>> The bigger challenges, I would say is oftentimes I have
to review forensic interview tapes,
because they're all taped before we send them to law enforcement.
And sometimes, hearing some of the victims' stories kind of, you know,
they get to you on a personal level, and especially whenever they come in with a parent,
and the parent is not supportive.
That's the biggest challenge.
Because it's trying to get everybody on board to support the child, the victim.
Well, the good thing is that we have an on-site counselor.
She's a psychologist, and sometimes I will go in her office afterwards and debrief with her,
and you have to do the normal things like get up and go for a run
in the middle of, you know, your lunch hour.
Different things to kind of calm you down afterwards, because you do tend
to take it home sometimes with you.
I think social work, in general, is a fantastic field.
I came into social working thinking I was going to be a gerontology social worker,
and I've never dreamed I would work with children.
There's so many different things you can do with this degree,
and every one of them make a difference.