Personal Narrative: My Journey Into The Social Work Field

The history of mental health in the United States show a robust movement towards the mental healthcare system we have today. Prior to the 19th century, individuals with mental health issues were widely considered to be demonically possessed, thus contributing to the stigmatization of mental illness and the proliferation of poor treatment conditions. However, in the 1800s, there was a dramatic change in mental healthcare in the U.S. The government took a proactive role in treating the mentally ill, leading to the dawn of state psychiatric facilities.

I am passionate on helping people and making changes in others’ lives. Like I stated before, my mother had been trapped herself in the apologetic emotion for years. The mental burden had made her down. Therefore, I decided to help my mother get rid of the self-accusation, by using the knowledge I learned in the Human Services major. To illustrate, I was telling her that it was not her fault of divorce, and she was not showing me the negative image of a marriage. Instead, I admire her braveness of ending a marriage when it was necessary, especially in the time when people were stereotyping divorced women and at the place where people were being judgmental. Now, her self-blameless has been reduced, and she told me that she was not felt as guilty

Two summers ago, I was standing in a dust storm about 80 miles away from the nearest sign of shelter. Fortunately, I wasn’t alone. With me were three of my coworkers: Dan, Joe, and Katie. Together, along with our supervisor Nathan, we comprised the on-set visual effects team for a feature length movie. We had only been working together for three months, but over this short course of time we had become a dynamic, cohesive team. Our job was to collect data from the film set that could be used by effects artists at their offices in Singapore and London. For example, I would take pictures of a prop from 20 different angles. The effects artists would then reconstruct the prop in 3D animation using my photos. However, with about six feet of visibility

On Monday, January 11 2016 my fall break was over and I found myself back in at internship at Leland elementary. After almost three weeks of vacation time I must say I was not ready for the event that was about to take place that day. Around noon in one of the classrooms I was alerted of the disruptive behavior of some of the students in that class. As I walked in the class I noticed to young ladies in each other faces saying vigor language and within seconds they were fighting.

myself. My dad leans over, kisses my forehead and whispers “They are watching you. You can’t cry. You must act happy or else they will think something is wrong.”

1. The development of my interest in social work originated my senior year of high school. Due to a series of events I ran away from home shortly after the passing of my adoptive single mother. Although I was adopted, my relationship with my family was close to nothing. On account of my weak family ties, I quickly became a homeless high school student with a nonexistent support system. As I struggled to find stability in my life, the school social worker had reached out to me. During the mist of my turmoil the school social worker, Mr. Hawkins, was a valuable support and lifeline. With his encouragement I was able to achieve stable housing and employment. Within a year I was able to graduate from high school and I started my first year in undergrad.

People always ask you the same question when they find out that you want to pursue becoming a social worker and it is often accompanied with an elaborate, somewhat frightened facial expression – “why?” But like most other passions, it is not an idea that randomly registers as you are examining eggs on aisle 14 at your local grocery store or appears as some sort of revolutionary epiphany. As a child, we hear young minds express their interest in becoming fire fighters, police officers, or even doctors but it is rare to hear a child exhale his or her curiosity about social work. Deciding to embark on the path to a profession that requires an individual to face real-world experiences that often lead to poor mental health, rare human behaviors,

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

Growing up there was always a part of me that has gone over and beyond to help not only my family and closest friends, but everyone that I’ve came in contact with, because I know how it feels to want help or need it, and not knowing where to start. In life, we are always looking for situations that will help our current situation, not a shortcut, but just to make it better. With all of that being said I studied Human Development and Families Science, with a Minor in Psychology, with intent on going back to get further my education and practices in Counseling. When it comes to children it is important to build a solid consistent foundation. That foundation starts with the parents, and from there the child/children learn, grow, and become who

Well I haven't really made up my mind yet but im thinking about becoming a social worker. To be a social worker you must have a four-year bachelors degree some do require more education. you need to have knowage in therapy and counseling, physcology, English language and customer and personal servie just to name a few. some of the skills and abilities include reading comprehension, judegment and decision making and problem sensitivity. you will also need to know how to use a range of software including but not limited to Microsoft word,excel and access,EMR and SIS

Last year, at my internship placement I learned and developed skills that helped me become a clinical social worker for groups and individuals. The population I served was high school students with different needs such as homelessness, mental illness, poor academic achievement and substance abuse. This academic year I was placed at the federal public defender’s office where I will be assisting attorneys, detectives and paralegal with the investigation process of indicted individuals. Each client is charged with a criminal accusation, thus my task is to help advocate for their personal rights and help them reduce their prison sentence. In addition, my role as a social work investigator will be to create a narrative about the history and characteristic

The most important thing I need to remember when analyzing the results of the Personality Test, Character Test, and Strengths Test is that God made me specifically how He wants me. I feel a burden laid upon my heart to pursue a Master’s Degree in Psychology so that I can counsel young widows. The results from the tests confirm I am a defender. I find satisfaction in helping and nurturing those in need. I am an observant listener which is important in a counseling situation.

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.

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

Social work consists of sociology, ethics, communication, psychology and developmental studies. As I researched this career field many of the requirements needed for my degree, I commenced in high school. When I attended high school, I took dual enrollment class English 101 and 102. Furthermore, I enrolled in psychology for two years and took the AP Psychology exam acquiring a score of four. Whilst applying for college, I qualified for the President’s Honors Scholarship who the Honors Program offers. I applied for the scholarship and granted the scholarship for the two years I attend while maintaining the requirements of the scholarship. Moreover, I enrolled in honor classes which would be beneficial towards my degree. As I work for my degree