With her Master of Social Work diploma still fresh in her hands, Rachel Greene Baldino embarked on a year-long journey as a new professional in a methadone clinic. She was ecstatic that she would be starting her career in a full-fledged counselor's position. But was she prepared for what lay ahead? Her
personal account of the year that followed will give you an eye-opening glimpse into the sights, sounds, smells, and emotions she experienced. The author honestly and openly describes her feelings about the work and the people, and describes in graphic terms what she observed during her year in a methadone clinic. This is a personal account of one person's story-that of a neophyte
What is most
striking about this well-written work by Ms. Baldino in the
bravery and honesty with which she descibes her experience as a young therapist working in a methadone clinic. Where other
I know alot of people disagree with me, but I don't think Ms. Baldino meant any harm or had any idea what sort of impact this kind of a book could have on things. The fact of the matter is that there