Social Worker Job

Completing my master’s degree in social work creates a better opportunity and a brighter career path. I am extremely excited about working in this field. The thought of helping

Social workers undertake several Job roles which can be challenging they are both statutory and non-statutory roles and range from working with the elderly, people with learning and physical disabilities, young offenders, mental health, school non-attenders, drug and alcohol abusers, homeless, children social care such as assessment team, safe guarding, children looked after and children with disabilities. Their role is to provide support and help in order to improve outcomes in people's lives. Social workers work alongside many professionals such as the legal teams in court and PLO meetings, teachers, doctors, police, nurses and volunteers. Social workers provide individuals with practical and emotional

There are several goals that I hope to achieve by pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work. Pursuing a MSW will provide me with the knowledge, tools, and skills-set that will be fundamental to the achievement my career goals outlined below.

The Circle Center has two social workers, Jay Burkhardt and Erin Brunette. I interviewed Erin Burnette January 30, 2017 in her office at The Circle Center. When I first walked into her office, I noticed how clean and neat it was which was surprising to me because I always imagined a social worker’s office to be unorganized with files everywhere. As I looked around I noticed pictures of her family and historical pictures, leaving me under the impression that she was a strong advocate for human rights. From the looks of her room, I assumed that having pictures of her family in her helps her keep stress at a minimum while at work. Erin Burnette, from Knoxville, Tennessee moved to Richmond in 1999 to attend Virginia Commonwealth University where she received her master in social work. Erin also has a master of divinity from Baptist Seminary at Richmond. With her master of divinity, Erin served as a Hospice Chaplain for ten years. As of today, she withholds sustainable credibility due to her Erin’s social work career began in the year of 2004 but she feels that she has been involved with social work her entire life. During our interview, Erin explained why she chose social work, she says that her parents and her

Working in social care is about providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives. You could be supporting someone with a physical disability, autism, dementia or a mental health condition. You could be working in a care home, out in your local community, in a hospital or from someone's home (providing care in someone's home is often called domiciliary care. There are lots of different roles in social care depending on what you want to do, who you want to work with and where you'd like to work.

My role while working with Sam is to be a teacher and an enabler. As a teacher I will be educating Sam about the benefits of joining AA and how it will help to better his life situations and to reach his goals. (Velten, 1996). I also will help Sam enroll himself in AA, which will help him to heal on not only a physical level, but also on an emotional level. It will also connect him to other resources and others that are experiencing some of the same struggles as he is. (Velten, 1996, p.105). I will also be teaching him how drinking can contribute to homelessness. (Polcin, 2016). I also want to have a discussion with Sam; about how his diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder can impact his day-to-day life. (Wanklyn et al., 2016).

Alot of people do not notice the mammoth problem drug abuse is in the United States, and how fast it is increasing in our society. Billions of dollars are spent each year to combat drug treatment but more are spent on buying and selling narcotics. Many people think they

Different standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out are shown within the workplace. This can be the standard of work and expectation set forth by the management. A strong work effort and expectation from a manager can influence the work force to increase their standard of work. Also the standard of work set forward by co-workers can influence one to increase their standard of work through the form of peer pressure or mentoring. Also a person’s own personal ethics, morality and drive to achieve will form the standard of which they

As a social worker, we are essentially given the opportunity to utilize our past and personal experiences, educational background, and diverse relationships to make a difference in countless people’s lives. Whether we choose to dedicate ourselves to practicing micro or macro social work, we can influence the outcomes of social policies, assist clients with obtaining basic necessities, or change a person’s thought processes by applying psychosocial theories as necessary. However, we are obligated to pay close attention to the ways in which we interact with our assigned clients, administer and assess outcomes of therapeutic interventions, and do what we think will ultimately benefit our client’s well-being. Considering that a Master’s in Social Work is a professional position, general practitioner’s guidelines must be followed; hence the purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics, the CSWE Educational Policy and Standards, and precise HIPAA adherence.

I have chosen to pursue an MSW degree because I want to enter into a career that would be challenging, interesting and perhaps life-changing. Although I have a background in psychology, I’ve grown fond of the counseling aspect within the social work field. An MSW degree will allow me to work in different settings while gaining knowledge of the dynamics of complex issues that come with helping others. While working in positions that have exposed me to many groups of people, I have gained in depth knowledge of how dynamic and multidimensional humans can be. This is an understanding that I not only learn while working, but personally experience within my own household.

Ever since I can remember, I have always had a strong passion for supporting and helping others achieve their goals. This passion intensified when I was selected as the student assistant and intern for The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Greek Life Office and Student Life Office. By working as a student assistant for the university, a CNA at a nursing home, and an ABA Therapist for children on the Autism spectrum, I have gained life skills that could not have been learned in a classroom setting alone. Working with elderly, college students, and children has taught me how to relate and help others at any age and stage in life.

When I started thinking about my future, becoming a Social worker was never in my plans. I knew that I always wanted to help people; I just never thought I could make a career out of it. When was younger, I spent time working at a nursing home serving them dinner. During my time working there, I was able to get to know the elderly patients and began to enjoy spending time with them, and just being someone, they could talk to. I also worked at a summer camp and an after-school program, which was the first jobs that sparked my interest in wanting to work with children. After working both of these jobs, I strongly felt that I wanted to become a teacher. My academic concentration during my first three years of college was Early Childhood Education,

Aside from wanting to leave Norfolk, I came to Virginia Commonwealth to start my journey to a professional career as a social worker. I had many goals coming into the fall semester, some of which were maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 or higher to make the dean’s list, make friends outside of those from my hometown, express and develop my independence even more, and get a start on networking within the social work field. As of right now, I have met two of the four goals, meeting friends from different locations, and further develop my independence. Coming into the 2016 fall semester, I didn’t have many expectations. I feel like I was just going with the flow of everything because I have always believed that having expectations for certain

What a week you had a field placement. Your supervisor made an interesting comment, “stay in Social Worker role”. I had to reflect upon this statement and wonder if this meant to stay professional and not to allow emotions effect the situation. Just as you, I have no way of knowing what was meant by this confusing statement. When the events of this week calm, will ask your supervisor what was meant by the statement or will you opt to leave the situation alone? I am familiar with and intrigued with the Johari Window model, yet have never utilized the model. One of the key components of the model is build trust by disclosing information about yourself to others. I, personally, I have a difficult time opening up to strangers or others

I would like to become a student of the Masters of Social Work because I have a significant background in this area working with adults of both sexes as a Substance Abuse Counselor. In this context, many social experiences in my life have helped to shape this desire. Below are described some of the activities I have participated in that have influenced my decisions. For instance, after finishing high school I attended a secretarial school for a year where I graduated, found a job as a secretary, and start working in a place where I had to deal with numbers, accounts, and billing; therefore, I thought accounting would be the career I have to pursue. After having attended the accounting career for a year I changed my mind and me met with a friend who talked to me about the social work career, her passion, and her knowledge about social movements, and how important it is the role of the social worker for people in disadvantage; I decided to pursue the social work career, and I did it. While I was studying the social work career, I found a job in a non-profit organization where I got a lot of experience working with a female population who lived in the belt of poor neighborhoods, most of them were unemployed, illiterate, living in poverty, and also having to put up with domestic violence. Once I have graduated from the social work career, I continued working at the same place for several years until I move to the City of Chicago. Being part of a team of social workers, a