New School Year...New Internship!

As Will promised, I thought I'd give a little bit of an update about what I've been up to.

Last week I started my very last year of graduate school! I also had my "1 year in Maine" Anniversary. So much has happened in the short time that I've been here, and I wouldn't trade a second of it. 2 years ago I was starting my very last year of college, and still hadn't made up my mind to go straight into graduate school....or to move to Maine for that matter. It's amazing where life can take you.

So enough musing - here's what I've been up to.

After officially deciding last year not to do the Individuals, Families and Groups concentration, I made plans to go full throttle ahead into Macro work. I've always believed it to be at the heart of the Social Work profession, and didn't want to be one of those people who just got into private practice work for the money. Obviously that's not why I got into Social Work in the first place, so I'll never be a "billable hours" kind of girl. Some people are focusing on both concentrations, but for me, that's just not where my heart is. I'll only be two classes short of what I would need to sit for the clinical licensing exam anyway, so if for whatever reason I decide to get it someday, it won't be that big of a deal to go back and take those classes. After making this decision I had to start thinking about this years internship. I've been so lucky, in that out of my 3 internships (my BSW internship was my first), I've not yet had a bad experience. My first at the Guardianship Agency was so incredible that it did set the bar pretty high for everything following...and even though last year at Ray House was great, it can't hold a candle to the amazing foundation I obtained at MMGS. This year, however, I think I'll be having an experience to rival it. I'm interning at Maine People's Alliance, doing community advocacy outreach work - and I've jumped right in with the kick-start of a campaign! Anyone who knows me knows what a really great fit this is for me. All the things about politics that fire me up - I get to actually be on the other side, working for the important social justice issues that I'm passionate about. I really think it's going to be a great year. Also, if I remember anything about my senior year at State, it's that it goes by QUICKLY. May will be here before you know it, and I'll have my Master's in Social Work! BSW at 22, MSW at 24....I have this sense of accomplishment that I've rarely felt about anything before...I'm excited to see where the next year takes me.

I'll try to post more frequently about all the fun and exciting things I've been up to. Also, you're due for a summer wrap-up entry....We had lots of visitors over the summer, and I did a terrible job of updating!

xoxo