Personal Narrative: A Career As A Social Worker

I am currently working as a Case Manager and doing my internship as a Clinician at Leake and Watts Services Inc. I need two wear two hats in one job, which make my responsibilities even greater and extensive. The population that I am working is the unaccompanied children, which are the children that are crossing the border to the United States.

My first day on the job as a new Licensed Bachelor Social Worker and my client is about to walk through the door, my feelings would be all over the place. I would first feel excited because it took me a long time to get where I am at and I’d be very proud of my accomplishments, but then after the moment of excitement passes the feeling of nervousness comes. In the moment of being nervous all of my confidence would fly out of the window and I wouldn’t be very confident about my skills of truly helping the client with their issue. I would be freaking out and think that everything that I learned in college that would prepare me for my first time with my client was forgotten completely but really it would have just been forgotten for the moment

There was a point in my life where I had no idea what was I going to do with my life. In July 2014 I landed a job at Garland Independent School District at the Enrollment Center Clinic, as a translator for the social worker. That was also the day that I found my spark in life. I wanted to become a clinical social worker and serve my community. My biggest aspiration is to be able to attend the University of North Texas and get my masters as a clinical social worker. I would be a great candidate for this university because I am committed and highly driven.

At the age of nine my mother would leave me and my two little sisters at home to go clean these offices in plants at Boardman, Oregon. She would only work Saturday morning for five to six hours. Alone with two little girls at a young age I had to learn to cook clean and take responsibility of them. My mother had four jobs at the time since she was recently separated and left with a number of medical bills and credit card bills to pay since my father did not want to help take part of our family anymore. My mother jobs were that she was a social worker Mondays through Fridays, she cleaned a bank two nights a week for two and a half hours, cleaning countless offices, and lastly she was a full-time mother.

I do have 7.5 years work experiences into the social work field. I started my career as a case manager with AIMS in 2014, in 2015 I worked with Life Without Barriers as a Case Coordinator, afterwards I joined Save The Children Australia as a family support worker. Currently I am doing case management services with Life Without Barriers. This prolonged journey of my career is reflecting my commitment towards work in serving the people.

The reason for why I aspire to become a professional social worker is difficult to summarize in one short paragraph. As mentioned in my Autobiographical Statement last spring, I ultimately aspire to make a big difference in the lives of little people. Through broadening my skills, knowledge, and experience of understanding and working with people, I hope to expand my career opportunities and open more doors with a Master of Social Work degree. I am currently a first grade teacher and am most passionate about the study of mental health. Behavioral, emotional, and social difficulties are multi-faceted and complex. Understanding the many reasons and factors for why children (and adults) think, feel, and behave in the way that they do is the foundation

Between the dates from September 26th to November 9th, there was perfect attendance by all of the members of the group and the facilitators. Knowing that the facilitators worked on the mezzo groups with much dedicated, pushed each member to show up on time every session. Speaking for myself, I enjoyed having a social work student facilitate over the group because there was an option to discuss topics only related to social workers. For other classes, the topics discussed within a group could not be related to the profession I plan on pursuing. Also within our group, there was a sense of bonding since we worked with these students on a weekly basis. Knowing that each of us will be helping out each other within our career at James Madison was

Most people who enter the social work profession are motivated by the desire to help others as well as the desire to change their world. In my mind, people who choose the career of social work must cherish it as a great opportunity for them to generate change and influence a new path for someone who was sent down a negative part. If Betty wants attain her bachelor of social work as an area competency to fall back on in the world of work, then she needs to acquire the necessary characteristics. She must therefore understand the gravity of a career in social work and the part that individual plays in pulling communities together, helping individuals and families find solutions, advance changes in social policy, promotes social justice, and foster

In relation to the field of social work, ever since I was a small child I have had an interest in promoting social development and bring change to the society and the World at large. I started by performing and completing voluntary jobs that made me feel easy and have a peaceful mind. Currently, I work with a renowned child protection services group. My interest in protecting the rights, freedoms, and privileges was magnified when I encountered a child who had been chased away from home. His name was ‘Walter’ he lived in the cold streets with no food, shelter, water or education. My first encounter with Walter was sorrowful. I could not imagine how he was surviving in the streets.

The social work profession to me provides help, resources, and benefits so people can achieve their maximum potential in life. Growing up, I felt so challenged by watching the people around me not able to achieve their potential and frustrated that I couldn’t provide the help they needed to navigate their problems. Consequently, I took it upon myself to lift their voices and to advocate for the rights of oppressed communities, and I know I can do this best as a social worker. In a perfect world, all citizens would have identical rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups. Because the world is not this way, social workers are essential. As a future social

My notable achievements haven’t happened yet. I’m not even halfway through my life! Possibly not even a third! So I’m going to write about what I plan to accomplish. I want to make a difference.

My interest in the social work profession is grounded in my persistent desire to help individuals marginalized by society. The correlation between the core values of social work and catholic social teaching values also attract me to the profession. Growing up catholic, I have always identified strongly with the church’s call to justice, helping others through acts of selfless service. My passion and respect for the programs and people I have worked with and their effort to empower at-risk populations has inspired me to work within the nonprofit sector and help people in need; Organizations which feed and clothe the homeless, poor, and vulnerable individuals of our society, creating opportunity for those who think God has forgotten, a woman

About four years ago a social worker in my school district resigned from her position mid-year, and she recently returned to share her incredible story with us. Much like me, she was a hands-on learner and wanted to help those in need. After learning there was an opportunity to travel to Romania to help children, she jumped at the chance. There was no monetary compensation for what she was about to do, but there was an intrinsic value that would be greater than any monetary payment. After two years she became a paid missionary with the Church of the Nazarene in Sighisoara, Romania setting up camps and shelters for the children. Her journey has made me realize I don’t want to learn about or experience the world solely from books or lectures.

The three-main point I would make when talking about Social work to my family or friend. Would be Social worker provide resources to people who have no knowledge of where to ask for help. Also, as social we don’t just listen to a person problem we look at the environment of the problem. For example, when someone has a problem we look at the cause of the problem and how that problem is affecting other and how we can fic the problem over all. Social worker just does one thing that we’re usually know for, and that is taking kids away from their families. Social worker can work in various of things. We can help in hospitals, schools, retirement homes, and even in the army. Social worker help everyone, color, race, or gender does not matter. Those are some of the things I would point out to my families because it assures them that we’re helping people and hurting them.

This narrative autobiography outlines my work experience and personal interest in the position of LNA Foreign Service Social Worker with the U.S. Department of State (DOS). I am a PhD-trained clinical social worker who is highly adaptable, interested in foreign service and strongly committed to the U.S., confident, and solution-focused. In my work experience, I have assessed, diagnosed, and engaged people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. I have engaged in the world as a global citizen through extensive personal travel. Below I discuss my work experience as well as personal motivations for the position.