Nick’s Capacity Assessment (JCA) to help determine the most I find things are looking bright these days. I’ve finished my Social Work degree and have Leaving university and having to find work my mind set on one day working in social was stressful and frustrating, and I It was here that I met my CRS Australia research. But it’s been a challenging and scary constantly Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Helene, ride at times. I have suffered a long-term questioned where I was heading. I had no who worked with me to address my barriers to battle with depression. purpose or self-esteem. I felt like I was stuck employment I’ve seen periods of extreme highs and severe in a trench. and set a goal to work towards. I participated lows, which has made it hard for me to find a I was disappointed in myself for not being in a vocational program to help me explore balance in life. During university, I struggled able to cope with life’s challenges the way I my job interests lie. with a lot expected I should. Having a job goal has given me direction of social barriers. and a focus, something I have lacked in The longer I was unemployed, the deeper I had abysmal self-esteem, would set off the past. my depression, which eventually led to the anxiety. I suffered some paranoia and I am actively searching for suitable jobs and suicidal thoughts. I felt like I was would doing volunteer work, which is helpful to put plummeting fast over-analyse interactions with people, thinking some of the skills I’m learning with Helene into and was scared about what I might do, so I they were making fun of me or didn’t like me. practice. took myself down to the mental health Eventually I just isolated myself from any social services CRS Australia has taught me how to and setting that made me feel like that. to get professional help. allowed me to find a purpose in life. I’m I have experienced dark hours, some of which feeling as good as I’ve ever felt and I’m This eventually led me to having a Job are looking forward to what’s ahead.
Nick’s I find things are looking bright these days. I’ve finished my Social Work degree and have my mind set on one day working in social research. But it’s been a challenging and scary ride at times. I have suffered a long-term battle with depression. I’ve seen periods of extreme highs and severe lows, which has made it hard for me to find a balance in life. During university, I struggled with a lot of social barriers. I had abysmal self-esteem, would set off the anxiety. I suffered some paranoia and would over-analyse interactions with people, thinking they were making fun of me or didn’t like me. Eventually I just isolated myself from any social setting that made me feel like that. I have experienced dark hours, some of which are Leaving university and having to find work was stressful and frustrating, and I constantly questioned where I was heading. I had no purpose or self-esteem. I felt like I was stuck in a trench. I was disappointed in myself for not being able to cope with life’s challenges the way I expected I should. The longer I was unemployed, the deeper my depression, which eventually led to suicidal thoughts. I felt like I was plummeting fast and was scared about what I might do, so I took myself down to the mental health services to get professional help. This eventually led me to having a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) to help determine the most It was here that I met my CRS Australia Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Helene, who worked with me to address my barriers to employment and set a goal to work towards. I participated in a vocational program to help me explore my job interests lie. Having a job goal has given me direction and a focus, something I have lacked in the past. I am actively searching for suitable jobs and doing volunteer work, which is helpful to put some of the skills I’m learning with Helene into practice. CRS Australia has taught me how to and allowed me to find a purpose in life. I’m feeling as good as I’ve ever felt and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead.
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