Much is expected and much is given in the
field of social work. This noble
profession has allowed me to grow as individual as well as a mother and a wife.
However, there are those days when you wish it would all end then a warm smile
hits you and you remember why you are in this profession.
As a social worker attached to Comforting
Hearts I take my duties very seriously and as such is delighted to share one
day out of so many with you.
Upon arrival to work, a caregiver
approaches me to say a client has not been attending clinic or taking his/her
medications; as the social worker, I would then visit that client to assess why
they are not attending clinic and taking their medications, and, based on the responses
from the client the necessary counseling
and intervention will be administered. Then, I invite the caregiver in the
conversation to explain the situation and issues and to render the much needed
assistance to the client. When successful, that client is taken to clinic and given
their much needed medications.
After leaving that client, I will visit
other clients to complete sessions with them for the Positive Health Dignity
and Prevention program to educate them on various topics that can be very helpful
for their well being. Then there’s the clerical
work that has to be completed, all while attending to the many clients not
scheduled for that day that show up asking for assistance. I am often forced to leave
my work and attend to those clients. After composing myself, I come up with
lessons for grade one through seven children who will be at the office at three
for the after school session. Assisting in the preparation of the snacks for
the children is also a part of my day.
While going through the lessons for each grade I may
have to leave the class and attend to a client who may walk in with an issue. With
the help of the caregivers, I am able to deal with his or her issues right
away. If the client has to be taken to
the Child Protection Agency, Hospital, etc. I must then relieve myself of my
current task and take the client to receive much needed help. When all is said
and done, I leave it all and head to the Corentyne Coast to attend classes at
the University Of Guyana in order to complete my Degree in Social Work.
When all of this is done she return home, assist
my nine year old son with his home work spend some time with my twenty month
year old daughter and husband.
It
is all worth it at the end of the day when one person can say I am now enrolled
in clinic and taking my medication on time every time, and, at the end of the
school term when the report cards are in with improved grades for my OVC, and
they smile hearing how proud you are of them, then I will continue to do the
work I am doing.
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