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  1. Sharon Martin, LCSW says

    Such a wonderful post! I love my work – both in helping clients heal and also supervising and guiding new professionals in our field. And after 20 years in the field, I’m amazed at all of the new and different opportunities a career in social work offers!
    Happy Social Work month to all my colleagues and to you, Dorlee, for all you do!

    • Dorlee says

      Thanks so much for sharing how you love social work after 20 years in field, Sharon, as well as for your kind feedback about post 🙂

      Happy Social Work month to you, for all you do!

  2. Cyd Charrow says

    I love the diversity of ways that one can use their social work skills: I have been; a community organizer, a clinical therapist and an agency director and I loved each of these positions.

    • Dorlee says

      Thanks so much for sharing what you love most about the social work field, Cyd! Your career trajectory is a great example of how diverse one’s career may be 🙂

  3. Lisa Kays, LICSW, LCSW-C says

    What a cool theme to explore! It brought back memories of my decision to change careers to social work and how a social worker I talked to said, “Social work is the best because you can reinvent yourself over and over. You can do school social work for a while, then switch to a hospital, or do private practice, or change again to something else.” That was very appealing to me since I like to change things up periodically. I also remember her saying, “And besides, you’re already a social worker anyway,” because I was doing so much social justice work, just without the education or degree. It was where my heart was, and once I started school it was so clear I was in the right place. I’m constantly grateful for those conversations and that I got my MSW. It’s the single best career decision I ever made, for so many of the reasons cited above, and I’ve never been happier for felt more like I found where I belonged. I remember the day we learned about Person-In-Environment and I was like, “YES! This is my environment!”

    Thanks, Dorlee, for the fun tour down memory lane and a moment to reflect on all I love about our profession and the critical work it does.

    • Dorlee says

      Thanks so much for taking us down memory lane with you, Lisa! It was so nice to hear what you love about the profession, as well as how you began your social work career even before you were a social worker! 🙂

      Warmly,
      Dorlee

  4. Sabrina W Bristo says

    I love knowing that my work makes a difference in someone’s life: sometimes in small intangible ways, sometimes in life changing ways. I can’t imagine pursuing any other career!

    • Dorlee says

      Thanks so much, Sabrina, for sharing what you love most about our profession, and how you couldn’t imagine being in any other field!

  5. Kai Mumpfield, LCSW, PIP says

    What I love most about being a SW is even on my worst day, I have the privilege to impact, empower and love on someone in a way that could change the trajectory of their life, whether I see it in person or not.

    I knew getting into this field, it would be a lot of money and it would be a lot of work- emotionally, physically and spiritually, but that’s a part of the pleasure in being able to serve others in a way that is genuine and brings great gains for that person.

    I love that I get to help future SWs as they enter this field as I’ve had interns and part of that is making sure they are getting into the field for the right reasons and with a clear understanding of what they are getting into.

    As someone who changed majors from software engineering to SW junior year in undergrad school many, many years ago, I wouldn’t trade this journey/this life for anything. I love that even though there are days I feel tired, my heart and spirit reminds me this is not just what I do but it’s who I am.

    • Dorlee says

      Kai,

      Thanks so much for sharing what you love most about being a social worker!

      I love how even on your worst day, you feel privileged with the ability to have an impact, and similarly, when you’re tired, you know in your heart that you’re doing what you were meant to do 🙂