Essay On Myself In Social Work

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When putting myself into this situation as a social worker I really feel for how hard there job really is. First, I just want to say that all these situations deserve the money and it’s a shame that these things really happen and we have to choose and people that need help get left out. With that being said I felt the one that had the least amount of downfalls and concerns was the dispossessed urban family. There was a lot of thought into this, I has having a hard time deciding between the dispossessed family and the one about myself needing the money. I feel as if a lot of people would choose to look out for their selves instead of the other options. But to me the dispossessed family is a way better option in the long run so that’s how I came …show more content…
This being such an opinionated question and everyone has different feelings towards different situations. For instance, I believe a good contemporary approach for opposing my view would be the Views of Caring. I say this because a big part of that is “Take on one’s personal problems and burdens as your own, even when you have to act against your own desires and interests” (Chapter 3 PowerPoint). When picking the option I did, I didn’t put myself into the shoes of all the others, I choose the one that I thought would help the future the most and the one I thought was beneficial to ones around the situation. But once I start putting myself into the actual situations of these people I really start to see my views change. Another contemporary approach that could be used to oppose my views is the Virtue ethics. I say this because “One does the right thing based upon virtues learned from youth – justice, courage, generosity, temperance, gentleness” (Chapter 3 PowerPoint). This is one that I think is a great example to oppose anyone’s views that doesn’t pick the option of your father needing a heart transplant. I say this because when you’re growing up you see that family is always there for you and learn to love them unconditionally forever. So for me not to pick my own father, the man who raised me is

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