Personal Narrative: My Social Work Interview With Mrs. Nicole Gales

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My Social Work interview was with Mrs. Nicole Gales on April 7, 2016, I have learned a little more about my major and what I want to really do. First Mrs. Gales and I started off with the basic which was her educational and practice background. Mrs. Gales started by obtaining her bachelor degree in Social Work in 2003, months later she obtained her license to practice Social Work, October 2003 she started working Mississippi Division Human Service, Spring 2008 she started her master’s studies in Social Work, Summer 2010 she graduated from The University of Southern Miss, also she obtained her licenses on a master level, Mrs. Gales continued working for DHS and while at DHS she worked in the hospice and dialysis unit.

In May 2012 she left
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Gales has a game plan in place but for her short-term goals, in 2016 she wants to become a clinical Social Work supervision and for her long-term license Mrs. Gales wants to become a clinical Social Worker also assume a full-time professor at Alcorn State University. The advice that Mrs. Gales would give to any new social worker was to be ethical, professional, content and do not take what happens between you and a client personally. I thought the advice that she gave was really good advice and should help a lot of new comers. The information that I would like to know was do they/ she take things personally, is their job really difficult cause your dealing with the public, have you ever came into confrontation with a client and what keeps you going every day. My personal feeling on the interview that I enjoyed it because Ms. Gales is my favorite teacher and I can ask her anything with no problem. The setting of the interview was held in her classroom with her 5 o’clock class. My perception on this field is that it is here to help the public and show people that they can do things on their own without being told what to do. I really enjoyed this interview and the Social Worker that I interviewed and I be coming to her if a need any help no matter what it

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