[HumanSer] Taking time off from work

[Justin Williams]

Try your local Center for Independent living if possible. They might hire you. You can get some experience like that.

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> On Sep 15, 2019, at 6:30 PM, Yiska via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> I hope the list is well. I am looking into getting into the field of social
> work. I have my masters degree. I finished that in May 2017. I have been
> taking the last two years to get to full time at my current call center job
> and having two surgeries that nedicaid won't cover. I looked for a social
> work job for over a year and only got one offer which I had to decline due
> to distance to work. How should I go into interviews because I feel like if
> I say I took time to get insurance get medical procedures done that have
> resolved the issue and tried to make a bad guide dog relationship work that
> I will be viewed as a liability. I have nothing to say otherwise though. I
> tried even for case management jobs and was declined those. Interviews stop
> and end at accomodations so if they ask how should I handle it because
> saying I have these three options for accomodations has got me no where.
> Now it looks bad I haven't got in the field at all. It is my understanding
> msw needs supervision so not even sure how I can volunteer my time. Thanks
> for your suggestions.
> Yiska
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