Altruism Values In Social Work

Looking into going into social work, I had started reading the book, The call to social work: Life stories reading people’s stories, their ideas, and their beliefs on social work, one word that stuck out was Altruism values. This word has a huge meaning especially when using it to describe the idea of social work. Altruism values is helping others even at the risk of their own and this is something that I believe is what social work is many about. It is a job where I would go into situations that a harming others and not think twice about my own safety as long as I am helping them change their lives by removing them from the situation. This is just one word that can describe social work, however I believe there are many core and values in this …show more content…
Growing up I never had a dad figure in my life, but then my step father came along and married my mom. Everything was perfect, I finally had the idea of a “perfect” family, but years passed and things begin to change. Many nights I would find myself running to my brothers room because their arguing became too much to handle. The sound of objects breaking and hearing my mom crying would make my stomach cringe. So many times I found myself asking, “why God?” Although my step father never hit my brothers or I, social work, department of children and families (DCF), as it is called in Florida, became a big part of our lives. They began to ask questions such as, “has he ever hit you?”, “are you scared for your life at home?” I was as confused as to why they were asking these questions, but soon the social worker became someone I could talk to about anything, even little things like how school was, and I knew she would listen. She let me believe someone was there, and that I could count on her. It was not like I would not talk to my mom because she is my best friend, but it was good to know I could talk to someone who was only on the outside looking in. I want to be able to make a change in someone else's life, and allow them to know feel the comfort of me and know I am there to help, and that they would not have to face their problems alone. Even when nothing was wrong, and I …show more content…
I believe that it’s about help making a change and I would love to be that change the people see. Coming from a hard past, makes me more passionate about studying this profession and wanting to be involved because I know what it is like to go and be without. Volunteering to help others has become a big part in my life lately, and I could not think of a better job that I would be able to help others. It would not be just changing someone else’s life, but it would be a job that would make me reflect on my own life. You would see things that would help you cherish what you have in life more, and hold the ones you love a little bit tighter. So to me it a job that you can give and get. Although it is not a physical reward because as I already stated, that is not what it is about, it will help me realize what I have and how I am not as bad as I thought even on my worst