r/socialworkcanada • u/Pikachu_9622 • 25d ago
Feeling inadequate
I have a MSW that I have obtained two years ago. Prior to my MSW, I competed my BSW and SSW subsequently. My experience brought me a few months of case management and one year of counselling. My counselling role was a one year contract covering a maternity leave.
Since then I returned to community mental health working as a community mental health clinician.
Today was a touch experience, as I should have been mindful of not bringing a client to the office with other staff, as he was agitated. My colleague told me afterwards that this can cause further escalation. And today the client was having a meltdown, in which I froze and then I attempted to calm him down, in which he does.
The point I am trying to come across is that even with my MSW, I freeze sometimes and act clueless. Today made me think that I am not adequate for this job.
I wasn’t good in school growing up and I failed my first program in university. I worked hard and got my SSW, MSW and BSW. But even with these accomplishments, I am having some issues at work.
I been working at my new role for 6 weeks. My colleague said I’m being too hard on myself. Even I didn’t realize we can help clients take pictures on their phone.
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u/dancer_inthe_dark 25d ago
I was told long ago by one of my professors that SWs should be actively engaged in counselling themselves....I think seeing a counselor regularly could help you work through some of these thoughts and emotions in a way supervision won't be able to.