I have been reading an article about the use of artificial intelligence and their applications in social work. I have some questions.
1. What are the ethical implications?
2. Who would program these robots?
3. Who would use these robots?
Balancing the Healer and the Human
A social worker blog
I have been reading an article about the use of artificial intelligence and their applications in social work. I have some questions.
1. What are the ethical implications?
2. Who would program these robots?
3. Who would use these robots?
Today I attended a ceu event on Adoptions. I kind of knew this was a sore spot but today if definitely felt like salt in a wound.
My family has a history of fertility issues, and I have always wanted to be a parent. While I have not started down the path of expanding my family at this time, but my partner and I have discussed trying for a biological child versus adoption.
I’ve found that adoption is not attainable for lower middle class persons, unless I am missing a lot of information. I have several work friends who have thought about adoption and are now looking at egg donation as it is less expensive than adoption.
I have a lot of feelings on why adoption is so unattainable even though there are so many children looking for homes and so many people who want children but feel like they are monetarily unable to adopt.
I also have feelings about fertility and how BMI is so tied to what you qualify for when it doesn’t matter h the research as far as BMI and various procedures. One of the doctors at my work will not even provide intra uterine insemination if you are over a BMI of 24.9.
More to come when I have time to sort through my feelings
To love research or at least tolerate it for its additional value to your skills, abilities, and how you can better help people. I know a lot of students from my bachelors classes, masters classes, and social work Facebook groups who come in around midterms and finals to ask why social workers need statistics classes.
1. Critical thinking is so important
It’s a great skill to have for all people regardless of discipline as it teaches critical thinking and analysis
2. A marketable job skill
You learn computer skills like SPSS and Excel that are marketable in any job setting
3. Making visuals
The skills in excel and spss can be taken one step further to take that data and turn it into tables, charts and other visuals. This is great if you take students, do trainings, request grant funding, or plan to publish research.
4. You open up your job choices exponentially
Having choices in a world with strange salary and application criteria will make people stand up and hopefully give you offers you deserve
5. You will learn how to cite your sources/understand a biased source from a less biased source
This is important when looking for information in the personal and professional spheres.
Hello all,
I apologize for missing a Wednesday post. April is historically an emotionally difficult month for me. On my maternal side I have lost someone on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. My grandmother when I was 11 months old, my grandfather when I was 12 years old, my aunt/god mother when I was 17 years old, and most recently my uncle when I was 24 years old.
Needless to say this is a dark month for me followed by my birth month. The contrast between grieving then feeling the need to be happy to celebrate has always felt, uncomfortable at best and like salt in a new wound at worst.
Coupled with my usual seasonal migraine and a dash of depression, I honestly haven’t been myself. At least not for the last six weeks or so.
I will continue to post, care for myself, and do my best. Please have patience with me while I work on my demons.
Today will be a short one due to insomnia- But I have completed two of my three readathons for the month. Magical Hopathon and Mythothon is now in the history books!
I am a little under half way through Orillium. Wish me luck!
Disney Land Paris
Park Entrance Prompt: Read a book that is calling to you- I have not chosen a book for this prompt as I would like to choose a book in the moment.
Walt Disney Studios
I was drawn to the Alchemist Calling for my Orilium Character. I was caught between Master of the Elements since I sorted into the Order of the Crescent, herbologist, healer, or beast master, but in the end I decided Alchemist would be great for this year, I can always take a different calling next year.
Alchemy is described as making the impossible possible and the school of magic that gave birth to others. If nothing else my character is somewhat wild, but was drawn to a magical school, so what else is possible?
This month I will be reading for three readathons: Mythothon, Orillium, and Magical Hopathon. I will post my TBR for each separately, then circle back to my March Reading Reviews Posts, currently estimated to last four posts.