Written by Our beloved social work student closed the doors on her placement today. She came to us in the middle of the Covid chaos – but despite this, she has approached every person, every task, every opportunity with love, curiosity and a wonderful instinct for how to keep people safe, how to make sure people feel comfortable and a really wicked sense of humour.
This is what she told us about her placement:
I have been immensely honoured to have had the opportunity to work with The Magpie Project.
Thank you for embracing and enriching me with the experience of impacting society, one family at a time!
My soul is richer with satisfaction for having been a part of the life-changing, opportunity-making, dignity-restoring, empowerment machine that is THE MAGPIE PROJECT!
You have all readily shared your knowledge with me, and I hold all I have learned dear to use now and in the future. Thank you for contributing towards my professional development. In many ways, I have developed as a person too, such as my capacity to empathise.
I am ever so glad to have started my practice journey with the Project as it enabled me to see need without any barriers and certainly to think of ways in which this need could be met. I am sure this training has enhanced my ability to think creatively regarding alternatives to service provision.
I have seen the resilience of the human spirit; that people may be bruised by their ordeals, yet believe that tomorrow will get better.
Ruth, Social Work Student
I’m convinced that the project plays a vital role in creating this belief; that you shine a beacon for all the mothers in your care, to trust in the possibility of positive change! That you empower these mothers to utilise their strengths; give them a voice!
Thank you for enabling me to be a participant in this great experience.