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"I am proud to be
a graduate of the Master of Social Work
Program at the University of Maine. As a Native American
woman, I experienced and nearly succumbed to the some of the obstacles
faced by my community. Through the self-help
experience of overcoming a dependence on alcohol and drugs, I realized
that I wanted a career in which I was helping people to help themselves.
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"The faculty and my
fellow students at the School of Social Work were accepting, understanding
and supportive of my culture,
language and perspective. I was able to have my MSW field
placement with people from my own tribe, at a sister
reservation. People there say that I'm an inspiration, that if I
did it, they can do it. I am now the Coordinator for a new
substance abuse treatment program at the Indian Township
Health Centre in Princeton, Maine. I've found that people are
more willing to ask for services when a tribal member is
providing them."
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"As a social worker
with two very different jobs, it is easy for me to see how the UM School
of Social Work helped shape my
present career path. Currently, I direct a statewide political
campaign as well as maintain a private therapy practice in
Portland, Maine. Because of the intimacy of the UM program, I
was able to explore and experiment with both my passions -
direct service and community action."
"My professors noticed
at an early point, my interest in a diverse career. They nurtured this
interest with flexibility and encouragement to explore the rich and diverse
opportunities within our field. The UM program gave me the confidence
and courage to develop my own identity as a social worker, part therapist,
part politican."
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"I never planned to
be a social worker but an introductory social work class at UMaine inspired
me to change my major. I am
now the clinical consultant for experiential learning for Care
Development in Bangor, Maine and work with an adolescent
group home where we use both traditional and non-traditional
therapeutic approaches. A specialist area of mine is
horticultural therapy. In addition to my work, I now teach the
introductory course at UMaine which originally inspired me to
enter the social work profession."
"My course work
and my field placement work prepared me well for the work I do now. The
school offers very extensive field
placement opportunities and I have heard and seen that people coming out
of this program are the most prepared for the social work field. They
are really trained as generalist social workers
to approach a lot of different challenges. The commitment of
the people who teach in the department has given me a real
passion for social work."
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