Confused

~ Jason Schwartz
One of our staff, who is also an officer at the local jail, received some well deserved attention for her guided meditation and other work in the “therapeutic block” at the jail.

I loved this thought:

“This uniform confuses people,” Wilson says in an interview. And by “people,” she means the people who wear the uniforms. “It confuses your ego.” Civilians, she says, “outrank” police officers. “We’re here to provide a service.”

Can’t the same be said of getting letters after your name? (MSW, CAC, etc.)

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.

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  1. Love this post. I read Michigan Dept of Corrections worker's blogs, and many of them DON'T think they are there to provide a service. They disdain the population they serve, and appear there to put in their time and collect a pension. Ms. Wilson is a credit to the Department of Corrections (which gets 1/3 of Michigan's budget) and to the human race.

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