Introduction The path to becoming a clinical social worker has been as rewarding as it has been challenging. I have enjoyed every moment of learning as it has helped shape me into the person and professional I want to be. My original career path was not that of a Social Worker but once I had chosen the path of becoming a Social Worker everything started to make sense. I felt like I had found a place to belong and a feeling of “rightness”. I feel I still have a lot to learn when it comes to being a clinical Social Worker. I feel that I am able to perform many different theories or practices but I have a hard time putting a name to the theory that I am using. Honestly, a social workers job is never done so I expect to be learning for the rest of my life. I want to be able to help as many people as I can with the work that I am doing in the most ethical and professional way. I feel that my passion for helping others and drive to become a clinical social worker fit the mission of AU and NASW. Going into the advanced years of study I feel like I have been adequately prepared to face the challenges ahead. By taking a few years off between my undergraduate and my graduate programs I was able to receive experience in the field and gain knowledge that I would not have …show more content…
I am not saying that I never could but if I did, I would struggle. This population is children. I have a very hard time with children. I am not a kid person. I do not even want to have children myself. I can work with children on a small scale but if my main focus was children it would take a lot out of me. It would require a lot of effort from me that would leave me drained. I would not last long in a child centered career. I struggle with interacting with children and understanding them. I am aware of this limitation and I try everything in my power to not let it affect my
As a child growing up in an impoverished neighborhood and in a low income family; I always had dreams and goals of helping other families that endured the same struggles I encountered as a child. My desire grew stronger as I watched my grandmother effortlessly helping the lives of battered women and children. She was very passionate about everything she did to help someone even if she had to use her last dime. Her devotion and aspiration to help people in need is why I chose to pursue a career in social work. She was my role model and a perfect example of someone I would love to be like. Choosing a career in social work comes with ample of field opportunities which are one of the reasons why I am interested in
Choosing a career is a very important aspect to people’s lives. One goes to college, usually around the age of eighteen, and by the time they leave they are expected to have decided on the career that they will have for the rest of their lives. Being a psychology and interpersonal communication major, I have always had an interest on relationships between individuals given certain stimuli presented to them. I want to have the ability to touch people’s lives by helping them understand themselves and why they behave the way in which they behave. Relationships are such an important aspect to the process of human growth, and they impact each and every one of us. Due to this assessment of myself, I have decided to go to college to pursue my goals of being a clinical social worker.
It was a tie between a psychologist and a social worker that I wanted to research. All this time I thought I wanted a career in psychology. Going through all that I have really learned about myself, I felt that I am better rounded for a career in social work. I believe that I have the skills and I will gain the knowledge to make it in this career. I also learned that just like psychology, there is many sub areas of social work. I could be working with people with disabilities, those with addictions, and my personal favorite children (OOH). Lastly, depending on what area interests me the most, the salaries do differ and each area will be continuing to grow in population.
My name is Erica James and I am here today to talk about the Social Work profession and what it has not only done for me but for others and what it would mean to me to become part of the MSW program. I believe that so much of our life is affected by how we were raised and the experiences we had during childhood. Regardless of whether we are ever able to comprehend fully many of the events, our emotions and opinions are real. From birth we are placed in a social setting among things that have us either more vulnerable to living a beneficial or dysfunctional life. Society continues to create wide forms of social injustice that delay gradual change towards individual well-being and human equality. However, the ambition of gradually overcoming
Despite my interest in helping people, choosing social work major is a path that was design for me before realizing it. My revelation about social work first starts with my personal experience. Growing up as a child, losing a father, a mother that I thought she died, siblings that I was used to see everyday and disappear, moving and living in five different countries to find peace and security through United Nations, being abused and neglected, losing my dignity as a woman in the society, missing school for 10 years had impacted my life and helped me see the world in my own unique perspectives. These experiences show how my journey was filled with so much pain. In my darkest times, there was a little bit of light in my way that showed helped
A social worker has a very important job. Social workers help children and families in need of food, homes, and health care. They help children have a brighter future. There are many different types of social work. There are mental health, child and family, elementary, and high school social workers.
