Back to school.

I am 36 years old, and I have two kids. My son is eleven years old and my daughter, two and a half. Last year, I've decided to go back to school which I haven't been for seventeen years. I am just about finishing my third semester. When I graduate, I will need to make some really important choices regarding my future.

Choice 1 : Field related.

Choice 2 : Youth Center.

Choice 3 : Other Country.

Field related. Autism Spectrum Disorder.

I finally decided to apply to work with people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder because I had a great experience during my first practicum,and I fell in love with it.

Choice 1 : Working with Kids.

Choice 2 : Working with Adults.

Choice 3 : Working in an Early Childhood Center.

Youth Center.

During the summer brake, I was offered to work at the Youth Center. I was skeptical at first because I didn't know if I was going to like it.

Choice 1 : Full Time position an Hour and a Half Away from Home.

Choice 2 : Be forced to Work Nights and Weekends.

Other Country.

I decided it was time for me to go on an adventure in another country. I've never traveled before and I'm getting older every day.

Choice 1 : Staying In Canada Helping Ukrainians.

Choice 2 : Humanitarian Trip to Africa.

Working with Kids.

I choose to work with little kids because I love them. They make me happy and at the end of the day, I know I did my best to help them in the first years of their lives. I know kids living with Autism Spectrum Disorder have special needs and that they need to be guided throughout their lives.

Choice 1 : I work in a kindergarten class.

Choice 2 : I start my own daycare.

Working with Adults.

I have worked with adults before but never with autistic. I think it is a good idea to explore this possibility to get more experience and to keep doors open for my future.

Choice 1 : Intellectual Disability.

Choice 2 : Elderly in a CHSLD.

I get a temporary job at the early childhood center. I love it, but I don't work as a social worker. I babysit more than anything. I didn't go back to school for that, so I will not apply to work here in the future.

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Choice 1 : One of the kids I take care of gets attached to me a little too much.

Full Time position an Hour and a Half Away from Home.

I get a full time position at the new location of the Youth Center with a kid I already know. I have a really good bond of trust with this little one, and he trusts me as his counselor. I accept because I've worked with him for a while, and I want to be there for him.

Choice 1 : Work is to far away from home.

Choice 2 : I move closer to my work.

Be forced to Work Nights and Weekends.

I work at the Youth Center. I like it because it's always something different and never the same individuals. Unfortunately, I'm forced to work nights and week-ends. I don't like that part of the job because I have kids at home.

Choice 1 : I'm exhausted.

Choice 2 : I have no time for my family.

Staying In Canada Helping Ukrainians.

I love helping people, and they love me, so I decided to stay in Canada and help people that arrives from Ukraine. I help them to learn French.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

Humanitarian Trip to Africa.

Since I've always wanted to travel, I decided to make a humanitary trip to Africa.

Choice 1 : I realize my dream traveling across Africa.

Choice 2 : I get mauled by a mysterious creature.

I start my own daycare.

I want to stay home and be around for my kids. I open my own daycare.

Choice 1 : I go bankrupt.

Choice 2 : My husband asks for divorce.

I work in a kindergarten class.

I love my new profession. Now, I work in a kindergarten class in my hometown where my kids go to school.

Choice 1 : I do language stimulation.

Choice 2 : One on one with a kid.

Intellectual Disability.

I work for an agency, and I do home support for adults with an ASD diagnostic, and intellectual disability.

Choice 1 : I get attacked by one of my clients.

Choice 2 : I make a complaint about negligence.

Elderly in a CHSLD.

I end up going to work with elderly in a CHSLD. They have many difficulties. I support them every day. I even bring my dog with me because it makes them happy.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

Work is to far away from home.

I love my new position, and I'm happy to be with the little one. The new location is too far away from my house, and I spend most of the day on the road.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

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I move closer to my work.

Since I have a position now, I decide to move closer to my work, so I can spend more time with my kids.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I'm exhausted.

I spend too much time away from home and on the road. I'm exhausted. The doctor prescribes me some rest for a while.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I have no time for my family.

With this new position, I have no time for my family. My kids are asking me to do stuff with them and my partner complains that we don't have a life anymore.

Choice 1 : My partner brakes up with me.

Choice 2 : I quit my job.

One of the kids I take care of gets attached to me a little too much.

I've been working at the childhood center for a few months now, and I have a good relationship with the kids. However, one of them gets really attached to me. We have a powerful bond of trust between each other.

Choice 1 : Parents are jealous of my relation with their kid.

Choice 2 : Parents offer me a job under the table.

My partner brakes up with me.

This new job comes with a lot of problems at home. My partner is upset with me, and brakes up.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I quit my job.

This job is draining all my energy, and it's making me sick, so I quit.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I get attacked by one of my clients.

This morning, one of my clients didn't take his medication, so when I got to work he was out of his mind. I tried to deescalate but it didn't work. He got really aggressive, and he was passing back and fort. He came behind me when I wasn't looking, and grab my hair real hard. He threw me on the floor and dragged me down the hall.

Choice 1 : Traumatized.

Traumatized.

After the event, I was so traumatized that I quit my job, and needed therapy.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

Parents offer me a job under the table.

My little client is learning so much with me. Her parents offered me a job under the table, and I accepted because I'm proud of what we have accomplished together. However, my boss discovered my little operation. He called me in, and fired me right away. I have nothing to say, I knew the rules, and didn't follow them.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

Parents are jealous of my relation with their kid.

The parents of the kid I take care of become jealous of my relationship with their daughter. They decide to transfer their little one to another social worker.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I make a complaint about negligence.

I made a complaint for negligence after seeing unappropriated intervention regarding the individuals.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I go bankrupt.

After opening my company, I was struggling to reach the end of the months. It cost so much money and I should have taken a class to learn how to manage my bank accoun,t and save money.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

My husband asks for divorce.

Today is a bad day for my family. My husband asked me to divorce, and I said yes).

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I do language stimulation.

I enjoy my new profession in my kindergarten class. I have a lot of fun with the kids. I get to teach them how to speak proprely while playing with them. Games and activities allow me to stimulate their language.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

One on one with a kid.

I was proposed to do one on one intervention with one of the kids that has special needs. I get to interact with him every day, and see him evolve. I'm proud of what I do, and wouldn't change a thing.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I get mauled by a mysterious creature.

On my way to the hotel, it was getting dark out. I hear footsteps. Something is following me. All of a sudden, I get mauled by a mysterious creature.

Choice 1 : I stabbed the creature with a stick.

Choice 2 : I hear some noise.

I realize my dream traveling across Africa.

After thinking about my life and what I accomplished so far, I tell myself that it is time for me to realize my dreams. I have kids, and I'm getting old. It's time to think about myself now. I travel around the world, and I'm happy.

Choice 1 : Back to school.

I stabbed the creature with a stick.

I grab what I could find, and managed to stab it with a stick of some kind. I Started running for my life throughout the desert. I'm scared, and I'm ready to fight until I die.

Choice 1 : I hear some noise.

I hear some noise.

Bleeding out in agony, I come across an old genius with natural abilities. He knew that I was in big trouble and headed my way. He offered me a purple potion, and told me I would heal if I drank it. after this drink, I felt really good and fell asleep. Something tickles me in the face, and it's bugging me at the point that I can't focus anymore. Afterward, I hear a noise that comes back over and over again. I finally WoKE UP to realize that I have to go to school this morning. What a crazy life.

Choice 1 : Back to school.