Becoming A Social Worker

There are several goals that I hope to achieve by pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work. Pursuing a MSW will provide me with the knowledge, tools, and skills-set that will be fundamental to the achievement my career goals outlined below.

For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to pursue a career in social work. Helping others is something I have always been passionate about and I hope to be able to make a difference in the lives of those around me. Throughout my life, I have always been the person my friends would go to when something was wrong and they needed to talk. Growing up, I also experienced close family members struggle with addiction and mental health problems. I have seen how damaging these experiences can be on an individual. I have also witnessed the effects these experiences can have on family relationships. My personal occurrences have instilled in me a further desire to become a social worker.

This paper explores the world of a Drug treatment Social Worker from an in person interview. The Interview with Melissa Rios Malave(LMSW,CASAC)(2015) demonstrated how much of an impact social workers can have on a person/community. Melissa Rios Malave specializes in drug treatment; prior to this interview I thought drug treatment was a waste of time and waste for government funding. Mrs. It is essential that social workers know their clients and know their cultures even better. Malave gave an in depth description of the role of a social worker in the drug treatment department. This paper examines the sights and sounds of a social worker.

Choosing to pursue this education to become a Social Service Worker has been a life long passion; living a so called “roller coaster” of a life and being subjected to many things, enjoyable and regretful has helped me in many ways to comprehend what it is to truly have human empathy and compassion for others. A veteran at life in its lowest and highest forms, and feeling completely alone and hopeless at times; being subjected to sexual and physical abuse, seeing what alcohol and drugs do to families, how poverty effects children and loved ones. Fortunately there were a few individuals that reached out, bring me up out of the darkness. This is something that I feel in my heart that needs to be given back, for me to provide someone the empowerment that others have given me, to show that there is hope and give reason to keep going, individuals who feel desperate, help to raise their chances, dreams and the basic needs of life. Having the knowledge of education to give these resources for expert referrals to assist people in desperate times, so they can live the life that is deserving and fulfilling to them, therefore this is my ultimate goal!

There are so many career path options. What is good for one, is not always good for all. I have been contemplating many different options and I have finally chosen one. The career path I have chosen is to take the summer off and work at home doing day care. Then return to Argosy University in September, to start my bachelor’s degree in psychology with a concentration on child adolescents. During which, I will volunteer with a local organization called the Family Promise of Green County. Finally I will graduate with my bachelor’s degree in 2018 and get a job in Green County Human Services as a social worker. I have chosen this path because it suits my educational needs and balances my family and work needs. My only concern is not having the face to face communication, which I believe is important in the preparation of a psychology degree. However, by taking a volunteer position with the Family Promise Organization of Green County, I hope to get this experience. This paper will identify my skills and experiences needed for this path along with the skills and experiences I already have. Additionally, I will identify my strengths and weaknesses. Lastly, I will create a plan for meeting these goals and gaining these skills and experiences.

When I started thinking about my future, becoming a Social worker was never in my plans. I knew that I always wanted to help people; I just never thought I could make a career out of it. When was younger, I spent time working at a nursing home serving them dinner. During my time working there, I was able to get to know the elderly patients and began to enjoy spending time with them, and just being someone, they could talk to. I also worked at a summer camp and an after-school program, which was the first jobs that sparked my interest in wanting to work with children. After working both of these jobs, I strongly felt that I wanted to become a teacher. My academic concentration during my first three years of college was Early Childhood Education,

I am in college for one reason and one reason only; to further my education and earn a degree. Coming to SBU has always been my dream, I have always had an appreciation for the fact that by attending this university I can get a Christian based education. Beginning my journey here at SBU I have already wrestled with deciding on a major. Upon my arrival I thought I was going into English Education and then soon after I arrived I had decided on Christian Ministry, but again decided that wasn’t right for me. That process is what has brought me to where I am today; pursuing a degree in Social Work.

Hello Wendy, in response to your question, the area of social work I can envision myself pursing will be in area of child welfare. This is because of my love for children and I believe that all children have the right to stable homes where they can be well care for and their safety from abuse and neglect is guarantee. I believe children’s welfare should be a priority for both governments and communities in which they live.

Being a social worker was and still is something I wanted to do well before I really understood what being a social worker meant. I knew after years of working with children and families, as well as homeless men, women, and veterans that; becoming a social worker was what I wanted to be, was going to become, and who or what was meant to be. It wasn’t until after getting into the University of South Carolina as a Biology major that I realized that that wasn’t what I was meant to be doing. But, before that, I looked into becoming a neonatal physician and again, the more I thought about it the less confident I was going that route. What I did know was that, while I wasn’t sure if wanted to work in that specific profession, I did want to work with

Information the social worker gathers can help inform the rest of the client’s healthcare team, as well as inform them about how best to treat their illness, manage the disease, and even how they can best interact with the client. They can even help the client weave their way through the healthcare system and find local resources to help the client manage day-to-day life. [ (Careers, 2006) ]

A social worker has a very important job. Social workers help children and families in need of food, homes, and health care. They help children have a brighter future. There are many different types of social work. There are mental health, child and family, elementary, and high school social workers.

I was in grade 10 when I thought of becoming a social worker. As social worker practitioner the fields that interest me to work in is domestic violence and child abuse because I want to make change to the society. Also Mahatma Gandhi was my major inspiration through this quote “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. Than an idea came to me, why not involve my contribution to the wide variety of communities. My communication with school counsellors and social workers has impacted my choice of desiring to study social work. I realised that if I have had a chance of seeing a social worker when I was young, things would have been much easier and less stressful. I want to provide opportunities that I did not encounter to other people. This essay will reflect my past experience, motivation and why I want to be a social worker, values, beliefs and theory of practice.

Currently, I am a senior at San Jose State majoring in social work meaning I have a general idea of how time-consuming obtaining a social work degree can be. I am aware that class schedules, seminars, and field practicums are demanding and must be the main priority. My intentions are to get into the two-year master program on campus meaning that the first year will consist of two days of internship and the second year will have three days of internship along with that classes that will only be held in the day time. Although I am used to working full-time and being a full-time student, I know that is hard to manage in the MSW program. For the first time in five years, I am going to work part-time and delicate my weekdays for the only school

Social Work is a powerful, selfless profession. We as a profession enable persons within a community achieve positive and beneficial goals. We speak for those who can’t speak for themselves while teaching them how to speak for themselves. The profession of social work is about putting the needs of others before self. I have decided to pursue social work as a profession due to my desire of wanting to help others to set and accomplish their own personal beneficial goals. The profession is all about making a difference for me as the worker and leaving a lasting impact on the lives of my clients. From my experience and studies I have learned social work is a profession that provides a variety of services for clients, families, groups, communities, and society. I want to be able to help clients learn how to help themselves, which requires me as their social worker to be capable of recognizing the issues at hand and also be knowledgeable enough to carry out the duties that would be necessary to help that client progress in life. I feel that social work is a profession that should not be taking lightly. This field of work is about enhancing the quality of life and leaving the situation you encounter in a better state than when you as the worker made first contact. A person in this field has to be able to handle stress and also be committed to performing a task at their highest

Of all the typical needs in the readings Becoming a Helper, the two needs that most motivated and influenced me to become a Social Service Worker are as follows, making an impact and caring for others, these two needs are important to me because they are part of who I am as a person. Hence, applying these needs in the field of a Social Service Worker will allow me to make an impact by addressing various areas of needs a client might have. Such as, homelessness, unemployment, depression family violence, and child neglect. Thus, using these quality needs will surely help me to bring-about positive changes and finding solution to these issues while working as a Social Service Worker.