During the course of this semester student were assigned to read a book called Soul of a Citizen by Paul Leob. Soul of a Citizen was used as a teaching tool to help students develop positive social work skills and knowledge to use in the social work field. Students were asked to write a paper describing what they have leaned from assigned readings from the book, here is my reflections. While reading Soul of a Citizen this semester I gained a lot of knowledge morally and developed more self-growth. The book deals with living with convictions and challenging times, which is ideal not only in my social work journey but my life journey as well. Reading Leobs words were very humbling and allowed one to look at others perspective rather than only
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I often questioned myself wondering whether I would be able to adequately help others and ensure they have all their needs met sufficiently. I want to be the type of social worker that an individual could count on for resources and getting the job done. Currently I am a social service tech 2/ Intensive Case Manager. I work with individuals who have severe and persistent disorders. Often time I wonder whether I am helping them become stable or hindering them because I find myself doing all the work. After reading chapter two “We Do Not Have to Be Saints” I found reassurance in myself and realized I did not have to be a Super social worker to be great at my profession. Chapter two focused on how we evolve throughout life to become the person we will like to be or unexpectedly become. Leob references the evolution of Gandhi. Gandhi was shy and failed at being a lawyer but once he moved to South Africa he found his voice and started challenging social change. Like Gandhi we all have fears of being unsuccessful but I learned that even if I fail at one thing it doesn’t mean I cannot be successful in other areas. In the passage Good –Enough Activists he annotates “There is no question about doing a perfect job, or always getting it right. Perfect is simply not relevant. What is important is that we be authentic” (Leob, 2010,
I often questioned myself wondering whether I would be able to adequately help others and ensure they have all their needs met sufficiently. I want to be the type of social worker that an individual could count on for resources and getting the job done. Currently I am a social service tech 2/ Intensive Case Manager. I work with individuals who have severe and persistent disorders. Often time I wonder whether I am helping them become stable or hindering them because I find myself doing all the work. After reading chapter two “We Do Not Have to Be Saints” I found reassurance in myself and realized I did not have to be a Super social worker to be great at my profession. Chapter two focused on how we evolve throughout life to become the person we will like to be or unexpectedly become. Leob references the evolution of Gandhi. Gandhi was shy and failed at being a lawyer but once he moved to South Africa he found his voice and started challenging social change. Like Gandhi we all have fears of being unsuccessful but I learned that even if I fail at one thing it doesn’t mean I cannot be successful in other areas. In the passage Good –Enough Activists he annotates “There is no question about doing a perfect job, or always getting it right. Perfect is simply not relevant. What is important is that we be authentic” (Leob, 2010,