Personal Strengths and Weaknesses What are my personal strengths and weaknesses? When I think about this question‚ the first thing that comes to mind is a job interview. I‚ like most people‚ find this simple question to be the most stressful moment of any interview. I want to give an answer that is imaginative but does not give the interviewer a bad impression of myself. In this paper‚ I will describe my strengths and weaknesses as I would to a job interviewer. I will give specific examples of
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I have always enjoyed helping others which is also the main reason why social work appeals to me. I would like to take up this course as it will help me gain a more depth knowledge by working with people who are facing problems such as abuse in families. During my secondary school days‚ I participated in a scheme which involves teaching primary sixth children in passing their secondary English exams by practicing verbal conversations fluently‚ presenting self-written speeches with confidence‚ basic
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questions that were asked during the recent survey‚ my top five strengths are Activator‚ Relator‚ Strategic‚ Communication‚ and Adaptability. Going into this survey‚ I thought I knew what my main strengths were. Come to find out; I was right for the most part‚ but I have a few more strengths than what I thought. Adaptability and Strategic are new to me‚ now to figure out how to use them. Not knowing the technical words of my strengths‚ I have always known that I am an Activator‚ Realtor‚ and have
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of Chicago Social Services Department (2013). Laura Epstein developed what is commonly known amongst social workers for short-term psychotherapy. Epstein developed the method encouraging clients to engage in decision making as part of the therapy. She found most cases are likely to discontinue therapy under this method with great success. Her work is tested and implemented in clinical social work practice in 20th century (University of Chicago‚ 1996). William J. Reid was a social work scholar and
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rehabilitation program and their therapeutic methods. The purpose is to find the effectiveness of addressing juvenile delinquents’ personal needs such as getting assistance with substance abuse treatment‚ job placement‚ skill training‚ housing‚ and social interactions with peers and family. This program combines the therapeutic treatment with the focus on their personal needs. This program evaluates the effectiveness on juveniles because they tend to return to the justice system and have high rates
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The three strengths that I relate the most too is learning‚ achieving‚ and responsibility. Majority of my experiences are with these three strengths. I already know who I am without having to take this test. I think that it’s cool that this strengths quest quiz was right on the money. First‚ I love learning about everything. I am always reading and studying. My husband likes to call me a know it all because if I don’t know something I am googling about it. I want to continue my education. I just
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Man is primarily a member of a social community. He should not only be concerned about himself but also for the welfare and development of society as a whole. It is truly said that “Jana-Seva” is “Janardhana-Seva”. The feeling of self-satisfaction that comes when one sees the unshed tears of joy in the eyes of one whose hunger has been appeased‚ whose thirst has been allayed and whose needs are fulfilled is indeed heavenly. Why we should do social service: Man lives in the society. He learns
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essay is to explore and outline the role of the social worker. As Mark Dole highlighted‚ the role of a social worker is a complex and misunderstood role within a contemporary society. The role of the social worker ranges from being a wise eyed idealist to a realist. Social work is misunderstood by the public and media. Mark Dole in his book on skills required for social worker (2011) quotes Margaret Thatcher who famously said: ‘anyone could be a social worker: all that was needed was time on their
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understanding of the different theories relating to Social Work. And last but not least I would like to express my gratitude to my friends and especially my family for the time they lent me and for guidance and understanding of the importance of this project. Thank you all. INTRODUCTION According to the National Association of Social Workers Board of Director‚ “Social Work is the professional activity of helping individuals
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become physically‚ mentally‚ or sexually abused. As Social Workers is important to repeatedly maintain education in order to apply the best skills possible in helping the children and the youth. Younger children tend to gear towards their older siblings. Unfortunately some children do not have the privilege of having a family support nor older siblings. The reason why some students after completing training join as volunteers siblings is to work in the shelters to help young residents. The support
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