have the answer. I want to help people. I will help people. I am going to be a social worker. Social work was something I discovered a few years ago after reading some books that featured teenagers in foster care. While my choice in fiction wasn’t a literary masterpiece‚ it sparked my interest in something I had virtually no experience with before. For some unbeknownst reason a career as important and needed as social work is hardly ever broadcasted
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My motivation for becoming a social worker has stemmed from my past experiences growing up as a child. My family moved from Guyana to the United States when I was a young child. As an immigrant family‚ my parents suffered financially to provide for my brother and I. Not only did we suffer from poverty my younger was also born with Down syndrome. My parents did not know much about this mental illness disorder coming from a third world country‚ there is not sufficient information and resources about
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with situations or stress of having members of the society battling substance use and abuse. Addiction counselor conveys hope‚ reducing resistance and ambivalence‚ recognizing and managing feelings‚ identifying and supporting personal strengths and social assets‚ breaking down problems into parts that can be solved more readily‚ and maintaining a focus on goals and the means of achieving them (Barker‚ 1995). Mediator The mediator role involves resolving arguments or conflicts micro‚ mezzo‚ or
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abuse by virtue of the pain it gives the individual. It is a measure of tutoring a child showing the gravity of his or her action was not acceptable to the family‚ kindred‚ and community. Having seen these corporal punishments‚ my career as a social worker will advocate for a positive change in child parenting. At this level‚ I was born in a family that has passion in helping people. However‚
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Why do you want to be a Social Worker? When I was at a very low part of my life I decided to become a Social Worker. I was eighteen years old‚ my father was incarcerated for the third time of his life‚ my mother wasn’t in the picture‚ and she hasn’t been in my life since I was a little girl. At the time I was still in high school‚ leaving me alone with no parents or home to call mine. I moved in with my uncle who took me as his daughter. Months later‚ it felt like my life was over again. My uncle
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very challenging. However‚ to a social worker it is possible with education‚ research‚ and the willingness to make a difference and service our people no matter the background or population. Being a civilian social worker requires a lot of studying and research to service serviceman because of the lack of experience and the unknown about what happens in the military‚ compared to someone who’s been in the military. Soldiers that are transitioning prefer a social worker who has experience with the military
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clinical social work‚ is a compilation of methods and theories. But to be able to apply their knowledge and skills effectively clinical social workers need to follow a code of ethics. Ethics arise from metaphysics and epistemology‚ such as Plato’s Theory of Forms and Theory of the Divided Line that he explains in his dialogue‚ Republic. According to Plato‚ one must have knowledge of reality and a foundation built on reason to know how to live a righteous life. Ultimately‚ clinical social workers will
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role of the social care worker Written Questions 1. Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship. (1.1) • In working relationship there is a hierarchy or chain of command: i.e. you take instructions from a manager because you have agreed to do this and they are your professional superior and supervisor. They are responsible for ensuring you do your job as per your job description. This is not the case in a personal relationship. • In social care all
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Human rights dilemmas facing social workers The primary objective of social work is to improve the living conditions of human beings and help them in meeting basic human needs‚ with special focus on people who are oppressed or those living in poverty. Social workers relentlessly work towards ending various form of social injustice such as discrimination‚ oppression and poverty through a coordinated effort that includes consultation‚ administration‚ policy‚ advocacy‚ social and political action‚ policy
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The development of social media in the 21st century has proven to have impacted so many parts of society. Social media is the creation and sharing of content on the internet with websites‚ profiles‚ images‚ or videos that may be personal or more informative based. Workers unions in particular have definitely been affected by the new development. Social media has a vast influence on unions in the 21st century because it provides a new versatile platform for workers to gather and share information
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