I am studying to be an Assistant in Nursing right now, as I care about helping others and hope that with my qualifications and studies into social care I can get into advocacy work, art and music therapy for people with disabilities. This is an area I am especially interested in. I personally have lived with the diagnosis of schizophrenia and have attended Sydney University in their Social Work degree, the degree takes a lot of time and with exhorberant rents in Sydney I was unable to live there, so could not finish. I am currently studying online in a related area and am enjoying it. I have worked as a Support Worker both here and in the UK, but I needed formal training. As someone who has a lived experience of disability and of working within this field myself, I feel I can provide a lot of insight by continuing my studies and becoming an advocate. I have worked with people with very challenging behaviour's, both violent and inappropriate. I think having a supportive team is so neccesarry to improving the service delivery to clients and a person centred approach neccesarry to work through challenging behaviour's, what we're their triggers, what activity can we distract a client with, how can we modify the clients behaviour, how can we ensure our safety on the job. I think one of the most challenging things about this role is the WHS, and accurate incident reporting and notes, also having the compassion and empathy for the limited capacity of clients and people whom are vulnerable and sick, also to take care of yourself. I know there are hotlines and support lines for nurses and allied health professionals to seek counselling. Eventually, when I have the qualifications, I would want to spend my time, in health promotion, either in Sexual Health, Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Diabetes Care, Post Natal Care, Disability Advocacy as either a Community Health Worker or A Health Promotions Officer. The scope is large, every facet is different. Good luck in your travels. I sincerely hope you find your stride and am able to adapt, which is ideally what we all can do when faced with challenges. Thank you for sharing.