senior at Kentucky State University. I have always wanted to be a social worker growing up‚ because I’ve watched my mother change so many people’s life in this career. A social worker helps people of all different cultures and backgrounds and doesn’t discriminate against anybody. I’ve always been a helping person and I’ve always been the type of person who people come to for advice. People always felt comfortable telling me personal experience because I’ve never been the type of person to judge somebody
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To whom may concern: I am writing to apply for an opportunity in the Master Social Work program at Fordham University. I will be earning my BSW in May‚ 2016 from Lehman College. I will bring to this opportunity strong management skills and experience in environmental family setting and leadership training. I earned a lot of experience working with children in a variety of settings‚ including foster care and teacher aid. I possess strong observational skills‚ fluency in Spanish and a demonstrated
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Personal Goals There are many reasons why I chose a profession in the social work field. Some of the reasons why I chose to work in this area stem from my childhood experiences. As a child‚ I was pretty much on my own‚ my parents were pretty much absent and I had to take care of myself and sometimes them‚ I also took care of my siblings. The only teacher I had to encourage me was my 7th grade Social Studies teacher‚ Mr. Schaal‚ (he was killed in a car wreck after I started high school) with no guidance
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Social Work research can affect the validity and how reliable research findings are‚ which affects the outcome of research hypothesis. My personal biases came in the form of opinion that I had regarding Individuals and families on the Welfare which I was unaware of before I started my MASS program. I had the notion that everyone on the Welfare were lazy‚ refused to work because they enjoy collecting free benefits from the government. If I was supposed to engaged in a research Why individuals and
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Other early recollection I’ve had for of my passion for mental health and Social work has to be when I was about ten years old. At the time my best friend’s mom would babysit us at her job from time to time. During the summer time‚ my parents were working during the day‚ and most days they would leave me at my best friend’s house and her grandmother would take care of us. However‚ there were a few instances when her grandmother could not take care of us and my friend’s mom would have no choice other
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an active member of my community‚ have leadership positions in several organizations‚ I perform professionally in a cultural band‚ and I even compete in soccer year-round. While people of my background are consistently trapped at the bottom of the social hierarchy‚ I am proud of who I am and I would not change it for the world. My low socioeconomic status and the racial marginalization I suffer in this country has made me the vibrant young man I am today and formulated my long-term goal to rid my
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: Single Occupation : Delivery Boy Date of Admission : December. 22‚ 2011 Date Administered Test : February 7‚ 2013 Case : Frustrated murder Social Worker : Mam Shiena I. General Observation The subject wears Sando‚Black Short . He is in fair complex‚ black eyes and bald. Noticeably he was some mole in his neck . Among the 4 siblings. He is the youngest. At
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Paula: I feel that although these attempts at reaching out to you have been futile‚ I want you to know how I feel without any expectation that you respond. Firstly‚ I am deeply saddened that we have not been able to talk‚ and attempt to have some dialogue with the hope of closure and peace for both of us. I understand why this would be difficult for you given how our relationship ended‚ and I take responsibility for this. I acted out of hurt‚ anger‚ and I dug my feet in without also considering
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In the developmental systems theory‚ a person is not only biology‚ only psychology‚ or only social system. Rather‚ the individual is a combination of those systems‚ which is referred to as biopsychosocial. Social workers must see the multiple levels of organization that exist within a human’s development as part of a complex developmental system. Social workers have to take into account the interactions of multiple factors in assessing clients and situations. Usually our backgrounds are more in the
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members. I was given the topics of discharged planning‚ who would be part of the multidisciplinary team members and community supports. I also worked with Sierra to develop a teaching and learning plan. I contacted Connie Polling‚ the Renal Social Work at KBRH and set up a time
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