Pathway to Silence

The art of social work is silence.  Most people are uncomfortable with silence and they will talk to fill that void of silence.  You never know what you will get out of those uncomfortable moments of silence- in my experience a lot. 

You could also use the silence as a benefit by making a person think about what they said or their actions.  Especially if you are practicing active listening, you may reiterate what the client said with a long moment of silence to let them reflect on their actions or inaction's.

Silence could be used for reflecting on a situation and how you could have handled the situation differently.  In addition, it could be used as a brainstorming session to think of new creative ideas to help a particular family. 

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."                                                                                    Leonardo da Vinci

Pathway to coping.

OK so this is a free write this week… Did not realize the due date this week so I am late, sigh.  This has been a week from hell for me.  Got sick going on four days now, husband quit his job, the pressure is adding up, we have to move, yada yada yada 

This week all I have been able to do is just get by.  I feel like I have only given 60 percent to school as my attention has been focused elsewhere.   Anyways I am utilizing or trying to utilize coping skills I am not being very successful.  Until next week and a better state of mind…

Pathway to stress

Oh my goodness where do I begin… Typically when I get stressed I tend to shut down.  Right now I am feeling more stressed than ever.  I need to learn the balancing act of life.  How do I balance working full time, being a mom of two active boys, keeping the husband happy, keeping my mother happy, keeping my house clean, getting school work completed and don’t forget sleep.  Ok I am ranting…been a stressful week, sigh.  I am really thinking why I created this stress for myself taking on school. I honestly thought I was only taking two “real” classes this semester boy was I wrong.  Then I look at my children and it becomes clear.  

                                                 

As you can tell I have limited time to do any one thing.  When a monkey wrench gets thrown in the middle I get flustered. If you are a teacher or administrator at HSU and reading my blog could you do me a favor and open all assignments early that would sooo rock?!  It would also help with my time management skills.  I am a perfectionist, my mother always told me to do it once perfect and you won’t have to do it again, this equation does not work well, lol.  So if you see a few extra letters in the middle of a word with no rhyme or reason you will know that my two year old is helping type my blog =)

How do I deal with my life…prioritize complete the task, rinse and repeat. I am very grateful for my husband who gives me support when I need it the most.  Just this week he has been a little preoccupied, =/ which I am sure has added to my stress.

Generally I take the bulls by the horn and just go.  If I dedicate myself to a task I am going to complete it to the best of my ability.  In my educational journey I will contribute to the process I love learning new information or looking up information I may not know. 

Well you probably cannot tell from this post but in life and in my professional career I am a cheerleader.  I am a motivator and I get great satisfaction in seeing people succeed as it makes me feel good.  I hope I will contribute the knowledge I have as a social worker.  If it is from the Child Welfare side or from Adult Protective Services side I will strive to share my experiences with people and keep it positive.