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In reply to the discussion: Coping with Helping [View all]

w0nderer

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12. it could be burn out
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 03:40 PM
Oct 2015

but when i was in college as an adult 30+
i ran into a lot of people on the 'social services' education track

they were mostly "young, no experience, semi idealistic, thinking reading about something and saying 'i understand' meant 'it's ok'"

i invited a couple of them down to where i lived
about halfway there they balked and left...'this area isn't safe', 'those people are dealing drugs', 'he looks at me funny', 'i'm scared'

i can see burnout in someone that has done the job
but the people still doing the education showing that attitude?

sorry, that's not burn out, that's bad attitude
Not saying there aren't nice 'social services' people, there are, i had one who was a former merchant sailor, lots of life experience THEN went into Social Services...compassionate, understanding, strict but fair

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Coping with Helping [View all] madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 OP
K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #1
I have always wondered how much of the budgets of the safety net programs Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #2
+10000 marym625 Oct 2015 #3
Agreed. silverweb Oct 2015 #4
if you were not there she would not have a job. Downwinder Oct 2015 #6
Burnout's definitely a possibility. silverweb Oct 2015 #7
It probably wouldn't have helped. Downwinder Oct 2015 #9
Anger can be a gift, as the saying goes. silverweb Oct 2015 #10
it could be burn out w0nderer Oct 2015 #12
I have a cousin Worried senior Oct 2015 #16
Lack of empathy is endemic, it seems. silverweb Oct 2015 #17
Even more is eaten up by the privatization that now have the contracts to run the programs. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #5
Yes. silverweb Oct 2015 #8
well it adds w0nderer Oct 2015 #13
Cake! silverweb Oct 2015 #18
Fantastic post w0nderer Oct 2015 #11
What a f'd up system we have! silverweb Oct 2015 #14
This is why i asked for the group w0nderer Oct 2015 #15
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