Re: Disabled In Socialist Countries
Ironcross, I'm sorry you feel that way. You're wrong, of course, but I won't expect you to accept that. This isn't wildness, it's compassion. None of you on this forum are my clients, and so I feel more than capable of speaking strongly here, so long as I don't venture into trying to knock you down and hurt you. I'm endeavouring to stop well short of that, because as frustrated as I might get, that doesn't entitle me to treat you badly. When dealing with clients, I will, of course, be much more careful.
Fun fact: one of the core tenets of my entire program is to listen. Listen to clients, their friends, their families, their stories. Do not automatically assume that you know what's best or that you have the whole picture. Most of the time you'll be wrong, and some of the time, your mistakes will hurt people. I am not just writing dusty essays in a library. I am taking instruction from people who have been in the business for decades, and who speak very frankly about the damage that social workers have done in the past, back when they used to be a lot more closely aligned with the medical model, and stigmatized those needing help, and made sweeping decisions without listening to the needs of clients. If you are not a member of my program, then you do not have the knowledge I have. You do not know what we're doing. As such, any condemnation of my actions, my state of mind or the impact I am likely to have is sheer ignorance on your part.
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