Putting Theory Into Practice

Today I attended my first university course in over 20 years.  It's been that long since I graduated with a Bachelor's degree.  Today was the first day of my Family Therapy (Family-Focused Social Work Practice) course, in the Faculty of Social Work, Graduate Studies Program.  This is my first step in my journey towards obtaining a Master of Social Work degree at the University of Manitoba.

Today we went over our class outline.  I was pleasantly surprised (and a wee bit anxious) as we went over the details.  Not only are we doing theory work (i.e. reading lots), writing papers, and doing a research project, we get to put our theory to practice by working with a REAL family.

I and another student will be matched up with a family, either a couple or a family with young children under age 12.  We will work as a dyad.

It's exciting for me to start this journey.  I am looking forward to this new adventure.  It is a new chapter in the story of my life.

Next week I start another new course.  I am taking two courses this semester.

I will be doing a lot of reading, writing, and studying.

I am probably the oldest student in my class.  I feel like I can bring a lot of life experiences to the table.

Lifelong learning.  I think I like it.

Have an awesome day,

Angela G. Gentile