SWSS 001 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. Announcements: Group activity today // speaker series to be continued II. Review of speaker series: Health and Mental HealthIII. Group Activity Outline of Current Lecture IV. Announcements: Passing back annotated bibs and Exam #1V. Speaker series: Social work with veteransa. BrianCurrent Lecture- Speaker Series: Brian o U.S. War veteran: Graduated UVM undergrad in 2008o Army ROTC scholarship when in schoolo Orders to go to Iraq March 2009 for a year Not a horrible experience, but was certainly jarring as second in command for a unit 4 people died the day that he got there Reminder of what he was going to be doing thereo Transition being home was really hard Once back, fired from 3 jobs in a row Brother tried to kill himself after a DUI Closed himself off, stopped forming relationships with people Diagnosed with depression, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia o 2013 went to Afghanistan Commander of unit for 9 months o Worked with Tracey (therapist) to help get back on track after getting back for 18 months Inspired to go into social work from Tracey Met Celia last semester These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Disabled veteran: gives you care for the rest of your life o Question: What setting do you see yourself working in? MSU: 2 year program Hope to be Tracey in 4 or 5 years Clinical social worker for Veterans specifically - Traceyo Works in lake side clinic VA o From outside Boston, MA When she was a therapist here, she doesn’t think that she was a good therapist then o “If you can’t love yourself, you can’t give”o Mindfulness “What is good for the person that you’re working on?” o First time she saw someone overdose Very, very
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