The career that I want to pursue is social work. I enjoy talking to people‚ helping them with their problems‚ and try to make their bad days better; I already have some trained skills‚ which I have learned in places that I did some volunteer work in the past. I also worked babysitting children of different ages and tutored others in some basic subjects. My experience of having my own small business plus all the volunteer work in the places I mentioned above‚ gave me a head start by assisting individuals
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what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better”‚ treatment and intervention is not an easy task. However‚ the social worker can apply valuable skills to help the process. With a proper engagement‚ a client can feel worthy of a social worker’s time and expertise‚ and feels more hopeful that change is possible and life can be better. It is important to note that there are multiple treatment approaches and that it may be necessary to change interventions if a client is not progressing
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL CASE WORK Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals‚ families‚ groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. It aims to help people develop their skills and their ability to use their own resources and those of the community to resolve problems. Social work is concerned with individual and personal problems but also with broader social issues such as poverty‚ unemployment and domestic violence. Social Case Work‚ a primary method
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The lack of assistance and mental health care from the Veteran Affairs office had driven my father to the edge of hopelessness. My situation and the situation of countless other oppressed families motivated me to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Social Work‚ and have the opportunity to advocate for those individuals facing difficult situations at any point in their life‚ serve as a guide
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The volunteer licensed social worker for the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas who grew up in a rough neighborhood in Detroit. She found that social work came naturally to her‚ as the other kids in her neighborhood would come to her with their problems. She had been talking with people about their issues such as drug and alcohol abuse‚ gang violence‚ and poverty since she was a young child‚ so it seemed natural for her to go into social work. However‚ she did have to fight the prejudices of her
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Social workers advocate for individuals and families within the community who lack autonomy and create environments that allow them an equal opportunity to thrive. Social workers level the playing field across the board for individuals and families who have struggled with hardships‚ terminal illnesses‚ mental health disorders and other adverse environmental situations that inhibit their ability to thrive within society. Social workers accomplish this by providing individuals and families a sense
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and so inspiration to further evaluate this‚ is of interest. There is strong association to social work‚ in that before someone goes into care‚ social workers are already involved with supporting the family‚ and whilst the aim is to keep the family together‚ social workers are largely a part of decisions to remove children‚ and put them into care (Cocker & Allain‚ 2010). Therefore‚ it is fair to say social work intervention exists right from the start‚ throughout a child being in care‚ the transition
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Advocacy in relation to social work Advocacy can be defined as ‘pleading the case of another’ or as a means of transferring power back to the client to enable them to control their own affairs. Social workers interview their clients and sometimes liaise with other professionals in order to assess their needs and draw up a plan of action. When a social worker takes on a case‚ the first thing they have to do is make an assessment‚ that is‚ decide on the appropriate course of action. It may be a question
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“Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal” (Kirst-Ashman). There are multiple fields of practice in social work; each addressing a certain population or specific need. My experience visiting four social agencies gave me a better insight on what it really means to work as a licensed social worker. To complete my field survey I interviewed
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