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So, I went to Ysgol Bro Myrddin
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in Carmarthenshire.
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I then went on
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to Cardiff Metropolitan University
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to do Psychology.
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After those three years
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I got a job in a children's residential home,
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but I wanted to see the other side of things
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and how that worked,
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so I got a job at Bridgend
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as a Personal Advisor,
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and then after three hard years,
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I came back to Carmarthenshire
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to work as a Personal Advisor.
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I work with children from 16 up to 25
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who have had a more difficult start in life,
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in order to prepare them for adulthood.
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So, we help with things like
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accommodation, budgeting.
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It changes from one individual to another.
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So the qualification I’m doing at the moment
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is the Social Services Practitioner level 4.
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The qualification came up
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when I was thinking about what I wanted to do in the future,
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a degree in social work,
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so it's like a nice insight
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to see what that will be like,
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if I want to do it in the future.
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I feel like my confidence in the job
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is a lot better now.
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I know the why behind the things I do.
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I've learned a lot about different theories and models
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within social work.
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We've done work
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on all aspects of social care.
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We've also done a piece of work
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on legislations.
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We had to talk about every aspect,
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not just what we do on a day-to-day basis.
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But also, I think in the future,
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I might go in and and do the social work degree
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and this qualification is a step up to do that.
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If someone is thinking about doing the apprenticeship in the future,
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I'd say go for it.
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You can work with adults, children,
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young people, people with mental health issues
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and disabled people too.
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So, go for it
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if you want to have a positive impact
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on people's lives.
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