Social work is a deep passion for me. I am inspired to pursue a career in the social work field because I believe in genuinely helping people to the best of my ability and not only when it is convenient. There are people in the world that need help and in order for them to receive help they need excellent professionals who can provide them with services and direct them to an appropriate place where their needs can be met. I want to be that excellent professional who can do that for people. My inspiration
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article explain that social work is a profession for those who make a full time job of it. It is not a profession for those who incidentally contribute part of themselves to active philanthropy. A person can be a professional if he had done the thinking and is ready to bear the responsibility of execution or application of thought. The article conveys that social work is not totally a profession as it is only an intellectual activity and a function that is linked individuals with social functioning problems
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Self-Reflection Fabiana Hillary CST/110 May 26‚ 2013 Shaunda Durham‚ M.A.‚ Ed. D. Candidate Self-Reflection Discussing individuality is not always easy. Reflecting on personal behaviors‚ attitudes and feelings involves more emotion than most are willing to show. On the other hand‚ it is necessary to know and understand everything related to the self to be able to communicate effectively since self and communication are extensively related. The objective of this paper is to discuss the connections
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Option 2 Horalambus and Holborn (1990) said that sociological theory is a study which expained human and how the social ‘work’ in the society. Glucksmann (2006) identified work as compete tasks which provide people to make a living in the society and economic. There are six different perspectives to study about society: Scientific Management and Psychological Humanism‚ Durkheim‚ Marx‚ Weber‚ Symbolic Interaction‚ and Post-Modernism. These different perspectives are very useful in the society. Most
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Being that it is written in to the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics for social workers to ensure social justice and the dignity and worth of the person‚ the negative consequences that are brought about by the portrayal of gender roles in the media are relevant to the career. Gender related stereotypes can lead to a multitude of social injustices that can hinder the success of individuals by limiting amount of opportunities and sources of empowerment available to them (NASW
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discussed politics and social justice issues. At the dinner table‚ my father usually talked about the government’s corruption and their injustice against the poor or children. Because of these early exposures to social justice‚ I became deeply passionate and sensitive to inequality. However‚ at the time I didn’t think I could change the situations‚ thus I accepted it as a part of life. It was not until I studied abroad in the United States that I learned more about social justice‚ such as oppression
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Defining Social Work Social Work is a professional service‚ committed to helping vulnerable service users to promote positive changes in their lives. A Social Worker will help them to address their problem/s and aims to assist a service user to overcome serious difficulties in their lives‚ providing care‚ protection or counselling through social support. Social Work practice consists of the professional application of Social Work values‚ skills and techniques. The main five core values of a Social
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Group Process Social work practitioners employ different types of strategies when working with treatment groups. These strategies are designed to meet the individual needs of each member as well as the needs of the group. The purpose of this particular group was to provide psycho-education‚ support and treatment to its members. The goal of this treatment group was to rehabilitate members and restore them to their formal level of functioning (Toseland and Rivas‚ 2011). The group was led by
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did was with a recent Texas State school of social work graduate. She is currently working as a case manager for a child placing agency. Unfortunately‚ I didn’t have the pleasure of interviewing her face to face. However‚ the responses that she gave were very insightful and I gained a lot of information in regards to her specific line of work and the social work profession. I found it very interesting that as she went through her time in the social work program that as she learned more about the
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teacher‚ and counselor. The objective at DFS is to help people in need and educate them towards self-sustainability. In this paper I will be talking about my Professional and Educational Growth‚ Current Knowledge and Skills‚ and Educational and Career Goals. 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
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