poverty is not just a financial condition, it is a psychological one, and the mental health field has been treating the symptoms for decades without addressing the root causes. when you grow up without consistent safety, without resources, without the ability to plan beyond tomorrow, your nervous system adapts.
we go into a permanent state of alert because in an environment of scarcity, everything is a potential threat. that is not a mental illness.
other than clinical supervision\meetings (unpaid) and utilizing my sisters car to take the kids to and from school, that’s been it. so far, no assessments this week and my client for therapy doesn’t seem ready for therapy. slow moving doesn’t begin to describe it.
I’ve been really wanting medical sw but so far, no openings in my area. travel is out because of the steering with my own car still.
i was online looking at another masters program. something about public health has my interest
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