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The Importance Of Social Work

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A sociology major has many things to offer in aspects of careers. Such concentrations can include social work, community and youth work, counseling and therapy, and education. For me in particular, I am focusing more on the social work aspect of a sociology major. Having a social work concentration means you having a focus on certain core values. Some of these values include: service, social justice, integrity, and dignity of the individual. With a social work concentration, dignity of the individual is a key component. Social Workers have to be able to listen to each person and their individual situation and be able to comprehend what is going on and what is needed in order to correctly assess the situation. “Social workers treat each …show more content…

Possessing both of those qualities will help to ensure you to do the job to the best of the abilities possible. Factors that could diminish my path would be people refusing to accept my help. Some people, children especially, do not like to be questioned by someone with an authoritative figure. With that being said, a social worker could appear to be someone with an authoritative figure, causing some people to refuse to open up completely out of fear and misunderstanding of something they do not have a lot of knowledge about. Something else that could be a challenge is to be completely understanding of every individuals living conditions and or the situation they are in. Being one hundred percent open to every situation you could be in is a very important part of being a social worker. Care and compassion are also a must in this field as long as you know how to keep a safe distance and not get to emotionally involved or attached to the people you are working with. Ways that I can include dignity of the individual in my career path is by teaching my clients or anyone in general how they can better their self-worth in order to help them succeed. The definition of dignity is: an individuals sense of self-respect and self-worth, physical, and psychological integrity and empowerment. If I can help someone to see their self-worth it will make it easier for them to deal with whatever situation they are going through. If

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