Personal Narrative: My Degree In The Au Pair Program

1.The experiences I have had that have prepared me to pursue a master’s degrees in social work have been time at the Boys & Girls Club, being an officer for an honor society, and my placement at a social service agency. While I was attending community college, I began working at the Boys & Girls Club of South County for their before and after school program. During my time there, I learned the importance of time management, and I got to see the impact parent involvement could have on a student. The after school program was going through many changes and began incorporating more educational activities. As a Group Leader, I had to schedule my day to implement the new activities, like comic book readings and STEM projects, as well as the daily journals, homework time, snack time and the enrichment activity of the day. The 5 hours we had with the students were booked back to back so it was important to plan the days ahead of time, and prepare for the next day after the students had gone. As for parent involvement, after spending hours with my group of 19 students every week, I was able to tell which parents had a bigger involvement in their student’s

By the way of introduction, I am Aleem Punja's cousin and he suggested I reach out to you to explore possible opportunities at the Children's Aid Society of Toronto.

I was fifteen years old when my mother invited me to help out with the local foster home. When I arrived at the foster home I began to cry in response to the young children that I saw. It was difficult for me to understand the children's emotions initially but throughout the day I learned the reason behind their joy. Most of the foster children were grateful for the little deeds that the volunteers performed for them because we showed that we cared about them. In all honesty many people take for granted the advantages they have for succeeding in life. The foster children that I've seen that day were limited because they did not have the physical and the emotional support of their families. I did not realized how blessed I was to have a loving

Excellence and doing my best was expected of me growing up and homelessness didn’t fit into either of those categories. Shortly after relocating to Georgia, my company closed. I exhausted my resources and could no longer afford to maintain my apartment. My only option was Atlanta Union Mission, a local shelter. I entered AUM with my 3 year old twins. While at the shelter, I learned of ACS. I was unaware they would provide so much for my family. Hire Up Employment reconnected me with the world of work after my employer closed its doors. My twins were safe in childcare! Weekly sessions with the Social Worker helped me grieve the death of my mother, which I needed. ACS and being homeless showed me that I am a strong person and to be proud

I am a Social Worker and community organizer with a 20+ year history of assisting children, individuals, and families from diverse backgrounds in achieving their goals. I am familiar with social media, promoting, advertising, and as well, working with young adults, under-served population and those with HIV/AIDS and other physical and or mental disabilities. I have over 12 years of working with the LGBTQ community, organized, facilitated and hosted various panel discussions and films on race, sexuality, gender, social justice matters that impact our community. I have led several marches for a call to action for unity within our community- the “Unity Walk in the Grove.” I as well, served on the Pride St. Louis Board and Prior President of

I started in the Human Services Program here at Columbia College with the goal of working in social services. I personally have been through the foster system and met many social service workers. It’s odd because as a foster child I extremely disliked these social workers I dealt with. I felt like they were individuals who were picking apart my life and ruining everything. What I didn’t realize was how much these individuals were really doing for me. Now as an adult I have realized that a career I once despised so deeply, I now want for myself. The purpose of this paper is to establish what being a social worker entails. Taking in to account a firsthand view from two individuals working in the field, Jill and Rae Lynn who are both social workers.

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.

This letter of support is concerning my wife, Shantei Hinton, in my mother-in-law obtaining her US citizenship. I really enjoyed the happiness of my wife when her mother visited our home during ESTA Travel Visa. My mother-in-law was very helpful during her stay and took care of my children. My wife was relieved as she does not have any immediate family here in Virginia.

In the past couple of years, I have saved some money from working as a health advocate, waitress and a retailer. In addition, I will apply for financial aid for this summer and use my scholarship that has not been distributed yet. Finally, I will set up an online fundraising account informing my family and friends that I would gladly appreciate it if anyone would support me in my studying abroad trip.ntries, learning about them through indirect means is not sufficient; I want to actually

As a mature age student, I have spent the first 9 units of my study struggling to comprehend how to successfully write an essay or report without any grammar issues. I have not formally studied since I left school at the age of 15. In my current profession as a Special Needs Educational Assistant, I regularly participate in note taking and Individual Educational Plan writings. These are completed using mostly short hand or dot points. There has never been a need for me to further investigate formal writing until I started my studies at university.

Everyday, people from a variety of countries depend on social psychologists due to depression or stress from a tragic situation. The role of a social psychologist is to work with people who are struggling in a powerless situation (Lassiter, "Careers in Social Work"). They are the biggest providers of health, regarding the mind, in the United States (Berzoff). In addition, social psychologists provide therapy for issues within the mind and emotional problems. A career in social psychology requires advanced education, good listening and comprehensive skills. This gives a person a comfortable living that will deal with the stress of dealing with clients (Lassiter, "Careers in Social Work").

Having a strong desire to help others has been a part of me since an early age. As a social worker I feel that I will be extremely beneficial in this career choice because of my ability to have empathy and compassion for others in need. Often people find themselves in situations that often times do not come into mind for the individual. I can relate to a person in an unforeseen situation due to personal issues that were forced upon me. While dealing with these issues I was forced to apply for public assistance. Having to do this I often experienced the harshness of rude employees that made me feel that I was less than human. It was at that time that I decided that if given the opportunity I would do my best to make sure that anyone that I encounter that was in an unforeseen situation and I could possibly help. That I would do what was need to assure the person that there is a better future for them.

This essay is being written to inform the readers of my interest in the field of social work. My environment and society is what peaked my interest in social work. My undergraduate experience was one of the most informative. The particular field that interest me the most is children and families because of the depth of knowledge, social workers can gather from working with their clients. Social Work @ Simmons best suits my educational needs because of the small class size and the dedication of professors to their students. Contributing to the school community benefits many people as a whole because it develops one’s character. The rigorous demands of any time of graduate work needs to be handled correctly in order to achieve the degree that is set out for oneself.

In every career there are pros and cons. Some may have more than others but they are always dependent upon the person working in the career. The mindset of the worker is most important to an individual because it affects the person’s perception of the job which affects the person’s work ethic. Being a social worker requires knowledge and dedication, and throughout this class I believe I was introduced to each practice. As a student taking micro practice I initially thought the course was going to be very difficult and hard to retain the information given. As the course went on I realized there are a lot of activities given that made it easy to comprehend the information and if I changed my mind set I would do great in the class. Two things