My Strong Integrity

Test yourself!
In what life areas have you exhibited strong integrity?
In what areas would you like to develop greater integrity?
What social work practice situations will challenge you the most to maintain a strong sense of personal and professional integrity?

I have exhibited strong integrity while in the military service. In the army one of the seven-army values is integrity. In the military I would come across several brass ammunition cartridges. On military based there are gun ranges who like to buy military cartridges because they can just refill the with a primer and gunpowder. Once they are filled they are sold to the civilian for triple the price that the dealer would by it from. Dealer would often offer me hundreds of dollars for the ammunition brass. I would have sold it to them, however I have strong sense of integrity so I never did. It is considered stealing from the military if I was to sell the brass to the dealer. I would like to develop more integrity when it comes to temptation. Sometimes …show more content…
I am followed home by the police the majority of the time because of my race and the car that I drive. Often times I want to stop the car and ask the police why are they following me, but I maintain self-control and act like they are not present. Stopping the car will only cause more of a problem. I feel like I have a good self control therefore I cannot think of an area where I need more of it. I understand that I am responsible for my actions. In regard to social work I do not think there will be a time when it will be hard for me to have self-control. I am very confident in everything that I do so I don’t think it would be a problem for me to have self-control. I like the test also because it allows a person to see their level of self-control. Having self-control is very important. Three second of acting in anger can cost someone his or her life. I think the test score was accurate I received a