“Nowhere in the United States can someone who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage afford a one bedroom apartment at fair market rent”, consequently a myriad of our population is vulnerable to being homeless, approximately 643,067 a night (greendoors.org). Homelessness is a complicated problem engendered by a variety of obstacles in a person’s life. Therefore, ending up on the streets can be easier than obtaining and/or maintaining a stable sheltered life. Those who become homeless need help to get back on their feet. Within our community, the Athens Area Homeless Shelter is an agency that provides transitional services for the homeless like: case management, job training, rehousing, financial assistance, financial education, counseling, etc.
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It is extremely different to learn about social work compared to putting it to practice. In my opinion, the practice is a lot more ingenious. The same method will not work for every client, and real-life experience in the field can also provide a lot of wisdom. At first I was kind of scared that I did not have enough competence about social work and its methods, and that would interfere with my ability to interact correctly with the kids. This fear was provoked mainly from hearing about cases in which, social workers have gotten in trouble with the law because their clients died. But, I have learned about myself that I usually am somewhat fearful of the unknown until I put my toes in the water. Every occupation has safety measures and rules. I was also not sure about working with children, but it wasn’t so bad. I am usually the kind of person that is very commanding, but also very laid back and silly. I realized that when working with children, they show more respect and affection when there is a balance in between. Kids have their pros and cons like any other group. I genuinely care about people, and I am thrilled with the idea that I will get paid for doing it (unless it is volunteering, which is also great). Human service organizations also have their very own ways of working and providing services. I have to endure potential difficulties, …show more content…
A social worker’s main battlefield is through organizations that work on tackling social issues with specific goals. Athens Area Homeless Shelter is a non-profit organization. They depend on free volunteer work to help their clients. Vice versa, volunteers benefit with knowledge about the organization’s mission, competence about the population, and a foot in the door for a job with the organization. Before being a social worker in
It is extremely different to learn about social work compared to putting it to practice. In my opinion, the practice is a lot more ingenious. The same method will not work for every client, and real-life experience in the field can also provide a lot of wisdom. At first I was kind of scared that I did not have enough competence about social work and its methods, and that would interfere with my ability to interact correctly with the kids. This fear was provoked mainly from hearing about cases in which, social workers have gotten in trouble with the law because their clients died. But, I have learned about myself that I usually am somewhat fearful of the unknown until I put my toes in the water. Every occupation has safety measures and rules. I was also not sure about working with children, but it wasn’t so bad. I am usually the kind of person that is very commanding, but also very laid back and silly. I realized that when working with children, they show more respect and affection when there is a balance in between. Kids have their pros and cons like any other group. I genuinely care about people, and I am thrilled with the idea that I will get paid for doing it (unless it is volunteering, which is also great). Human service organizations also have their very own ways of working and providing services. I have to endure potential difficulties, …show more content…
A social worker’s main battlefield is through organizations that work on tackling social issues with specific goals. Athens Area Homeless Shelter is a non-profit organization. They depend on free volunteer work to help their clients. Vice versa, volunteers benefit with knowledge about the organization’s mission, competence about the population, and a foot in the door for a job with the organization. Before being a social worker in