The Quest Through My Reality

I chose social working as my career because many other people go through tough situations and have a difficult time talking to relatives or friends to help them through a tough situation. I thought of becoming a social worker so I can have the ability to change the lives of others. Social work is one of those careers you can truly make a difference in people’s lives. I want to become a social worker because life isn’t about just helping yourself it’s about helping others as well, which is what social workers do for a living. Child and family social workers protect children and families in need of assistance. Many families and children don’t feel comfortable talking to just anyone about obstacles they have faced in their lives which is why

On September 21, 2015, I met with Ms. Katie, a student in the MSW program at NCSU, to conduct an interview. We met at Starbucks in Cary, in the crossroads shopping center. Ms. Katie’s responses helped me learn and think about social workers in the child welfare social field. As a prospective social worker, my questions were formed based thoughts that I was concerned about my responsibilities in the social work field..

Personal Statement My primary purpose for entering the social work field was due to my life experiences. Domestic violence, bullying, and mental illness has greatly influenced me and the path that I have taken. I came from a home where domestic violence was normal. My father was a traditional man, who was also an alcoholic and a drug addict.

I had become a mother and my entire outlook on the world had changed. I began feeling as though I had a greater purpose in life in life and after taking some time off to reflect on my choice of career, I came to the realization that Social Work was the better option. As I began taking social work courses at Temple University, I realized more that I made the right decision to change career paths. Social work’s core values and ethics, fit my personal beliefs and

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.

me down with his harsh words. At this point, I was too young to understand

My life has been the “event” and the “experiences” that have led me to the choice to pursue a career in social work! I was raised in a narcissist family in which my mother never was capable of loving me due to her mental illnesses and a father whom was an abuser. I learned to “survive” at a very young age and also developed a deep intuitive ability. I wanted that “perfect” family that I had so longed for my whole life and at 19 became a

This essay will look reflectively over my first year as a student social worker and will describe my personal and professional development over this time. I will also reflect upon the communication skills required in relationship based practice, as well as considering emotional resilience and its importance with service users and other professionals.

My journey into social work started from a very young age. As a child growing up I felt like I was different then all the other girls my age. As I got older I decided that when I went to college I wanted to be able to have a career that would give me the opportunity to help others. I wanted to be able to help people because I felt as though the help I was looking for and needed as a child was lacking. If this help was not lacking at the time my knowledge of support was nonexistent.

During the rest of my first year, learning about what went into social work and how social workers completed their jobs within multi-disciplinary teams reaffirmed my desire for working within the field. As well, learning about empowerment from Dr. Spezowka introduced me to some key characteristics about the profession that I was so excited for, and helped to reaffirm my excitement about the profession in

I was in grade 10 when I thought of becoming a social worker. As social worker practitioner the fields that interest me to work in is domestic violence and child abuse because I want to make change to the society. Also Mahatma Gandhi was my major inspiration through this quote “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. Than an idea came to me, why not involve my contribution to the wide variety of communities. My communication with school counsellors and social workers has impacted my choice of desiring to study social work. I realised that if I have had a chance of seeing a social worker when I was young, things would have been much easier and less stressful. I want to provide opportunities that I did not encounter to other people. This essay will reflect my past experience, motivation and why I want to be a social worker, values, beliefs and theory of practice.

In this paper, I will be discussing my personal and family values as well as my self-awareness and how it impacts my social work practice. It was during my sophomore year of high school when I decided that I wanted to enter the social work profession. Initially I wanted to be a lawyer, but when I job shadowed a lawyer I realized it was not the career for me. I always knew that in whatever field of work I was going to pick I wanted to make a difference in this world. When I decided on social work it was kind of like a slap to the face as to why I never thought of it before. I say this because my mother is a social worker and has been a social worker before I was even born. My mom currently works as a

As I reflect on the discussions and lectures in the first and second classes, it was great to learn about other students interests in the field of social work, the many experiences they’ve had and their goals for the future. It helped me see the many ways that social workers make differences in the lives of people and society as they continue to fight for social justice and equality for all.

For this reflective journal, I have decided to draw parallels between approaches to social work that I have learned in my placement, and what I have learned during my academic career at Carleton University. Placement thus far, has been an eye-opening and rich experience, which has taught me about the profession that I aspire to be a part of. I am a third year student, and much of my time spent at Carleton, has been studying theories, and becoming exposed to different schools of thought. Theories are incredibly beneficial, to teach and inform the practice of the next generation of social workers. However, placement has provided me with the opportunity to apply theoretical ideals, to real life social work practice.

In completing this essay an opportunity was given to visit a social service agency to interview a social worker. The interview will focus on the educational background of the social worker, job duties, training, funding, organization structure, target population, recommended opportunities for growth, and the correlation between social work and course work.