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A volunteer is a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. Some benefits of volunteering is it can help you reduce stress, make friends, learn new skills, reach out to the community, and advance in your career. The volunteer program I picked is Habitat for Humanity, they partner with people in the community, and all over the world, to help build and improve a place to call home. Their vision: A world where everyone has a decent place to live. I chose Habitat for Humanity because I…

According to Ashman (2011), a neighborhood is defined as a “community of place within a larger community” where residents “share certain characteristics, values, mutual interests, or styles of living” (Ashman, 2011, p. 341). To me a neighborhood means so much more than that. A neighborhood is made of many people of different ethnicity. A neighborhood also has houses that people live in. In the neighborhood, there are many interactions between the people. These people work together to make sure…

According to Brown and Hannis the process raising consciousness is “the ability to see social, economic, and political oppression and to take action” (Brown & Hannis, 2012, p.78). In case study these community members are facing social, economic and safety and other related problems. Therefore, I think creating an opportunity for community members in form of group discussion about the current issues and analyzing those problems helps in their solution. In addition, during group discussion I…

My current role of Employment is that of Support Worker/Personal Assistant. This is a role I have held for four years, thus giving me a wealth of experience of working with different clients through the Direct Payment Scheme. These clients have differed in age from as young as eleven to pension age. They have come from an array of different cultures and backgrounds and possess varying needs in terms of disability. From physical disabilities such as hearing and sight impairment through to…

Looking into going into social work, I had started reading the book, The call to social work: Life stories reading people’s stories, their ideas, and their beliefs on social work, one word that stuck out was Altruism values. This word has a huge meaning especially when using it to describe the idea of social work. Altruism values is helping others even at the risk of their own and this is something that I believe is what social work is many about. It is a job where I would go into situations…

Quality Progressions- A lens view of the organization Quality Progressions is a non-profit Supports Coordination agency founded by CEO Joel Goldberg in 2004 to support and provide services to individuals with intellectual disabilities and families throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Quality Progressions has two offices located in Philadelphia and Bethlehem. This agency’s mission is to empower individuals by providing them the tools to live a meaningful and fulfilling life through person centered…

Ethical Codes in NASW Code of Ethics and Demonstration of Codes There are ethical codes put into practice when working with a population of people that I consider emotionally challenging. Foremost, I must remind myself of the entire social work codes of ethical principles and standards to implement. A primary social work principle is the dignity and worth of a person. Social workers inspire people to improve their happiness and welfare. Social workers treat each client with respect,…

Personal Growth Paper There is an old saying that curiosity killed the cat but in October of 2013 curiosity was the link to a future I didn’t know existed. All throughout high school I believed by the time I was in 21 I would be a notorious scientist, but with struggling in school my future was becoming more and more a fantasy. To make ends meet I decided to work, hoping I could get a job that would get my foot in the door to some of the big biotechnology companies. But after months of waiting…

“The mission of the Social Work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help to meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty.” Nevertheless, like every other institution, there are legislations that one must adhere to in order to work effectively and efficiently. Provisioned by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners (LABSWE), “the Standards of Practice/Code of…

3.The passion I have toward making a change in someone’s life has driven me to have an interest in working with Foster Care adoption agencies. My ability to empathize with others and keep a stable well-being throughout difficult situations will provide me with the necessary skills to succeed in social work. I am able to listen to upsetting information and give appropriate advice owed to being resilient and understanding that giving up is not an option. This allows me to be flexible if a client…