Personal Statement : My Experience At Stamford Hospital And Raising Money

Within the past twenty-five years, my life experiences have led me to become passionate about social work. Although my journey in social work hasn 't been something I’ve always known I wanted to do when I was young, a combination of personal, professional, and academic experiences has pointed me into the direction where I am today. As the oldest out of four siblings, my family has always worked hard to get where they’re at now. Knowledge of my parent 's personal; as well as, their professional struggle of not having a college degree has led them to work hard for everything they 've received in their life. Acknowledging what my parents have gone through has pushed me to receive my Associates in Liberal Arts so that I will able to graduate with my Bachelor of Social Work in the Spring 2017.

I have always known that it is my passion to help people. This is why upon graduating I attended Mohawk College to pursue a career as an Educational Assistant. After receiving my diploma I began my career helping children with special needs. On a daily basis I have interactions with social workers and children who are involved with the Catholic Children’s Aid Society. I have had many eye opening experiences during my time spent with them. I have worked alongside our school’s Social Worker and have gained insight into mental health. Being an E.A. is rewarding, but I have come to the realization that I aspire to do more for children in need; I wish to become a social worker.

I have yet to encounter a social worker who entered the profession for acclaim or prestige. It is a demanding career with long hours and ceaseless paperwork. Social workers are frequently overburdened in addition to being underpaid. Occasionally, they witness agonizing tragedy, fundamentally changing them. Having worked in social services for a number of years, I have had these experiences.

After graduation, I committed myself to learning new things and more importantly to try things that intimidated and frightened me. While doing so, I searched for and found a way to make a change in the lives of those who needed help the most. I became a career advisor for one of Washington D.C’s largest workforce development projects. I was tasked with the responsibility of teaching DC’s welfare population the essential skills needed to progress in life, and succeed in the workforce. Having overcame being a learning disabled student, and traumatic brain injury I was

For a majority of my life, I wanted to be a pediatrician when I grew up. I had wanted to be a pediatrician due to my passion to work with children, in addition to enhancing the lives of children. As I continued to grow up, I realized that science is not my strong suit and I would never survive medical school. I do not recall how I learned about the profession of social work, but around the eighth grade I have known that social work was the profession that I wanted to pursue. The idea of helping others is what initially struck me as compelling because I did not understand social work in it’s entirety, but I knew that I would relish a life of helping other individuals.

Social Work is a career that you can make a significant impact on people’s lives. Social work is a spectacular career choice. However, working in this profession as a social work it can and will be challenges that will occur. A social worker enhances the welfare of communities, individuals and societies. Furthermore, social work aims to aid social change, development, cohesion, and empowerment. I had the pleasure of interviewing Latosha McIntyre about her work duties as a social worker with Day Spring Behavior Health Service. Day Spring Behavior Health Service is a non-profit- organization that offers a variety of behavioral health services to individuals and families. This paper will enclose Latosha McIntyre job activities, professional

As I implied earlier, I had to resign from Miami-Dade College because I realized that I could not successfully complete my studies and hours of placement while working six days a week. For that reason, I applied for the care support specialist position at Better way of Miami. Now that I have completed my studies my goal is to go into the field of my interest which social work practice.

Social work is a career that finds and chooses you, rather than you selecting it. Social work has always been an immense portion of my life even when I had no recollection of what social work entailed. My life revolved around so many situations that had a social worker stepped in, my life would be totally different than it is today. Many individuals and agencies lack the compassion and empathy for oppressed people. Having been in many circumstances, has given me the experience and background that influenced me to go into social work, as well as the understanding of my role and responsibilities that I will assume as a professional social worker, and my reasons for selecting the program at ASU School of Social Work and thoughts on how the Mission Statement addresses my career goals.

This short story by Diane Rullo-Cooney, conveys how she became a social worker, and what she is doing now to give back to the social work community. She decided late in her educational life to pursue her passion for social work. She previously received her masters in arts in counseling, when she decided that her jobs as a clinical supervisor in addiction services, did not fulfilling her. She is now a licensed MSW, and is working on her Ph.D.

