Topic: Social Service Workers work in many different kinds of settings with a diverse range of people facing a variety of circumstances. Many of us have come to this field because of our own social locations and lived experiences. It is important to recognize in what ways these may inform our decision making about what kind of work we choose for ourselves.
explore the following:
1. Based on your own social location and interests, what is one type of work/population/setting in which you would interested in doing your placement? Why? What would be the things you could bring to that setting? What would you hope to gain from this kind of placement? What would the challenges potentially be for you personally?
2. Based on your own social location and interests, what is one type of work/population/setting in which you would NOT want to do a placement at this time? What would be challenging to you about this kind of placement? Name 1-2 concrete steps you could potentially take to start shifting your feelings around this?
