This chapter aims to link the personal narrative with a professional one set in the context of school social work. The starting point is the author’s personal experience of school and of growing up and quickly fast-forwarding to the present time. The investigation which digs into the professional and professional self is both private and public, providing a cross-section perspective of the practice setting of school social work in the here and now, hence the title ‘digging in the present’. It is argued that items from social work practice and education, such as case notes, reflective journals and letters to clients, can be seen as an example of artefacts of practice. By analysing these artefacts, we can get an insight into the prevalent discourse within the professions at the time. In this chapter, the author tries to do just that by making the link between the artefacts discussed and the discourse of ‘being responsible’. The chapter ends by reflecting on this particular discourse.