okay y'all I would like opinions,I am a social worker in college right now. One day we talked about people taking their own lives. My dad took his own life about 6 months ago and I was triggered by this presentation so I quietly walked out of class. My teacher said she would not give me credit for coming to class which bothered me because I stayed for a long portion of the class. What do y'all think was I in the wrong? please be honest.

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@Ginger77 I've been thinking about this more. Regardless of what happens with points, it's worth figuring out how you can learn about the topic of suicide. As social workers, we have to get comfortable with conversation topics that are sensitive, and often close to home. I can see from a learning perspective why your professor might have wanted you to stay to engage with the material even if it was uncomfortable.

@NOCD Advocate - Katie Like, I HATE talking about sex. But that means I need to do it more, not less. So staying in class when it is brought up is really important. Because later on I'm going to have to explain the eggplant emoji to an tween with autism, or talk to a parent about how toddlers experimenting with masturbation is typical.

@NOCD Advocate - Katie I understand your point. But at what point is learning turning into a something negative. Maybe i should have stayed but my gut told me to leave, and I think as a social worker you should follow your gut to avoid dangerous situations.

@Ginger77 It's a personal call. I can't say what you should have done, because I'm not you. I do think that class is a less "dangerous" setting to interact with the material than when you're sitting in front of a client and they disclose a suicide plan. Because in our field, that will happen. Just like at some point, someone's going to sit in front of us and disclose a sexual assault. To do right by our clients, we need to be as comfortable as possible in those conversations

@NOCD Advocate - Katie I agree with what your saying but like you said it's a personal call.

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yes I did inform her

@Ginger77 Is there a counselor or someone you can speak to about this?

@blondehairyKrishna my professor said to come to her office and talk to her

@Ginger77 Ok good! I wish you luck.

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yes she does

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@Ginger77 Her response is unfortunate, but hopefully you can trust that your actions were reasonable.

@Ben84 true