Me, Linda and Sare at the Footy!!
Linda and I with some of our year 9-10 girls at a dessert night we had!!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
SOOOO LONG....
Wow it's been so since my last post...
So what have I been up to for the last 6 months...
Work:
I have been working at the Migrant Resource Centre since the start of the year. I did my final uni placement there last year and I've gone from a one day a week casual position to four days a week as a family support worker and a case manager. My contracts have only ever been small... a couple months at a time but just keep getting extended. I will however be finishing up in that role at the end of September. There are a few tenders for programs the MRC are putting in for which I would love to work with into the future. I love the MRC. I love that I am making a difference to some of the worlds most disadvantaged and vulnerable people. My clients needs are often very complex and rooted in culture, settlement, past experiences of torture and trauma etc. So there are many levels to their problems. I love it... and pretty much all of my clients have babies so going to work and cuddling babies isn't too bad!!
Youth:
I'm with the year 9 and 10 girls again which is fantastic but also has presented a fair share of challenges. It's sort of the age where kids start to get serious their parents aren't forcing them to come anymore... that's not to say that there isn't a range of reasons why people come along to youth!! But most of them are really trying to go after God and helping them develop is a real honour. Its also a time where most girls are under a lot of pressure to be beautiful and fun and smart and cool and so many things... its also a time where things from the past and insecurities come to a front so there are a lot of challenges... but they are good challenges and I pray that all the girls will grow through their trials and continue to strive after God.
Family:
My two littlest sisters are going great guns and take up so much of my time. I love them both heaps!! Kerrie just brought another puppy a pugXcaviler called Hurley and Tracey just brought her first puppy a jack russelXcaviler called Molly. Mum is always the one to carry the load and she is a great support to us all. I took her to see Chicago last weekend that was fun!!
The Future:
At the moment... I'm loving the MRC but there are parts of nursing I am missing... so I am hoping to get into a day procedure place or something towards the end of the year. I am hoping to balance social work and nursing without causing havoc to my body!! (My back is bearable without the pressure of being on my feet all day but I still experience pain constantly). I would also like to try some teaching, nursing or social work because I have my cert 4 in training and assessment now... As for heading overseas I'm hoping that in 2010 I will be able to travel to Canada to see Steph in her home country... I am also not ruling out more international work... I have looked into Doctors Without Borders and some other things but am not sure that's where God wants me for now!!
So in a nutshell that's me!!!
So what have I been up to for the last 6 months...
Work:
I have been working at the Migrant Resource Centre since the start of the year. I did my final uni placement there last year and I've gone from a one day a week casual position to four days a week as a family support worker and a case manager. My contracts have only ever been small... a couple months at a time but just keep getting extended. I will however be finishing up in that role at the end of September. There are a few tenders for programs the MRC are putting in for which I would love to work with into the future. I love the MRC. I love that I am making a difference to some of the worlds most disadvantaged and vulnerable people. My clients needs are often very complex and rooted in culture, settlement, past experiences of torture and trauma etc. So there are many levels to their problems. I love it... and pretty much all of my clients have babies so going to work and cuddling babies isn't too bad!!
Youth:
I'm with the year 9 and 10 girls again which is fantastic but also has presented a fair share of challenges. It's sort of the age where kids start to get serious their parents aren't forcing them to come anymore... that's not to say that there isn't a range of reasons why people come along to youth!! But most of them are really trying to go after God and helping them develop is a real honour. Its also a time where most girls are under a lot of pressure to be beautiful and fun and smart and cool and so many things... its also a time where things from the past and insecurities come to a front so there are a lot of challenges... but they are good challenges and I pray that all the girls will grow through their trials and continue to strive after God.
Family:
My two littlest sisters are going great guns and take up so much of my time. I love them both heaps!! Kerrie just brought another puppy a pugXcaviler called Hurley and Tracey just brought her first puppy a jack russelXcaviler called Molly. Mum is always the one to carry the load and she is a great support to us all. I took her to see Chicago last weekend that was fun!!
The Future:
At the moment... I'm loving the MRC but there are parts of nursing I am missing... so I am hoping to get into a day procedure place or something towards the end of the year. I am hoping to balance social work and nursing without causing havoc to my body!! (My back is bearable without the pressure of being on my feet all day but I still experience pain constantly). I would also like to try some teaching, nursing or social work because I have my cert 4 in training and assessment now... As for heading overseas I'm hoping that in 2010 I will be able to travel to Canada to see Steph in her home country... I am also not ruling out more international work... I have looked into Doctors Without Borders and some other things but am not sure that's where God wants me for now!!
So in a nutshell that's me!!!
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