Without disclosing personal information‚ what are the reasons and experiences that led you to choose social work as a profession? I have always felt a calling to help people in my life‚ and I never wanted to be a person without a purpose. I feel social work will help me fulfill my purpose‚ because I can help individuals less fortunate. I first started my life of purpose by joining the military and giving back to my country. The military help me find my reason for giving back to individuals who
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In the Master of Social Work series‚ Sessions the viewer is introduced to the Parker family through a series of five videos. Sara Parker and her daughter‚ Stephanie Parker currently live together in a two-bedroom apartment. Sara is a 72-year-old widow who has started to show signs of dementia and attends a senior day center where she receives treatment for depression. In addition‚ Sara is a hoarder and a compulsive shopper. 48-year-old Stephanie suffers from bipolar disorder‚ as a teenager she tried
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I would like to study Social Work because I feel it will lead me directly to one of the most emotionally fulfilling careers available‚ as well as giving me the chance to help people’s families and people’s wellbeing. This course will give me the opportunity to study something that involves both academic and practical study‚ which I feel would suit me best. Studying an Access to Nursing course has given me a valuable insight into the health sector and the way the mind works. My experience and knowledge
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Social work is certainly a necessity in our society today. Social work consist of the help of professionals who care about others welfare. Social workers can practice their profession in child welfare agencies‚ nursing homes‚ schools‚ or correction facilities. Being a social worker links people up with the right resources to make life easier for them in their time of need. Social welfare system of different programs‚ benefits‚ and services to help people meet their social economic educational and
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A part of this reading that really resonated with me as important to my social work practice‚ was the excerpt regarding the psychodynamic approach to social work intervention. I feel as though‚ often times‚ as social workers‚ we can neglect the internal motivations that drive a client to do what they are doing. I believe‚ that in order to comprehensively assist a client‚ I must first understand
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European countries‚ which has successively changed from a mainly ethnically homogeneous society into a multi-ethnic society due to international migration. Meanwhile‚ the issue of population aging are challenging social work practice in Sweden. This article gives an insight into social work for elder immigrants in Sweden‚ who are vulnerable because of previous events‚ cultural differences and communication difficulties. An interview case is introduced at the beginning to elicit some worrying conditions
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Professional and Educational Growth I have chosen social work because‚ I am always learning new things from the people I work with. I have found that people know their situations better than anyone because they are living it. As an intern at DFS I meet clients when they are at mentally‚ emotionally‚ physically and offer my assistance in managing complex issues or finding solutions.
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help different establishments. During my junior year in high school‚ I was the junior board member and I had the opportunity to help each of the juniors who were involved with Key Club. When I started attending the University of New Mexico‚ I began to work towards becoming a chaperone. I have volunteered at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta‚ The Weems Art-Fest‚ Light the Night‚ the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes‚ Big Brothers and Big Sisters‚ and many other great organizations. I have volunteered in donations
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1) Zhang Jie is a mature and responsible Primary Six student who will be taking his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year. His school made a referral and would like me to see Zhang Jie. I am a social worker in a community-based agency providing school-based social work. Zhang Jie’s teachers observed that for the past three months‚ Zhang Jie’s enthusiasm and concentration in class has declined. His grades too were affected. Zhang Jie expressed that he was feeling stress. He is stress
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To be an effective and competitive social worker‚ you will have to advocate for people with no voice‚ focus on their strengths and abilities instead of problems‚ serve and uphold the population but at the same time take care of well-being. During introduction to social welfare‚ we heard from numerous social workers and the areas of social work they practice. They each gave us feedback of skills we should either have or need to obtain. That includes developing time-management‚ communication and writing
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