Introduction
Unemployment, housing, financial instability, mental health issues, and various others are challenges that individuals could face every day. Dealing with these challenges in their day to day lives, individuals may not know what available sources are out there to assist them. These situations may also cause the individuals to become too overwhelmed to think out their options clearly. When these individuals need an advocate, or social worker to assist them, they would want to find a social worker that is self-aware to guide them through their challenges. Being self-aware is being able to be aware of and recognize one’s own weakness and strengths in their personality. Understanding one’s own thoughts and behaviors helps one better …show more content…
I am a very caring and loving person. For example, when I see a homeless person or someone who seems like they are in need, I always make sure to offer help. It is not because I feel bad for them, I feel like I could empower them to seek help or help them myself. Wanting to help people and empower them to change is part of social work itself. When I see elderly people walking to their cars with groceries or a child crying in the store, I always want to help them. Another strength I have is empathy. I can relate to many of other people’s experiences, and I can feel other people’s pain. For example, this can be emotional or physical pain, but if a person is crying because their dog died, I am crying too. If a person is injured and this may sound weird, but I have a pain that shoots through me that I’ve became self-aware of. I feel that if a social worker cannot connect or understand their client in any possible way, they cannot fully help them. I am also happy to patient when listening to others making it easier to develop a client-worker relationship. This is important because having a trusting relationship with your client is most important. Although I have many weaknesses that will affect my professional development, I have strengths that will help me face my weaknesses and help me grow into my professional
Unemployment, housing, financial instability, mental health issues, and various others are challenges that individuals could face every day. Dealing with these challenges in their day to day lives, individuals may not know what available sources are out there to assist them. These situations may also cause the individuals to become too overwhelmed to think out their options clearly. When these individuals need an advocate, or social worker to assist them, they would want to find a social worker that is self-aware to guide them through their challenges. Being self-aware is being able to be aware of and recognize one’s own weakness and strengths in their personality. Understanding one’s own thoughts and behaviors helps one better …show more content…
I am a very caring and loving person. For example, when I see a homeless person or someone who seems like they are in need, I always make sure to offer help. It is not because I feel bad for them, I feel like I could empower them to seek help or help them myself. Wanting to help people and empower them to change is part of social work itself. When I see elderly people walking to their cars with groceries or a child crying in the store, I always want to help them. Another strength I have is empathy. I can relate to many of other people’s experiences, and I can feel other people’s pain. For example, this can be emotional or physical pain, but if a person is crying because their dog died, I am crying too. If a person is injured and this may sound weird, but I have a pain that shoots through me that I’ve became self-aware of. I feel that if a social worker cannot connect or understand their client in any possible way, they cannot fully help them. I am also happy to patient when listening to others making it easier to develop a client-worker relationship. This is important because having a trusting relationship with your client is most important. Although I have many weaknesses that will affect my professional development, I have strengths that will help me face my weaknesses and help me grow into my professional