Why I Choose Social Work Essay

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. Never fully devoted to becoming a teacher, I shortly ended my college career, giving myself time to discover who it was I wanted to become. It was not until I turned 21, that I realized I was destined to become a social worker. Finally reaching a decision, I credit my selection of becoming a social worker on past experiences. …show more content…
Service to humanity is one of the main values in social work that I possess, in which all other values stem from, because social work is about serving others, and putting the needs of clients ahead of your own. I have a passion for helping and serving others, and is something that I have always enjoyed doing, I receive gratification by seeing that I have made someone’s …show more content…
I understand and value all human life, regardless of their background or beliefs. As a future social worker, I should treat each person, client, in a caring and respectful fashion, while being mindful of individual differences, and cultural and ethnic diversity. Unfortunately, this value is also a struggle for me, in the sense that I do not consider myself cultural competent and would like to work on and improve in the future. In becoming cultural competent, I will need to work with various different populations, and as of now, I have limited