By Firdawati Masri, Wong Liling & Yum Sin Ting
We carved this pumpkin!!!
Halloween is around the corner and in the midst of all our papers and mid-term exams, we still made time to soak in the ghostly atmosphere and celebration in St. Louis. Baking pumpkin muffins and roasting pumpkin seeds, carving jack-o-lanterns, decorating the house and stocking up on sugary treats.
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In today's article, Faith Wong, a 3rd year Social Work Student shares her paradigm shifting experiences caused by reflections during placement.
Introduction
During my placement at a family service centre, I had the opportunity to work as a case worker. This role gave me the ability to interact with clients directly and the privilege of listening to their life stories. Such experiences have been filled with challenges but also great lessons. One particular challenge that I find myself tussling with is how I often view my client through a problem-based and pathological perspective. Such perspectives, as I have learnt, can be disempowering to clients and may cause dependency. This experience is thus important in my learning because it challenges me to think about my personal values and my position as a social worker in helping my clients.
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In PIONEERS OF THE PROFESSION, we feature key figures in Singapore Social Work who have been influential in steering the development and direction of the Social Work Movement in Singapore. Today we feature Prof Ngiam Tee Liang.
Ask most Social Workers about Prof Ngiam Tee Liang, and stories of a humble, friendly and supportive mentor are shared. Most of these Social Workers have probably been taught by Prof Ngiam, who is a lecturer at the Department of Social Work, in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the National University of Singapore.
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by Soo Hong Ling
The Mid year period is the time of year where Singaporean Social Work students are busy with their placements and internships in the various community and government based organisations in Singapore. Soo Hong Ling shares her 1st month's placement experiences.
It’s my fourth week into placement and it amazes me that almost every day, I continue to learn something new on the job. I suppose this is part of the joy of being a student or new worker – there is great room for personal growth.