Moving on…
Coming to a safe space because I need to be “social worked.” 🥸
I’m an LCSW (for 8 years) and was recently terminated from a company I’d been with for almost 5 years. The reasoning they gave was a HIPPA violation, but I did not do what I was being accused of. I am devastated and really at a loss of what to do.
My background is split between medical/perinatal and school social work, but I’m feeling so discouraged and literally broken. How do I put myself out there when I am terrified of having my world pulled out from under me again? I absolutely LOVED my job, and I was damn good at it. Without saying too much, I have an attorney who believes I have a case for retaliation.
My husband and I were discussing growing our family, we are definitely a 2 income household, and my state won’t pay me for the first 5 weeks of unemployment as it was a termination for “misconduct.”
I’m embarrassed, heartbroken and scared, so scared. I’ve interviewed around but haven’t found something that fulfills me, or pays even close to what I would need… I’m scared of the questions “why aren’t you employed currently?” Or “tell me about why you left your last position,” because truth me told, I’ll probably start crying.
Any and all advice is welcome. I’m only seeing private practice positions when I check indeed for LCSW positions and I need something that will qualify for student loan forgiveness as I’m 8/10 years in.
Help?!