The Pros And Cons Of A Social Worker

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Ever since I was small I would hear stories from my parents, true recent stories they would hear from their hometown Tepezala in Mexico. Most of the stories were about children, children that were nothing but abused and no help was provided to them. But there was one story I heard about two years ago about a 10-year-old girl named Andrea who really impacted me. I was told she was not a planned baby in other words her mother came out pregnant at the age of 15. Like in most cases of young mothers, she didn’t receive support from the baby’s father and neither from her parents since she was already seen as a decrease. That is why she had no choice but to marry another man. She lived with the mans family were it was rumored she was nothing but abused by not only her husband but by his family. Maria was her name and she was the one who tried to protect her daughter Andrea from the same abuse and although her son who was the biological son of the abusive man she tried to protect him as well. Furthermore, because of cancer Maria died at the age of 25 and it was said that not even a decent funeral was given for her part and that not even the people from the town noticed because her death until later because …show more content…

I am stuck between a child and family social worker and a Medical social worker. Overall, if I were to become a child and family social worker my job would be to protect children or families from abuse or financial struggles. I would be the one who would intervene when a child is in danger, I would arrange adoptions or find foster families. But I were to become a Medical social worker I would work in hospitals help patients find out about resources the hospital offers or in their community. I would be able to work with medical staff regarding discharge plans, referrals to community agencies, and demand follow-up visits with with patients who have been

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