parents as they were hurt a lot by my addiction. So i really want to put their worries at ease.
I’m a perfectionist when it comes to study- maybe why i reluctant to talk to lectur