Work

I appreciate and love. My grandmother always told me that if I decided work in a field that I love, it would be as if I had never worked a day in my life and this is one of the reasons I have decided to pursue a degree in social work at your prominent university. I would like to become one of the professionals who advocate for the rights and fair treatment of oppressed groups. I would like to become one of the social work professionals who have their clients’ best interest at heart and fight…

Personal Profile 1. Motivation and commitment to social work please write about an aspect of social work that particularly interests you. We would like to hear why this field interests you and how you have pursued this interest. Improving the wellbeing of people has been an interest of mine throughout my life, I have always known that I have wanted to improve and support people’s wellbeing in my career path. Over the past three years I have been studying theatre and sociology, both fields have…

As a social worker, working with teenagers who are dealing with coming out as a gay or lesbian and utilizing the empowerment theory, which primarily focuses on the oppressed teenager on a one-on-one form of micro level or focal system, does not exclude or count out the larger levels on a macro scale, which can be individuals within a large group of teenagers coming out as a gay or lesbian, their family members within their subsystem and or suprasystems environment. “The empowerment theory…

meeting: Ms. Lopez started speaking to my supervisor on account of what has happened with her family. My supervisor introduced herself to Ms. Lopez, and agreed to speak with her in a more private setting. Supervisor introduced who I am, as her Social Work Intern, and wanted to know if it was fine for me to attend their meeting. Ms. Lopez allowed for me to listen and observe their interaction when discussing about Ms. Lopez’s family.…

Social work is a profession that supports individuals, groups, and communities in a changing society and create social conditions favorable to the well being of people and society.(Miley Handout) Social welfare is the array of governmental programs, services and institutions designed to maintain the stability and well being of society.(pg 24) Examples of social welfare programs are, but not limited to: Food Stamps or SNAP, Medicaid, SSI(Supplemental Security Income), Section 8 housing, and Pell…

(Marsh, Doel, & Community Care (Organization: Great Britain),2005). By identifying the problem the social worker will then be able to set out tasks for the parents to work on either together or individually. This approach may be criticised due to the initial focus on problems rather than strengths, however the main goal is to work toward the objective (moving out of poverty through employment) by completing the tasks or steps agreed (Teater,…

interested in working with individuals in a helping capacity, which led me to pursue a degree in Sociology and Child, Youth, & Family Studies. My education and continued activism in the social services have inspired me to pursue a career in social work. I am particularly interested in empowering others, challenging oppression and injustice through community activism, and advocating for marginalized and vulnerable populations who lack the platforms needed…

my bachelor’s degree is not social work, I did not have a lot of social work specific information, especially information pertaining to ethics. This reflection point made me realize the importance of becoming aware and understanding the Code of Ethics. No matter how it is googled there is no doubt there is a consensus about how important the Code of Ethics is. During some research on this topic I found this, “An example of the importance of ethics in social work can be found in a recent North…

Although we as human beings have our biases, in dealing with politics, the justice system, etc. I personally believe it is our job as future SSW’s to set them aside in order to effectively work with the individuals we are dealing with. I would put my part by learning about how these different systems have treated them and further brainstorm how they could have treated them better and appropriately. I will try my best to understand the crime…

Social workers have to regularly deal with the dilemmas and ethics of dealing with people and working with an alienated youth is one such situation. The ethics of the situation can include the youth as the reasoning for a youth to require social work intervention before dealing with the friends behaviour is important as why haven’t they spoken of the behaviour or ‘coming out’ or at least attempted too. Has the client assumed discrimination and is now using the social worker to justify extreme…