Why I Want For A Social Worker

Social work is a professional and academic discipline that works to improve the quality of life and enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families, couples, groups, and communities. Heather Holland is a Social Worker at Uniontown Hospital who has over 12 years’ experience in the field. She explains that a typical day on the job is far from easy. “Days in this career are crazy, busy, and mostly, undetermined” Holland explains of her days on the job. Social work is a very important job. Social workers work with clients who are vulnerable and in need of serious help. It is so extremely important that social workers are properly trained and are always giving their best in their work because client’s lives often depend on it. Social workers are

Many reasons exist for why an individual decides to become a social worker. Sometimes those reasons include hopes of creating a better future for vulnerable members of society, advocating for a world free of oppression and prejudice or even creating macro level changes in policy and legislation. In any case, a social worker is guided by his or her passion, commitment and dedication towards an easing of suffering at the micro, mezzo and macro levels for individuals, groups and communities.

Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise. I ‘ve been able to enhance my knowledge and will continue to build my understanding with future

Social work refers to the profession in which there is a “distinctive emphasis... on the interface between individuals and their social environment” (Toseland & Rivas, 2005, p. 5). The profession was created as a response to a need or concern (Johnson & Yanca, 2010, p. 4). Common human needs include: food, shelter, clothing, health care, opportunities for emotional and intellectual growth, as well as meaningful relationships (Johnson & Yanca, 2010, p. 6). As Johnson and Yanca (2009) state, social work is only one of several social functioning professions and continues to develop from influences from the past and present (p. 10). The profession itself mainly focuses on social welfare, as its purpose is to “promote human and community well-being” (Schriver, 2011, p. 3).

We are the present. The future is our children. We all have some child(ren) in our lives whom we love dearly and would probably die for them. They are our future. Many of those children need help; mental, emotional, and physical help. If these children do not receive help, our future will be worse than the present is now. Social workers can help fix that. In the last paper, I addressed the issue of social status/work. The work status fluctuates greatly pending on the field of discussion and the discussion this time is on Social Workers. Social work is a “professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and enhance wellbeing of individuals, families, couples, groups, and communities through research, policy planning, community development, direct practice, crisis intervention, ensuring social welfare and security for those affected by social disadvantages such as poverty, psychosocial care to mentally and physically disabled, and raising voices against social injustice for social reforms, including social actions against violations of civil liberties and human rights.” In other words, social work is work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare. When I say, “in need of help” I’m talking about that mental, physical, and emotional help that was mentioned earlier. In other words, social workers go through hell and back to achieve their mission of helping a

Compared to this time last year, I have more self-confidence when identifying as a social worker. Even though I had previous work experience in the field, I internally referred to myself as a student. Since completing my foundation year of field, I have embraced the term social worker professionally and personally. Professionally, I am constantly aware of the core values my title encompasses while assisting the clients whom I serve. These core values have developed in my own personal beliefs and moral systems. Recognizing people’s strengths and systems that incorporate their lives that reflect avenues to which may rely on the assist of a social worker. Compared to this time last year, I am able to assist clients with identifying their strengths, systems, assessments, and interventions to a presenting problem.

The overall review of the introduction enlightened my dedication to the social work field. Social workers face many clients that differ based on their diversity, opinions, and background. The introduction gave a lot of insight on the meaning and dedication in order to become a social worker. Also, you have to take the time to understand and communicate with your clients so that they feel safe and respected. The value and understanding of a person or environment helps the situation resolve. In the first couple of pages from the workbook, they explain that we must have values, beliefs, ethics, and essential qualities. The idea of becoming a social worker is to show and become a vision of a professionalism. The act of being a professional had been always a key element that I have appreciated.

Social workers unlike before are now agents of social control maintaining the social systems. Due to the arise of social change, this new requirement has them taking on something with little to do with their actual job of being an advocate of people in need. They now find themselves in surveillance mode over society instead of working to actually support the people through an active role. In turn, they now have to have a general awareness towards situations they didn’t have to have a concern about. A social worker’s role has always been an active role working with service users, but also within this agent of social control they have a lot more responsibility resulting in a lot of casework for themselves.

Through academic and personal experiences, I have formed a broad understanding of social work. I personally view the field of social work as a gigantic umbrella that overshadows a vast array of specialized careers. The social work field is made up of educated and experienced professionals that strive to make a difference in the lives of the population in which they serve. I believe social work to be a fairly

I knew that even after I graduate from the masters program that I would like to continue to expand my knowledge through taking various workshops and even volunteering to enhance my social work skills and to be able to serve the clients that I support. This would involve taking advantage of any opportunities to be able to attend any local and regional meetings, conferences and workshops sponsored by professional organization, which may include an organization that I work for or even College of Social Work. For me personally, I finding having experience working in different areas and with different populations to be helpful in understanding of the various complex issues and strategies to combating issues. That is why I am always open to working

For my social work career study I interviewed Colleen Kolski-Daniels on October 3, 2015, who has held a Master’s of Social Work degree for twenty years. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1995. She is a licensed clinical social worker working for Hospice of the Valley, which is located in Phoenix Arizona. I conducted my interview with her via telephone, and followed up by email. Prior to working for hospice, she worked as a social worker in the hospital setting, an advocate for the Arizona Supreme Court 24 -hour Parent Assistance Hotline, and worked with a foster care review board. Within her job as an advocate for the hotline, she also assisted with a program that educated judges about domestic violence.

At risk children and their families are an incredibly vulnerable population, even more so in their earlier years when children’s brain development is rapid. Often, children and their families who are considered at risk have experienced a hardship in their lives, possibly even a series of hardships, which have created disequilibrium. The process of reestablishing balance may be challenging for these families, especially if their support networks are limited. Therefore, having the support of a social worker may be vital to their ability to establish stability in their lives. I am honored to have been able to provide this support in my past work in the field of child welfare, and I am motivated to continue to support children and their families as I move forward in my post graduate work.

“The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well being and help meet the basic human needs of all people with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty.” (1)

The social work profession is the continuous drive to enhance the well-being of all humanity. It acknowledges all walks of life regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, physical and mental disabilities and other significant defining features with the need to fight against oppression. It examines people within the social and environmental context they live in with the focus to improve their physical and emotional well-being. Social workers can help improve the lives of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, but are not limited to the ones mentioned.

Social Work is a discipline that can be a very rewarding experience for both the worker and the client. The practice involves working with individuals, families, or groups who are struggling to cope with life`s challenges. The social worker must combine his or her personal qualities, creative abilities, and social concerns with the professional knowledge in order to help client’s social functioning or prevent social problems from developing (Bradford W. Sheafor, 2008, p. 34). Social work practice seeks to promote human well-being, while addressing the processes by which individuals and groups are marginalized or diminished in their capacity to participate as citizens (Ian O'Connor, 2006, p. 1).