Any other Social Workers on here? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

alliNYC · 10-10-2005, 02:48 AM

I am pretty new to this site. I am just curious if there are any other Social Workers on here? I recently left a job that I was so very stressed out at working with the severe mentally ill. I now am working with people affected by traumatic brain injury and absolutely love it.

pan6467 · 10-10-2005, 02:56 AM

Cool, I'm a student at University of Akron and am a chemical addictions counselor working in a detox unit.

Love my job.

raeanna74 · 10-10-2005, 10:39 AM

Not a social worker her but interested in your line of work. Hubby had a traumatic brain injury and I had no idea there was anyone in Social Services that dealt with that. We sure could have used advice and help when he was injured. We couldn't even get unemployment because he was INJURED and not at work when it happened. Sucked.

Tell us more about what kinds of things you do with these people?

alliNYC · 10-10-2005, 12:03 PM

Oh, I love my job and working with this population, as well. I actually found my job on craigslist, and never knew this type of program existed either. Basically, I work for a NY State Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program. Depending on the severity of the client's injury, determines what services our program provides. Some of my clients have what is kind of like a home attendant anywhere from a few hours a day, to 24/hour supervision. I help coordinate all of their basic services and see that their needs are being met. We provide all kinds of different levels of support. I love doing what I do because my clients and their families really appreciate what little support I can provide. Plus, working with the TBI population, I have learned how quickly your life can change in an instant. Some of my clients got their injury in a car accident, others a stroke. I think you can find out if your state offers this kind of program by contacting the local Medicaid office, or doing a search online. A good website to start with is www.biausa.org. We also help our clients untangle the maze of benefits issues, since most of them have to deal with so much to get their entitlements straightened out. What I love about this job is that there is not a ton of bureacracy and fighting going on amongst all of the services. That is the major reason I left my last job. It was making me sick to be there!

raeanna74 · 10-10-2005, 12:44 PM

That's cool. We coulda used some of that help. We did get Medicaid thank goodness. Sounds like an interesting job. The people we've met in that area of assistance all seem to have a heart for their work. Best kind of people to know.

Now hubby only has to take siezure meds but has not had more than one siezure since the bicycle injury. I could have used a support group that first year though because of all the changes in his personality as a result and the strain of therapy. We were one of the lucky ones though.

Rlyss · 10-11-2005, 12:18 PM

I'm not a social worker, but I'm a support worker for a charity that helps people with learning disabilities. Often physical disabilities accompany this.

We do a small amount of medical stuff (administering medication, first aid training, etc) but it's mainly about helping people make their own choices. A few people I work with have epilepsy, some have a few seizures a week, one has not had a seizure in a decade due to reliable medication.

I love my job and wouldn't trade it for anything.

10-10-2005, 02:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
alliNYC Upright Location: Queens, NY	Any other Social Workers on here? I am pretty new to this site. I am just curious if there are any other Social Workers on here? I recently left a job that I was so very stressed out at working with the severe mentally ill. I now am working with people affected by traumatic brain injury and absolutely love it.

10-10-2005, 02:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Cool, I'm a student at University of Akron and am a chemical addictions counselor working in a detox unit. Love my job. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

10-10-2005, 10:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Not a social worker her but interested in your line of work. Hubby had a traumatic brain injury and I had no idea there was anyone in Social Services that dealt with that. We sure could have used advice and help when he was injured. We couldn't even get unemployment because he was INJURED and not at work when it happened. Sucked. Tell us more about what kinds of things you do with these people? __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.

10-10-2005, 12:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	That's cool. We coulda used some of that help. We did get Medicaid thank goodness. Sounds like an interesting job. The people we've met in that area of assistance all seem to have a heart for their work. Best kind of people to know. Now hubby only has to take siezure meds but has not had more than one siezure since the bicycle injury. I could have used a support group that first year though because of all the changes in his personality as a result and the strain of therapy. We were one of the lucky ones though. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.

10-10-2005, 12:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
alliNYC Upright Location: Queens, NY	Oh, I love my job and working with this population, as well. I actually found my job on craigslist, and never knew this type of program existed either. Basically, I work for a NY State Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program. Depending on the severity of the client's injury, determines what services our program provides. Some of my clients have what is kind of like a home attendant anywhere from a few hours a day, to 24/hour supervision. I help coordinate all of their basic services and see that their needs are being met. We provide all kinds of different levels of support. I love doing what I do because my clients and their families really appreciate what little support I can provide. Plus, working with the TBI population, I have learned how quickly your life can change in an instant. Some of my clients got their injury in a car accident, others a stroke. I think you can find out if your state offers this kind of program by contacting the local Medicaid office, or doing a search online. A good website to start with is www.biausa.org. We also help our clients untangle the maze of benefits issues, since most of them have to deal with so much to get their entitlements straightened out. What I love about this job is that there is not a ton of bureacracy and fighting going on amongst all of the services. That is the major reason I left my last job. It was making me sick to be there!

10-11-2005, 12:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rlyss The Pusher Location: Edinburgh	I'm not a social worker, but I'm a support worker for a charity that helps people with learning disabilities. Often physical disabilities accompany this. We do a small amount of medical stuff (administering medication, first aid training, etc) but it's mainly about helping people make their own choices. A few people I work with have epilepsy, some have a few seizures a week, one has not had a seizure in a decade due to reliable medication. I love my job and wouldn't trade it for anything.