Thinking about helping others for a living? Social work can be deeply rewarding—but also emotionally taxing. Let’s discuss what it really takes to succeed in this field.
One thing that saved me in my first year: an end-of-shift “debrief” I do by myself — three lines in my notebook (hardest moment, one action for tomorrow, one thing I did well), then I close the file and step outside for five minutes. Does something like that help you reset between cases — if you’re not in a field role yet, try a shift on a crisis line to test your boundaries before committing.