School social worker

who do not have a voice. Social workers should use their skills and knowledge to speak up on the behalf of others. This is especially important in child welfare because children are a vulnerable population. Because they are not adults, people do not let them speak when they have something to say. Using advocacy is important in the social work profession. I see it at my field placement. We believe that every child deserve an education and we provide them with that when schools cannot handle their…

Even though the number of males is getting higher, women are still the majority of the population in social work programs. I have received comments from other people who were part of my program in which they thought I was gay. The impression that they were getting of me was just because I was part of a program that is mostly represented by women. At first…

Family expectations and obligations can cause anxiety among adolescents. When students become overwhelmed with school work, peer pressure, and family obligations their ability to make sound decisions can become compromised. Anxiety can cause them to lose sleep, over worry and some adolescents can become depressed. When working with students individually, it is important for the school counselor to be active listeners. One should have an awareness of the student cultural backgrounds and an…

Child,Family, and School Social Worker. The spectrum of social work, and counseling careers make it hard to choose a specific one. Since your opportunities are multitudinous, you have to do some serious introspection to narrow it down. I have pondered the ever standing question for years and the end result is always the same, child, family and school social worker, Although I was never really interested in working with kids, I was interested in counseling and social work and as the idea…

student, I’ve always had a love and passion to help others. At one point in time, I’ve thought about the occupation of social work. According to dictionary.com social work is defined as organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, and to promote the welfare of children and individuals. Social work is a possible occupation I may pursue after obtaining my accounting degree. By this being an occupation I might…

which also is on the larger level or macro level of analysis. In this semester of school, I’ve researched and watch many documentaries that can be related to…

Illinois. She is employed as a social worker at Joliet Central High School which is the sister school of the high school I attended. This high school’s population consists of over 3,000 students. Majority are low-income and even a small portion is considered homeless. Over half of the students identify as Hispanic and about a quarter identify as African American. As a school social worker, Monica works in the Special Education department where she tends to the emotional, social, and academic…

When you’re in high school, the preconceived idea of choosing a lifelong career path seems inevitable. At the age of 17, I couldn’t legally purchase alcohol, cigarettes, or gamble but was expected to choose a career that I wanted to pursue when I started college. With time running thin on submitting college applications, choosing a career path was mandatory so I decided to take a personality quiz. Most, if not all, tests lead to a career in accounting, which made sense at the time since math…

Zulema is obviously aggravated by her principal as the woman asks the girl questions about where her family is going and what her plans are. It is evident in this scene that the adults of the school do not care as much as they probably should about the issue of migrant workers and that these meetings with students are casual protocol, seen as more of a nuisance than a helpful resource for kids. Clearly, it is not normal for this young girl to travel around the United States picking…

a. Social Integration/pg. 10: the degree to which people are tied to their social groups. French sociologist Emile Durkheim is noted as the founder of the theory of social integration, and although it’s mainly linked to suicide, it is applicable in this film. Zulema’s parents in the film admit to not graduating from high school, but speak broken English. This is a result of their social integration that developed once they moved to the United States. The family remains in their own circle,…