Stabbed by a Manilla Folder in the Line of duty
A.K.A. another day in the life. 80% of social work is paperwork. "Flex your fingers and prepare to sign your name like a rock-star!" But all the forms you sign get processed by me and then filed. (The alphabet and I are arch enemies , just f.y.i. ) Every day I bleed for my art […]
Read More Stabbed by a Manilla Folder in the Line of dutySuicide Hot line … on HOLD!
Paranoid frustration is being on hold while calling the Los Angeles P.E.T. team. (Psychiatric Emergency Team). I have multiple people calling every number I know and all numbers gutter into the same phone bank and we are all on hold. This is *after* selecting 1 for English and navigating call option choices. If you ever […]
Read More Suicide Hot line … on HOLD!Poking Myself in the Eye
My friend Bonnie likes to reference the Eye Poke. I am surprised I have eyes left for all the times I have tried to carefully consider all circumstances and personality traits of my clients (and sometimes friends) and make a plan for success that honors the obsticles in our way. Sometimes it works. Once I […]
Read More Poking Myself in the EyeAnne Martini
I thought I had lost this video of Anne. She died Christmas Eve a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j24PVf85ILA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Homeless Vets resources
LAHSA has compiled a great list of resources. http://www.lahsa.org/veterans.resources.asp the list includes Veterans Affairs Healthcare Locations VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Full Service Hospital 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Los Anegeles, CA 90073 (310) 487-3711 http://www.losangeles.va.gov VA Long Beach Healthcare System Full Service Hospital 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822 (562) 826-8000 Sepulveda Outpatient […]
Read More Homeless Vets resourcesProfiles in Social Work
It has long been my argument that social workers are perfect fodder for sit-com or reality series. We see all the crazy drama generated by others, meanwhile we are equally human with our own issues and often turn to each other for help (or at least I get many requests to assist my coworkers) In […]
Read More Profiles in Social WorkSocial Workers are Bad Ass and You are a Scared Bully
I think that life is hard. The minutiae of living takes everything that you have. You need to eat. You have to sleep. You need to the environment and wear clothes. You have to navigate social circle and deal with other people who are constantly in crisis and trying to stay alive too. Over time […]
Read More Social Workers are Bad Ass and You are a Scared BullyPower and Control Over What you buy
http://www.policymic.com/mobile/articles/71255/10-corporations-control-almost-everything-you-buy-this-chart-shows-how Your mission….find out how much they pay employees and how much they pay in taxes.
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