Having studied science, worked in pharmaceutical sales and with young offenders, mental health social work beats them all As a mental health social worker, working primarily with people who self harm or have tried to end their lives, it could be said that I work in the laboratory of life. I observe human behaviour, examine how people live and cope in the environment in which they live and, of course, help people to make changes to improve the quality of their lives. Quite ironic in many ways, given my early career was in a totally different type of laboratory. I had never planned on pursuing a...