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Do your clients ever affect you? Do you think about us outside of work? Do you rejoice over our successes and mourn over our failures? Do you get emotionally attached despite efforts not to? Do any of us manage to really get into your heart?
I am a retired caseworker so I can definately answer for me:
My clients always affected me, some more then others. Some I just loved, some I was glad when they left my office
Every nite I thought about someone or something after work....even now I think of some of the clients from years ago. There was this one guy who wote me poetry. He was an alcoholic...a sweetie....he was in an auto accident and went to the emergency room with a headache. The discharged him. He died the next day. Yes, it was 1969 and he is still in my thoughts!!!!
I rejoice over successes but tried not to mourn over failures becaue they might be one step closer to getting better with my help
I have definately gotten emotionally attached many times. You can't help but do it, but it can rip you open!!! Thats why so many in the social service field burn out!!!!
Many, many stay in my heart...like my friend Willie who died. He will be in my heart till I die!
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