Posted by milly on April 15, 2006, at 16:36:41
I have been not employed for approx a year, firstly off sick and then resigned.
I thought I wouldn't ever work again and to be honest I love my freedom at the moment, doing my sculpture class and walking the dogs etc but I have just seen a job advertised working in a residential unit for 5-10yr olds who have suffered early abuse as a theraputic care worker (I'm trained as a nurse)
I really don't know if I'm ready to work again but also I have to submit my reference from my last job which is horrible partly because of some of what I did whilst I was 'unwell' (but I didn't realise I was as ill as I was) but mainly because when I had recovered enough to know what had triggered my illness I brought the social services and police in to investigate the child porn & abuse that was being covered up.
Everyone I've asked for advice seems to think it is all a bit close to what I have just been through, but I keep wondering if I had to go through all that happened in the last year to be useful at it.
This job asks for a degree of self-awareness and the best person to know that about me is my T
Do you think it would be permissable to ask him if he would be a referee?milly
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