Revamped my blog to mark a start of a new journey. Want to document down every learning points, practices, challenges and stories in my blog on social work. I have officially moved on from admin to medical track. I do foresee the road ahead to be very different but yet fulfilling.
Questions asked:
Why the medical track? It can be tiring and tedious.
My passion for social work sparked off when I was an executive in a department call Patient Empowerment and Community Engagement. As a junior exec, I've gained much knowledge from my assistant manager. Working for her side by side on the various initiatives that she is driving. We worked with various community partners and GPs to empower patients and deliver patient-centric care. My job scope was mainly working with external partners, implementing workflows and churning of data. I love the work that I was doing. However, something is missing and there was this urge to do more. I started researching "the other side" which refers to the community partners and I want to be the one to do the intervention work instead. Also, a passion for improving the quality of life for these patients.
So... Where to start?
I've applied for the Professional Conversion Program for social work and transferred to a new department call "Collaborative Care".
Studies (Grad-dip) - 1.5 years
Bond - 1.5 years
Of course, I will be pegged down for the time being and start off as a social work associate.
Why take Graduate Diploma and not Masters?
It's for those who already have a non-related first degree. There a few Pre-requisite Courses which I do have to take in UniSIM before proceeding on.
To qualified as a social worker - minimal you will need a Bachelor Degree in social work.
After my studies, what's next?
I will move on to be a full-fledged Medical Social Worker.
Can't wait for tomorrow and the exciting journey ahead!
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