Happy Social Worker Month

None of you hear it enough. I am JUST starting my career as a discharge planner, skimming the absolute surface of this career and all I’ve heard are stories of SW being incredibly strong for their people. My boss has told me horror stories of children, elderly, and anyone in between that she’s seen in horrible situations. Not all of them she was able to get them out of. And some of them she took on too much of a mental load in order to help. Loads that she will quite literally carry until the people die.

I can’t think of any other career where this is so normalized. The field is traumatic, heartbreaking, and shows all the evil that’s in the world. And at the same time so full of love, inspiration, and hope because of YOU. I wish I had all the money in the world to make sure all our SW were set for life after the service they’ve given to humanity. But all I can do is send my thanks. The word appreciate doesn’t even begin to cover how important you are. 🩷