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What I enjoy most about
being a Social worker
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is that every day, I learn something new.
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I enjoy running my own calendar
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and working independently,
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however, there's always somebody there
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the other side of the phone
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if I need reassurance or advice,
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or even just to tell me
I'm doing the right thing.
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I'm Helen and I'm a Social Worker
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with the Community Resources
team in South Meirionnydd.
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Since leaving school, most of my career
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has been spent in the world of education.
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As I worked more in secondary schools,
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I found I was enjoying the well-being side
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more than the educational aspect
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and I looked into changing my career.
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When I was 48, on my birthday actually,
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I started the course in Bangor University,
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a Master's course in Social Work
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and about two years later
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I accepted a job in South Meirionnydd
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and I never looked back.
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As a social worker,
there is plenty of opportunities
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to work in different fields.
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Whether it's safeguarding adults, children,
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fostering, adoption, mental
health, learning disabilities.
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There's work out in the
community, visiting people
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in their homes and at care homes.
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What surprised me most about
working as a social worker
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is that I enjoy working with adults
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rather than working with
children as previously.
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I enjoy working with people so much.