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Old Nov 19, 2012, 07:00 PM
noname1000 noname1000 is offline
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I think it will make you a more empathic social worker, and that is a good thing. Make sure you take good care of yourself, and keep working on your own issues... you don't have to have perfect mental health to be helpful to other people, but you definitely need to be aware of your own blind spots and especially how your own issues affect your relationships with your clients or how you hear the things they say, etc.
Same goes for burn out, keep some awareness about it, and make a point of creating balance in your life - make sure you do lots of things that are nurturing and rejuvenating for yourself.
Good luck!