Thanks.
It's not me who should look for something else here. My participation in this employment activity is mandatory and as I feel let down and I feel bad about the situation with this social worker, it's not just to look somewhere else.
Of course also my feelings matter, if this social worker is to create a good working relationship with me, she also needs to listen to how I feel about things. This isn't an employment agency as such but an employment program within social services and they work specifically with people who need different kinds of support to get a job or train for one.
I agree their assignment might be written in a certain way but my reality is the same no matter what. I can't leave certain things "at home" so it suits the assignment of my social worker.
Also, most of the things I mention also affects a future job and tells her about my limits. If I for example grieve someone, I can't just hide that to make it easy on my social worker.
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Originally Posted by divine1966
As a part of my job description I work with social workers and various other case workers in disability networks/employment vocational agencies etc etc
If you are telling this person that you could only have a job in a brightly lit room and large fonts available because you have visual impairment or your diagnosed anxiety makes it hard to work highly stressful fast pace jobs, then they must listen and it’s bizarre if they aren’t listening to you. They must listen and act accordingly.
But if you want to discuss how you feel about something, they don’t have the time for that and I am sure it’s not their task. It’s not that they aren’t trained. It’s just not their job. I also think that they probably can’t justify discussing your feelings if they are assigned a task to get you employed at some point.
I’d look for some type of peer support groups if you want to share thoughts and feelings. Employment agencies might not be the right places for that
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