Personal Theory In Social Work

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Everyone has a different personal theory about human behaviour, why people encounter suffering and what makes counseling or therapy helpful. After learning about different mental and physical illnesses throughout secondary school and post secondary school, I began to discover my own beliefs about why people suffer. My theory suggests that suffering is caused by a persons childhood and family experiences. Since this is the beginning of my professional years in social work I am still in the process of distinguishing my own personal theory and may adjust my theory as this class progresses. My theory or opinion on why people encounter suffering is because of childhood and family experiences. I have created this theory because most mental illnesses do not develop without previous stressors. For example, when a client’s history contains child abuse or trauma, this may lead to suffering from depression, anxiety or other mental illnesses in the future. Questioning the clients past may help the social worker understand why they are in need of therapy and how to alleviate their suffering. I also …show more content…

I am looking forward to becoming a social worker and helping others within a clinical or counseling setting because I would like to end peoples suffering with a positive change. I need to learn more about the different theories and their relevance in contemporary social work. Learning about other theories would help me understand and improve my own personal theory when the limitations of childhood and family past experiences become evident within a case. This theory course will be helpful to explore the multiple theories in depth since I have not yet learned about them thoroughly. Furthermore, I am interested in clinical work and would like to pursue a career within a clinical setting after achieving my master’s degree in social

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