AlWils

Hi Adelaide9216! I have a somewhat similar situation. I am also a social work major and I'm specializing in addictions. I have had my experiences with substance abuse and mental health in the past. I think that your experience with mental health will make you more relatable to the client. Rapport building is such an important part of social work and if the client is easily able to relate to you then the client-therapist relationship will be much more beneficial. I'm sure your clients will have lot of questions and you can always turn the conversation back toward them and their treatment goals. I totally get your concern but I personally don't think it will harm your relationships with clients. I was apprehensive to share my past with my clients but when I was able to use it to relate to them I think it was very helpful. I know that substance abuse and mental health clients often feel alone, as if no one understands them. I think you would be a breath of fresh air! It's all about setting healthy boundaries, keeping treatment client centered and building rapport.

Honestly I have no clue what that means. However that is very strange. I'm sorry that you have to go through that right now. This is such a stressful process!! Good luck to you!

Hi Everyone! I will be graduating with my BSW and CADC in May. I'm super excited about moving forward because I will be volunteering two years in Africa with the Peace Corps! It's honestly my dream come true. However for some odd reason I'm still stressing about grad school admissions. I recently was accepted conditionally into the MSW/MA in women studies and gender studies at Loyola University. Now I'm just waiting to hear back from the University Of Chicago SSA. I plan to weigh my options and defer my admission (if I am able). I guess my question is has anyone heard from U of C that applied by the 1/15 deadline? Also U of C is my first choice but the MSW/MA program at Loyola sounds really interesting and I've already had faculty reach out to me. I'm happy to have this dilemma but it's also very much stressing me out. Any thoughts, opinions or personal experiences with either program would be very helpful! sn: I applied to UIC but.... I'm not all that set on going there. Plus they take forever to get back to you. Thanks! AW Applied: Loyola 1/23, University of Chicago SSA 1/13, UIC 1/15 Accepted: Loyola 2/25