I completely agree with you. I also felt the greatest challenge I will face will being able to receive sufficient funding. I found it interesting how you have witnessed policies, regarding funding, change without your knowledge. I'm sure it happens more often than we are aware of. I as well hope to be in a position that allows me to make changes to better serve my clients.…
Hello! My name is Stephanie McElroy! I graduated in May from OSU at the Marion Branch with a Bachelor Degree in Social Work. My interest areas include children and mental health. I had a placement in undergrad at a school in Marysville and I loved it!…
Interview of Human Services Worker When I was deciding my major, I knew I wanted to do something that was beneficial to society. I wanted to do my part and help those in need. That is why I chose Human Services and when I chose this major, I went into it with the intent of helping women in need. I had a rough few years as a single teen mom moving from place to place trying to hold down a job while attending school all on my own at 19.…
It is 3pm at AMC Studio 30, I clock into the Guest Services station and I am ready to set things moving. The Guest Services Specialist could be regarded as the ship captain who controls the concessions deck, tickets, and the cleaners of the poop deck, or the used theaters. A job like this can never be done alone, even if there are only a couple of people on board. "Clean up theater 7," I say, "replace the ticket paper," I demand. Orders, orders, orders are always traced back to me, Guest Services Captain.…
It is imperative as a Human Service professional to write this ethics on you heart. When these standards are upheld it will all you to properly assist the client in a well manner. One of the standards that you highlighted I think we should always be humble enough to do. You mentioned, the human service professional holds a committed to growing in the profession. I think this is good, because we are there to help not throw fuel on the fire of an individual.…
In order to graduate from the University of Mary with a psychology degree, students must take a Senior Capstone, during which a volunteer experience must be completed. Volunteer experience must be completed because one of the key elements of the human service field is social change, which can occur through volunteer work. Not only is volunteer work a key element of the human service field, it also allows students to give back to the community and to grow in a way that might be out of one’s comfort zone. While giving back to the community is enough reason alone to do volunteer work, there are also a few added bonuses like it allows the individual to gain experience in certain work and can help create networking opportunities. This paper will…
Social Work Profession and its Core Values and Human Service Experiences My understanding and personal definition of a social worker is a person with compassion, empathy, and sympathy working to help the well-being of people who are physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged. A real social worker goes above and beyond always upholding the social worker code of ethics. This is the social worker I have embodied, one who incorporates the core values: service, social justice, integrity, and competence. One who understands to provide service to help individuals achieve their utmost potential. This social worker is always upholding social justice regarding how to provide equal rights opportunities and social benefits.…
The human service delivery system encompasses facets for building fundamentals that are centered on clients and assisting them to become a multifaceted whole person. The multifaceted perspectives do include psychological, biological, cultural, social, financial, educational, vocational and spiritual components (Woodside & McClam, 2015, p.135). Such life experiences as spending meaningful time with friends and family, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, supporting and giving back to the community, managing finances and growing in their spiritual lives are expectations for a client. Clients go through problems and then a helping process that aides them to cope. These problems are not single focus driven but build on multiple issues that a client…
Prominent Characteristics Working in human services required prominent characteristics. Human services would not be successful and fulling without these prominent attribute. According to Dr. Corsini’s interview with Michelle Duncan (2009) the noteworthy traits are flexibility, empathy, and loyalty. Flexibility certainly a needed trait in work for a social worker or a human service professional as they’re responsibility will require them to do additional responsibility. As a human service professional, you should be capable in fulfilling your duty and alternative tasks despite it not included to your responsibilities.…
Couple weeks ago, my husband wanted to introduce me to the human resources specialist, who used to work with him at the same company. I was kind of reluctant at the beginning to meet and chat with a stranger, especially that I haven’t met her in my whole life and I don’t know how she looks like. After she replied to my husband in a week or so, we exchanged phone numbers and managed to add each other on Linkedin, advances in technology made it so much easier for both of us. I was capable of viewing her profile and familiarizing myself with her career history. Time has come for us to meet and we managed to set time around 3:30 at a coffee shop.…
Here, I learned how to be more culturally competent, work to empower oppressed individuals, allow client self-determination, as well as social work basics. Now, I am confident the graduate program here at Iowa will help me expand my knowledge even further. I am motivated to continue my education so I can get out into the working world and become a counselor. I hope to apply my knowledge and experiences in the working field, and represent the University of Iowa School of Social Work with professionalism and great competency. A long-term goal of mine is to one day own my own practice because it will not only challenge me professionally, but hopefully provide positive services to my community.…
One the most significant things that I learned in introduction to human services this semester was that everyone experiences situations differently, what might be something unimportant and minor to you might be a trigger for someone else. You should always be mindful of others, I think us as human beings we tend to be a bit selfish and like to think that the world revolves around us. Which, is ridiculous because the world has 7.3 billion people and counting, and what makes me more significant than all those other people? Sometimes I’ll go out to the store in a hurry and I’ll get a line with a cashier that is being extremely slow, and I get upset and start thinking of some nasty things about the cashier, without ever taking into consideration what that person might be going through.…
One area where many people fail to reach their full potential is service. Humans were put on this world in order to love and care for one another. Yet, many times it can seem inconvenient or tedious to give to those in need. There are so many other things people would rather do than support their neighbors, that humans today have forgot of the great importance of service. Most people, like myself, fail to understand that service doesn’t only benefit the person in need.…
Human service careers need to be treasured. They help out a wide variety of individuals who are looking to better themselves and are having difficult times. Many of these careers and programs allow individuals to take time for themselves and live a better and happier life! Human service careers and the people that work in this field are to be congratulated for everything they do to help others. Even the smallest fraction of help can change an individual for the better for the rest of his or her life.…
I have volunteer experiences which have left me exhausted, but that does not change my desire to pursue a Master of Social Work at the University of Utah. This is what attracts me, this is what fuels my desire. I know that I am one who can mentally, physically, and spiritually overcome the hard times in a social worker’s career. I know that I may not be able to change lives, but I can hold the knowledge and skill set that can empower people to change their own lives, their circumstances, choices, and their families. And attending the MSW program at the University of Utah is the first step in providing me with the resources to be the link which people…