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I do voluntary work with.....
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people with mental health problems. Not many people do because of misconceptions. it's very rewarding.
peacechild
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you're right about the misconceptions - everyone thinks they're stupid or something, and all they see is the disability, not the true child beneath. they're often more aware of their surroundings than I am!
very rewarding indeed - in fact, one of the most fun and worthwhile things i've done for years. bloody knackers you out though!
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Nice one! I've done voluntary work in a Summer School for disabled kids for the past 3 years...kids with everything like you described.
I absolutely love it and its really rewarding too, I'd recommend anyone who thinks they might like that kinda thing to try it. The Summer School I help out with is at a special needs school I didn't know you could helpt out with NCH.
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I work with adults in 2 different day centre's. Who have a whole range of mental illnesses (sp?)from very mild to needing to be in an HDU. I also have finished training and am now a mental health advocate which is great, I help service user's (or whatever the PC name is at the moment)to get heard and listened too.
I know that in the context of the whole wide world that the following may seem insignificant but it was to me very very rewarding; a service user who had not responded to me for nearly 9 months got up as I was leaving one day and said "thank you for making me laugh today"......maybe just maybe for a few moments I got through and that makes everything worthwhile.
I would not change what I do, it makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile.
I can leave all my personal views behind when I enter the day centre's and I will help to the best of my ability anyone of any race, colour or creed that needs help.
If you have seen some of my posts in other forums I expect you may think I'm a right wing shit...but even right wing shit's can be caring.
for once peacechild is an apt user name, I think.
take care people and 10 out of 10 for the work you do.
[This message has been edited by peacechild (edited 19-09-2001).]
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