Seeking the field of social worker transpired from my personal experiences with a variety of change agents who have positively impacted my life. I see my future as a social worker as stepping stones for me giving back to a community that once supported me. Social work is in the business of helping others with the intentions of improving their well-being. My vision for my profession in social work will embody my core values. With the help of a self-guided assessment, my core values are integrated into justice, family and influencing common good in society (Center for
My interest in social work stems from a love of volunteering that I possessed ever since I was a young child expressing great enthusiasm for church and school service events. As I grew older, I began volunteering for many other community events, such as serving over 200 hours at a local hospital, helping with free cancer screenings, and fitting children with free bike helmets. I even created my own donation drive for a local women’s and children’s shelter. I feel the best when I am striving to create positive changes in my community and for struggling, marginalized individuals. Social services have been a part of my life for a very long time, and I want it to continue to be on a professional level.
There have been many life experiences that have led me to pursue a career as a Social Worker. During my life I was always taught to help others. I grew up in an atmosphere where everyone was taught that as a southerner, you must show southern hospitality towards everyone. My mothers Leadership role has truly helped me to understand the importance of helping others. To be a Social Worker has shown to be a reflection of my childhood and how I was raised. I first realized how strongly I felt about my career choice, after the birth of my oldest daughter. I made my first promise to myself to always protect her and any other children that needed my protection. After she began school, I would visit the school as much as I could to let her know that even when she thought I wasn’t, I was there for her. During those visits the children in her class would tell me stories. Regardless of how sad or how mad the stories made me I enjoyed listening. They inspired me. The stories made me feel that protecting children is my mission on earth, that is why I have dedicated myself to doing whatever it takes to make my childhood vision reality.
In the careers in social work class, I learned so much about how to prepare for an interview and about everybody mistakes people makes about job search. For example, “before an interview learn how to conduct a research, find out about the job, and record your interview and look back at it”. These idea points will help me prepare for a job interview in the near future. Dr. Baracka gave us some good viewpoints about what to do before, day of, and after an interview. These guidelines will help me when it comes time for me to do an interview, and I will be prepared ever time.
The Social service profession has an increasingly high turnover rate that is close to over 30% according to Child Welfare Information Gateway. Why is the turnover/burnout rate so high for social work focusing on child welfare? This research paper will focus on answering the above question along with giving a brief history on the social work career. This paper will also contain information on what social workers do on a daily basis, the public perception of them while discussing the many division and salary of this profession.
After doing some research my interest seems to lead me to my first career choice to become a social worker. I believe in my heart I would be good at this position because I love to help families work through difficult time and to help them better themselves. I would observe the chase and carry out steps that needs to be done to help the individual with the situation. I would use excel, access and word to document patient problems, special information, and their progress they are making. The jobs in this field is work at a hospital, school, hospice center, private homes, food stamp office and courts. I would enjoy working in any of these places.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Never, never, be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” Social workers should never be afraid to help someone in need. A career as a Social worker can be an educational and a life-changing career as they help change people’s lives for the better.
For years, when I thought of Social Workers, I imagined a person coming into a client’s home and taking their kids away for neglect. Later, I found out that social workers could go into so many dimensions, such as clinical social workers, case mangers, and even administrative positions in agency settings. Furthermore, I realized that I was maturing into an adult. For example, when I began telling people of my decisions to become a social worker, a lot ...
Becoming a social worker is the highest goal I am ecstatic to achieve in life. The social work profession speaks to me unlike any other profession, because I have the opportunity be a guiding light in someone’s life. Through social work, I will be able to help all types of people make decisions while at the same time advocate for their individual rights. By attending the University of Kansas, I believe I will be able to emerge myself in the best academic environment to work toward achieving my goal.