In addition to this, I have an appreciation for all people and a strong passion for igniting social change on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. I also feel as if my personal experiences facing adversity will help in my future as a social worker. I know what it’s like to hit a low point in life, and anyone who knows me would agree that I am the queen of rock bottom. Every time I thought things could not get worse, they managed to. At times, I could almost physically feel life rubbing salt into my wounds.

When I was in high school I was still very unsure about pursuing a career in social work. Everyone around me was asking questions like “How much will you make?” or “What is the job outlook?” and making statements like “Well you better not plan on making much money at that!” I felt very unsure, growing up in a family that never had much, about getting a degree that didn’t have many financial prospects. When I was a senior I meet Mrs.Goostree, Goose for short. She taught Jobs for Illinois Graduate a program that help high school seniors build team leading and communication skills for the future. It has since been cut from the state budget but had an enormous impact on my life and my future. I was able to volunteer and learn that money, while it is great, isn’t everything. Goose taught me that I should do something because I love it regardless of the financial outlook. She would always say that she never worked a day in her life because she loved going to work and was passionate about her job. This is a lesson that has stuck with me through the years. She taught me to “Be the first penguin” and never be afraid of failure because it is sometimes the biggest learning opportunity; she acquire this lesson from Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture, a book that was a staple of our classroom and gave everyone a new outlook on life and the future. She is someone who hates compliments she is amazingly humble and would cringe at the thought of being

After I graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara I was unsure what my next step would be. Of course I was anxious since I did not have experience working nor did I excel in my undergrad studies however, I knew I needed to use my newly earned degree in a positive way. Fast forward, after working for two years, I have gained the skills, knowledge and values from my work experiences that have confirmed my desire to advance my education in the social work field. I currently have my own case load of clients as a case manager at a level 12 group home but it’s time to take the next step forward. I want to ultimately advance social justice and provide services to assist individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

In the pursuit of my master’s degree in social work my interest is align with Georgia State University (GSU) mission statement. I would like to work in the field of children, youth and family services working diligently every day to provide families with the strength and resources to overcome society social issues such as poverty, racial disparities in health care, domestic violence, and homelessness. My passion is to work hands on in vulnerable populations fixing the problems at the core of the matter that arises. I want to advocate for the injustice systems placed over individual heads while also fighting for equality in inequality for those that do not have a voice. I would use my leadership to insure programs that would enhance the people,

Starting from being a certified nursing assistant, to becoming a unit secretary for a hospital that specialize in wound care, I have always known that I wanted to help individuals in need. However, I noticed that I was not happy with helping individuals in medical need. It wasn’t until I decided to continue my education that I introduced to the world of social work. Going up with a single mother that suffered from drug abuse, my family depended on social services for a lot of assistance, from everything such as food stamps to family counseling. This life experience helped guide my thoughts on pursuing social work as a career. I know that I want to help individuals that are down on their luck, but I want to take it one step farther, by providing individual counseling to adults that may need more one on one time, than what is normally given from a social service agency. Counseling will also give me a chance to do what I love most and that is to talk and get to know the individuals that I am helping make like changing decisions. Working as a clinical social work has my interest because it does not put limits on what I can do or who I can help, and it will set me up for my future goal of becoming a licensed clinical social worker. Being my own boss and changing my community is my dream job, opportunity and goal. I am currently on my way with changing my community and living my dream, because I am currently working for a non-profit

Every worthwhile journey begins with one step. My social work journey began when I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 2003. I thought my next step would be to immediately pursue a graduate degree. In my undergraduate career I had taken numerous classes from the College of Social and Behavioral Science and had done well in those classes. In my Social Work as a Profession course I had an assignment to shadow a social worker and write a paper about my experience. I chose to shadow my father-in-law, a social worker with over 30 years of experience, and in my paper I expressed my desire to go into the social work field. I knew I liked helping people. I knew I liked problem solving and critical thinking. I thought my 22 year-old self was ready to embark on that journey, but I wasn’t. I realize now that what I lacked at graduation was one crucial step… perspective. Over the past twelve years I have gained that much needed perspective and have taken many steps forward in my journey, and with those steps and that increased perspective, I now feel more fully prepared to begin my social work career.