Comments on: Social work turf wars http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 May 2012 22:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: e http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-95 e Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:24:07 +0000 http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-95 You are refreshing, as always. Some of those cited: not so refreshing. But they're out there. And we get to work with them. Fantástico. But I want more of your soapbox action. I suppose it's the only way to put the smackdown on dichotomized bs distinctions. Cheers to bridging the divide. Let's go get drunk. You are refreshing, as always.

Some of those cited: not so refreshing. But they’re out there. And we get to work with them. Fantástico. But I want more of your soapbox action. I suppose it’s the only way to put the smackdown on dichotomized bs distinctions.

Cheers to bridging the divide. Let’s go get drunk.

]]> By: mmmmmmm http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-84 mmmmmmm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:45:37 +0000 http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-84 "Often CMHOs are physically located in the worst parts of town and play host to, without a doubt, the most fascinating parade of individuals you will ever see grouped together under one roof...And everyone smokes at least two packs a day, including the staff–probably including the children." I love you. We so need to team up on this someday. I totally agree that I want to be both a macro and micro "social worker." I think it is a counterintuitive to stick to one end or the other. I can see when you are just starting out, as I am, you have to trim the leaves. But once you get some letters after your name, you have a responsibility to start digging at the roots. “Often CMHOs are physically located in the worst parts of town and play host to, without a doubt, the most fascinating parade of individuals you will ever see grouped together under one roof…And everyone smokes at least two packs a day, including the staff–probably including the children.”

I love you.

We so need to team up on this someday. I totally agree that I want to be both a macro and micro “social worker.” I think it is a counterintuitive to stick to one end or the other.

I can see when you are just starting out, as I am, you have to trim the leaves. But once you get some letters after your name, you have a responsibility to start digging at the roots.

]]> By: Matt Tice http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-74 Matt Tice Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.myworldinshambles.com/social-work-turf-wars#comment-74 I see, pretty much verbatim, much of the same in my own school. I do know that there are administrators who are aware of this though. the way they plan on combating the trend (which i have my doubts about the effectiveness of such a strategy) is by eliminating concentrations like "mental health" or "community social work" and instead letting you do much more picking and choosing of "practice areas." Unfortunately, it just kind of seems like the practice areas are the same things as the concentrations with a new name and less integration. I see, pretty much verbatim, much of the same in my own school. I do know that there are administrators who are aware of this though. the way they plan on combating the trend (which i have my doubts about the effectiveness of such a strategy) is by eliminating concentrations like “mental health” or “community social work” and instead letting you do much more picking and choosing of “practice areas.” Unfortunately, it just kind of seems like the practice areas are the same things as the concentrations with a new name and less integration.

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