Part One
When working with our clients, one of the many things we do is to help and empower them to come up with goals, objectives and tasks that can be met in their lives. This is also an important process for us as social workers and people to do as well. Lives of social workers, even as students of social work can become very stressful, hectic and overwhelming at times. It is during those difficult times that we must be mindful of ourselves and what our underlying needs may be. It is also important to understand what barriers might be in the way of obtaining our needs and what changes we will have to make in order to obtain our overall goal(s). In addition, when talking to our clients about goal setting, and when addressing our own goals is it important to be mindful, make reference to and use SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic & resourced, Time limited (Vivyan, 2010). By planning our goals using this system it will help this process be more rewarding, which in turn, will make this process even more motivating to continue in the future.
Goal, Objectives and Tasks When coming up with a personal goal that I wanted to obtain, the first thought that came to mind was school. To narrow it down I looked to Sheafor and Horejsi (2003) for help from their pages called Formulating Intervention Objectives. After re-reading these pages it guided me to decide on a fine tuned goal: To enhance my performance in school. My first objective will be to
My outside of school goals are to go outside more, save up money, and to chew more gum. I chose those going outside more because i remembered that when i was smaller i used to hang out with my friends outside but now we never do. My second goal is to save up some money to have just in case i need it for a particular reason and i want to use the money to buy some gum because i love gum. My last goal is to chew more gum i want to chew more gum because i always used to chew gum but now i never do so this semester i want to start chewing more gum but not in school.
If you do not set goals or achievements for yourself then, you will not be successful in life. One major goal that I set for myself is to be elected at the ROTC program at Colts Neck High School. Unfortunately, it will not be an easy goals to achieve. It is going to a long bumpy ride until I reach my destination. However, if I study hard, complete all of my school assignments, and get antoshining grades then, I can find a shortcut to make this ride shorter and maybe even smoother after all. Also, participation is one of the main keys to achieving this goal. I make sure that I participate in class and in after school activities such as track and field and basketball because then my teachers and my coach could recommend me. This single goal persily will overall make me smarter and a hardworking student by the end of the year.
The last goal I set for myself is using my time for wisely. Every time I would come back home from school, instead of doing my homework, I would either turn on the TV or use my phone. Later on, I motivated myself to do something more productive. For example, doing and finishing my homework, because I wanted to maintain good grades. I knew that if I wanted to make my parents proud, I would have to do good in school. My parents were my motivation to always try my hardest no matter what.
It is important for a social worker to remember their motivations for joining the profession as this will have a continued and lasting impact on their working practice. Whether unconsciously or intentionally a social worker will have agendas to achieve, whilst these may be noble and not necessarily detrimental to working practice, self-awareness is necessary to
Client will be asked to list three goals that she would like to achieve. “Goal setting is the process of collaborative identifying specific therapeutic outcomes for treatment”. Since sessions are not long three goals is a realistic number to approach. All of the goals must be measurable, observable, and achievable. Client goals are as followed: Feeling comfortable outside of her home, participating in senior program in neighborhood, and to travel downtown into the city and experience activities that she once enjoyed. Counselor agrees that the goals client listed are achievable. Both counselor and client can now develop an
My goal is that my education will prepare me to become a serviceable member of society by using my abilities in order to help lead the improvement of the community. This is my goal because I personally fill that as humans we should try to use our lives to make society a better place than when we arrived.
Your personal goals surrounding advocacy. As a social worker and advocate it’s imperative to set personal goals surrounding advocacy. According to Hoefer (2015), “Meeting client needs, both material and emotional, should be uppermost in the minds of social worker advocates” (p.35). One goal would be to advocate for fair and justifiable access to public services and benefits for my participants. Many time they arrive to shelter without any transportation and no public access in site. Advocate for equivalent treatment and protection under the law and challenge biases, that affect the defenseless and underprivileged. Another personal goal is to only concentrate on advocacy without any other
Throughout everyday life, many individuals create goals to keep themselves motivated and make them feel as though they are achieving a desired outcome. When working with a client, it is important to create goals, giving the client something to aim for. Goals are defined as “an observable and measurable end result having one or more objectives to be achieved within a more or less fixed timeframe” (Business Dictionary,
Goals that are developed collaboratively are beneficial for both counselor and client. When goals are developed collectively they can prove to be rewarding for both the counselor and the client. Goal setting is a very important part of the counseling process and should not be overlooked. Another strategy for success is teaching the client that adaptation should be the ultimate goal sought. Adaptation is the ability to adjust to ones' limitations
My educational goals include short term goals to help lead me to succeed in my long term goals. One of my short term goals is to conquer everyday assignments, so when it comes to the end of the six weeks I don't have low grades dragging my average down. Bell ringers have the same importance to me as tests do. Ultimately, I plan on this mindset helping me succeed
Empowering our clients should be the main focus, although providing clients with resources and helping with their immediate issues are important empowerment reins all. The clients that social workers will encounter will be some of the most disempowered people. Adversity will allow people to feel powerless and will ruin people’s self-esteem. The feeling of being powerless will make clients to become hopeless as a social worker it is our job to reassure and help the client realize their strengths and power.
Clear goals allow students to engage more and feel motivated to participate and do better in school.
Being an elementary school teacher comes with a tremendous amount of responsibilities. As a teacher, it is important to know how help all children learn, and contribute to the classroom in an effective way. With students having their own unique way of learning, and contributing to the class us as teachers need help our students find out where they shine in the classroom. As a teacher helping students learn in the way that beneficial to the student is the most important part of the job. A way to help the student succeed in the classroom is to find a goal they are passionate about, find a reward that helps give the child something to work towards. Whether it is an academic goal or them having to work to be able to stay on a sports team. According to Bigpicture.org learning goals are tools used for problem solving and offer a set of boundaries to help the students look at the real world. With helping students set goals it gives them the tools
Everyone should have personal goals that evolve around anything that needs to be accomplished. I set goals on a daily basis. One goal that I seem to have not truly focused on has been my college education. Considering all things, I decided I needed to focus on my college education. The first thing I needed to accomplish was to enroll in an institution for higher learning. Now that my enrollment is complete, I am an official student at the University enrolled in the undergraduate program for business management. As a student at the university, I now have to set personal goals so that I will be successful in my endeavors. My personal goals are to gain personal growth and development and graduate from my undergraduate program in business
I chose “Achievement Goals” because I can relate to the topic more than the others. Being that I am a physical education teacher and coach, I see achievement goals everyday with my students and players. Some of my students and players have performance (ego) goals or learning (task) goals. Performance (ego) goals are centered on the student/player performing only for peer or public recognition or the need for them to not look incompetent. Learning (task) goals are more centered on a focus on understanding learning and mastering a skill.