I Want To Be A Victim Specialist

As Swami Sivananda once said, “Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success,” (“Inspiration Quotes”). During high school, people tend to put in all their effort to get good grades, get a high GPA, and join worthwhile activities. Most people also choose what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. Not only is it important that I pick something that I’ll enjoy, it’s also important that I pick out something that I would love to do without ever feeling weary. After much debate, something I know I would enjoy to do is something with helping others and making sure people know where they stand. Careers that would match my interest would either be a victim specialist or a social worker. Although
Being able to communicate well with others, listen to others, manage your own stress and emotions, be trustworthy, and being able to work well under stressful situations are all some important traits required to be a social worker and victim specialist, although they are applied to their jobs differently (HP) (“Social Workers”). First of all, social workers generally have to work with children who are generally easier to work with. Children are usually easier to calm down and reason with than adults when it comes to complex situations. To the contrary, victim specialists have to apply those skills more generally with adults, who are usually harder to calm down and reason with than children. Being a social worker or a victim specialist will require the ability to string these requirements together for the better of
A victim specialist generally updates victims of a crime on what is happening with their case. They also help assist with any preparations before the trail, and give any available assistance to survivors (HP). Social workers, on the other hand, help people, generally children, cope with everyday issues in their daily lives (“Social Workers”). Social workers also have the responsibility to help manage cases, and they also work with children who have been physically harmed/neglected (Echaore-McDavid 171). Being a victims services specialist would require me to work with traumatized victims and witnesses to a crime, while social services would primarily help children find a safe home and get them the counseling they