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Hi, Tara! Are you on the fast track program for your degree as a social worker? Congratulations on deciding to change your degree plan to becoming a social worker and whichever field you decide to major in. I chose to become a social worker
I feel like I am professionally ready for my senior year placement. I am looking forward to being able to spend much more time and actually see what a social worker does and interact with a social worker on a much different level than previous service learning’s. I believe that being able to interact with individuals at this last site will help me tremendously when it comes to interacting with clients and employees at my senior placement. This service learning helped me to acquire social skills, which will be extremely helpful when it comes to next year. I would like to build on my learning for the next academic year by understanding and reading more about interviewing, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of practice.…
Where did you earn your social work degree? Constance Brown does not have a social work degree currently. She earned a degree in Sociology with a minor in Child Development from Missouri State University. She is currently taking bachelor classes for Social Work at Missouri State, to eventually earn her Master’s degree in Social Work at Missouri State. How long have you been a social worker?…
Why do you want to become a Social Worker? At first when people ask me that question my first instinct is to say “ because I want to help people.” Well that’s pretty obvious right? If I didn’t want to help people then why am I becoming a Social Worker? To answer the question why do I want to become social worker I have to look at it in a different way.…
Human service worker is a common term used for those individuals who are involved in doing professional as well as paraprofessional works in diverse environment like group houses, society psychological health and centers for development disability, service agencies for young people, children and families and different programs related to the abuse of drug, alcohol, violence by family and aging. There are different number of jobs and duties for individuals based on the environment of job and the types of clients which have to be served there. The field of the Human Services is widely defined, uniquely rising to the purpose of the fulfillment of human needs with the help of an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing more on the remediation…
A Social Worker’s Key To Motivation The questions revolving around the motivations behind human behavior have been pondered and theorized by scholars living across boarders, cultures, and even time periods; despite that, many questions still remain. It is probable that almost everyone, if not everyone, can say that they have come in contact with someone, at least once, who seems to have little motivation to do anything more than sit around. Vice versa, it is also probable that everyone can say that they have come across someone who seems to never stop working towards achieving the goals that he/she has set for himself/herself. The differences between the person who seems to lack motivation altogether and the person who seems to have an abundance…
What experiences motivate you to (a) become a social worker (703 words) Early in my adolescence, I discovered the value of community-based, experiential learning practices, while working with various social service organizations that support diverse populations. These experiences sparked my interested in working with individuals in a helping capacity, which led me to pursue a degree in Sociology and Child, Youth, & Family Studies. My education and continued activism in the social services have inspired me to pursue a career in social work. I am particularly interested in empowering others, challenging oppression and injustice through community activism, and advocating for marginalized and vulnerable populations who lack the platforms needed…
Discuss why you want to be a social worker. What personal, academic, volunteer and/or work experiences have influenced this choice? If you have worked in other fields, please discuss the reasons for this change. Helping people, is why most people say they would like to be a Social Worker and quite frankly its starting to sound a little cliché. However, it is something that I have always been passionate about.…
I have chosen to enter the profession of social work because I want to help people who are suffering from mental illness and who are underserviced when it comes to getting help for mental illnesses. By working with a distressed person to become better, not only will I be able to enhance their life, but also the community will transform into a more positive place. I view transformation as a ripple effect, where changing the situation for one person eventually causes a change in the majority. This is especially true when it comes to mental illness and the stigma that surrounds it. I have been highly involved in mental health work on my college campus since my sophomore year.…
I have always had a great interest in helping and working with others, as far back as I can remember. Having experienced personal problems at a young age made me have a deep perceptive beyond my years. My parents were teens and didn’t feel prepared to raise my siblings and me. As the second oldest I had to grow up fast with having the responsibility of being caretaker for my siblings. My childhood involved me with social workers that help me gain understanding of my brother who is Autistic.…
2 When I came from India, I got a job as a personal support worker. I used to work in Retirement homes, sometimes in community settings. As per my schedule one day I went to community home to take care of my client. She opened the door for me when I pressed the call bell. She was a 90 years old woman who was living alone.…
Growing up with a social worker as a grandfather, I always knew working with people was something I wanted to do with my life. In high school, I was given a wonderful opportunity of working with a social worker. The way she empowered me made me realize I wanted to help people just as she had helped me. The undergrad Social Work program and Iowa taught me that social work is more than just helping people.…
For my social worker interview assignment I chose to interview Betty Weber. She was a social worker at the Pontotoc County Health Department for nearly twenty two years. The agency is a federal run agency who serves the population of Pontotoc County. She is no longer in the profession, since she retired last June. Even though she is retired she till volunteers to help anytime that she is available.…
After researching numerous majors, I decided that social work would be the best match for what I enjoyed doing. There have been various life experiences that have led me to have the desire to become a social worker. For example, throughout my life, my family has taught me the value of helping others. I know being a social worker is very rewarding and I’m eager to get started in the program.…
“Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives.” (BLS) This broad statement can describe an immense amount of jobs and careers but usually social work is considered people specially hired by a department of human services or even hospitals. Their job can be to help clients with community resources such as food stamps, childcare, and healthcare; some also investigate child abuse and neglect. (BLS)…
Why I choose social work: Growing up I have always had a passion for helping others, although it was never clear what my career field would be. I debated on many different career opportunities from becoming a nurse, working in human resources, and everything in between. Unclear of my future career path, after high school, I began college at the University of South Carolina Sumter majoring in Early Childhood Education.…