Why I Want To Become A Social Worker

I am interested in working with the Hispanic/Latino community of Cleveland, Ohio. As a member of the Hispanic/Latino community I know there is a need for Spanish speaking professionals. My goal is to find a job at a local hospital where I can do medical and health care social work.

My passion for helping the vulnerable is one reason I ‘am inspired to become a social worker. I also want to be available to provide support to those who have nowhere else to turn. My experience in social work has taught me to celebrate the small victories towards positive changes. I look forward to gaining the skills and knowledge to aid me in becoming a successful social worker.

I’m excited for this opportunity to further my education. Especially, in the field of social work. In this paper, I will address my motivation for graduate studies and entering the social work profession. The four themes of the Abilene Christian University School of Social Work (evidence-based practice, God’s gift of diversity, faith and social work, and social justice) will be addressed. The focus of this paper is to explain why I chose social work as my profession.

The question, “Why I became a social worker,” has been asked a number of times, by many people. My response to this question is often, “I’m not sure.” I say that I’m not sure because, becoming a professional social worker was never a goal of mine. But, after being rejected by the College of Allied Health, and dropping out of nursing school, I decided to apply to Savannah State University School of Social Work, after hearing a presentation by Dr. S. Jhindani. Dr. Jhindani is a social work professor/recruiter for Savannah State, who gave this fascinating and exciting presentation entitled, “5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Becoming a Social Worker.”

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

As a young girl, I watched about three different social workers come to my house for my older sister. Each social worker took a different approach and had a different effect on my family. Although the social workers were there for my sister, everything that was done included my family as a whole. As I was watching each social worker, I realized some of the pros and cons of the career and I became interested. At that time, I was unsure of what I wanted to become once graduating from high school. The only thing I was sure about was that I wanted to help others and I liked children. I knew my stomach was too weak to become a nurse or doctor, so I had to think of other options. By watching these social workers, it helped to make my decision. No

In human services there are many jobs that someone can work that uses their knowledge or skills. I never wanted to be a social worker, and in college had to change my major my junior year due to unforeseen circumstances. During that time I was stressed and didn’t know what to do, so I decided to major in psychology and become a social worker to help those who have disabilities. I have had many different experiences that helped me determine what I wanted to do when I graduated.

I am only able to reach as much as God intended me too. In five years, I see myself as working with the Red Cross or Peace core to get a chance to really see the crucial effects of international or global conflict and help that way. With my degree in International Relations, I work with an international organization like the Peace Core to achieve the third-world country into improving the economic and social development. I than would desire to maybe go back into Pre-Law to really learn the different laws and bills that are country was created upon. From here, I hope to work as a social work for a couple years to get a better understanding of education system that the United States has to offer. I think that to work with other countries to help them

The Head Dean from the school influenced me to be a social worker, but one of the other reasons I longed to be a social worker is my uncle. My uncle has a disease called Parkinson’s disease, he has his own social worker and a ton of other doctors. My uncle is at the last stage of Parkinson’s disease which means he needs medicine to help him maneuver. Most people assume Parkinson’s disease is having continuously tremors, my uncle typically doesn't have tremors the medicine that he takes allows him move, without the tremors he wouldn’t be able to exert from point A to point B, be able to change his clothes, or eat.One of the reason why I bring this up is he’s social worker is marvelous she’s is understanding, she laughs with him, and assist

1. What are your reasons for applying to the School of Social Work? Discuss how your personal, professional, and/or community experiences and values affected your decision?

Being a social worker will not be an easy job but it will be a rewarding job. The reason I chose this field of study is because I have had a few different family members whom have children and failed to care for. One family member, in particular, has been in and out jail for drunk driving, drugs, and domestic abuse on several different occasions. She has three children and only has full custody of one of them. The other two children live with their dad and they come and stay with my grandpa every other weekend. The one she has custody of is the little boy that is 10 who lives with our grandpa, who just recently found he has cancer and is only expected to live two more years. My grandpa does not have any legal custody of him but has taken care

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.

I choose community and social service workers, these kind of job need me to talk with other people in the community, so an outgoing person can fit into the situation well, I will feel comfortable when talk with people, so I will feel happy when I working, which can bring positive emotion to the people I am working with. I like to help people, which is also required in the job, I need to help people in the society, I need to feel happy about help others, I won’t feel stressed when helping others.

There are many reasons I wanted to go into a social work profession. I believe that a single person can make the world a better place or at least try to make it a better place and I am a person who is willing to make that effort. In general, I have the desire to help people, help communities, help unprivileged children, help struggling families, and help others cope with life’s difficult problems and find solutions accordingly. My main targets are children and families that I want to work with; help children and families to better cope with the normal stresses of life and to deal with systemic problems such as child abuse and homelessness. As a social worker we can help children see their developmental levels through assessment, help children

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.