Master of Social Work

One of the most important lessons I got during my first year in social work courses is that it’s not about what’s best for me, but what’s best for the client. My bio psych interview was a lot to take in and even my mom could tell when I talked to her phone during lunch, but I know that is a small part of social work. There could be days where every client I sit down with tells me something that blows me away, but I know that the tools and…

1) My journey to becoming a social worker began when I was making my decision to purse an undergraduate degree. In high school I knew that I wanted to work in the human services field. I have seen myself as being empathetic and compassionate from a young age, and always saw myself in a helping role. I was interested in clinical work, helping individuals and families. Choosing between different fields of helping professions, I knew that becoming a social worker was going to be my destiny. Other…

Social work values are in the preamble of the NASW code of ethics. Social work profession primary missions is to further improve the well-being of humans and to meet their basic needs. These values are rooted for social workers to embrace throughout their profession. We are here to build a foundation based on to contribute, environmental forces, and address problems in living. There are multiple social work core values but there are so much we can explain and address for another day. Even…

something that makes me feel good about myself. That’s where social work comes into play. I’ve always seen social work as the job where I can help others. It doesn’t matter who you’re helping an adult or child, social workers make a tremendous impact on people’s lives and it is something that holds my interest about the field. My experience with working with children has made a huge impact on my decision of why I want to be a social worker and work with children. Working as an ABA therapist…

person who would like to become a social worker needs to be able to work with people of all ages and backgrounds and also have administration skills. You will need to spend 4 years studying a social work degree at university where…

The Association of Black Social Work is the second organization that I plan on joining. With this organization, I am going to discuss a few of their code of ethnic. One of their code is to “regard as primary obligation the welfare of the Black individual, Black family, and Black community and to engage in action for improving social conditions.” The Black communities sometimes do not get enough help as they should get and it is up to this association to advocate for this community and fight for…

on attending Northern Illinois University in the fall to continue my pursuit in a social work degree. NIU has a program that specializes in family social services which will allow me to follow my passion. As a freshman I started out at Aurora University and was placed on the dean’s list finishing out with a GPA of 3.875. My academics are my top priority, because I believe working hard in school represents your work ethics for the future. Another honor I recently received was being accepted into…

Being a social worker is often a challenging, yet rewarding career. Social workers are responsible for helping individuals, families, and groups of people to cope with problems they’re facing to improve their patients’ lives. Social workers are also trained caseworkers in social service agencies who perform several functions which they use different components of the practice framework, the theoretical underpinnings to in order to build helping relationships. After interviewing a caseworker in a…

There many policies, regulations and social structure that influence the organization at The University Eye Clinic (UEC). These policies are embedded in the core principles by complying with the State University of New York City, The Department of Education, The Department of Health as well as The National Association of Social Work (NASW), and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). Therefore, without these policies and regulations, UEC would not comply to be an organization.…

A critical incident is an expected occurrence in group work, though not all incidents will carry the same degree of seriousness nor will they be unambiguous in nature. The reality of differences among even those with common backgrounds or presenting problems would allude to the fact that it is more likely then not that a critical incident will occur within a group setting. Though often conflict itself is perceived as negative, it can, if apprioately addressed, be a positive turning point in a…