Why I Want To Pursue A Career In Social Work

I have chosen to apply to study Social Work because I have always had a desire to make a difference. I have a passion for helping others; doing so in a caring and supportive manner. Over the past few years I have structured my education and career path to achieve this goal, by setting realistic targets and having successfully gained insight into different areas within the field of Social Work whilst doing so.

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.

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.

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

Starting from being a certified nursing assistant, to becoming a unit secretary for a hospital that specialize in wound care, I have always known that I wanted to help individuals in need. However, I noticed that I was not happy with helping individuals in medical need. It wasn’t until I decided to continue my education that I introduced to the world of social work. Going up with a single mother that suffered from drug abuse, my family depended on social services for a lot of assistance, from everything such as food stamps to family counseling. This life experience helped guide my thoughts on pursuing social work as a career. I know that I want to help individuals that are down on their luck, but I want to take it one step farther, by providing individual counseling to adults that may need more one on one time, than what is normally given from a social service agency. Counseling will also give me a chance to do what I love most and that is to talk and get to know the individuals that I am helping make like changing decisions. Working as a clinical social work has my interest because it does not put limits on what I can do or who I can help, and it will set me up for my future goal of becoming a licensed clinical social worker. Being my own boss and changing my community is my dream job, opportunity and goal. I am currently on my way with changing my community and living my dream, because I am currently working for a non-profit

Perusing a career in social work has been a passion of mines for a great deal of time. For the past few years I have been working towards making that dream come true. During my fifth semester I partook in a community based psychology course entitled Child Assault Prevention Education. Throughout this course I gained firsthand experience in working with the child welfare system. Within the classroom I discussed the various aspects of child maltreatment, brainstormed how child maltreatment can be prevented, and how to promote awareness of this issue.

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?

Not only did she dedicate her time and effort in trying to access enough resources; she reached out to Veterans Affairs in possibility of spousal and dependent support. We went to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM Fort Lewis) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary processing facility to file Spousal/Dependency compensation. It’s a 6-9-month process. Past experiences instilled in me furthered my rooted desire to become a social worker. With everything happening; father’s passing; eviction notice; zero income was a major concern. The social worker helped me realize that we need to move on even without my father’s presence. Of course, she honored and respected the time of his mourning, but that didn’t stop her from acknowledging how proud and gratified my

My goals are to become the best social worker that I can be. I want to be able to help people in ways that I did not think that I could reach. I want to be able to make a difference in society. I want to be able to help families, communities, groups and children in need. I want to impact the law and make it better for all parties. I want to give my community another chance at trusting the system. I want to be able to make myself, my family and my community proud. I want to be able to guide others in the right direction. I want to be able to be educated enough, knowledgeable enough to be able to do my job. I want to move up in any company that I work with. I want to be the best in the world.

I am motivated to study this course as I relish helping people who are in need or come from a disadvantaged background and I believe that this degree will allow me a career in doing so. One aspect of social work that I am particularly passionate about is that at it gives an opportunity to observe social injustice or inequality and then provide the opportunity to make positive alteration to an individuals life. I am highly anticipating further study in the psychology modules and how they relate to human development and social work.

Every senior in high school is asked what they would like to study, and most of the time students will say that they are unsure of what they would like to do. I myself am one of those people. But, I do have an idea of what I'd like to do. I want to be able to work with people, make a difference in their lives, and be proud of what I'd be doing with my career. I am considering leaning towards social work. In this field, I want to make difference in someone else’s life. At my high school, I have learned a lot about how the world works and how it affects those living in it. My performances with the job as a social worker can change someone’s living conditions, their education, and so much

The three-main point I would make when talking about Social work to my family or friend. Would be Social worker provide resources to people who have no knowledge of where to ask for help. Also, as social we don’t just listen to a person problem we look at the environment of the problem. For example, when someone has a problem we look at the cause of the problem and how that problem is affecting other and how we can fic the problem over all. Social worker just does one thing that we’re usually know for, and that is taking kids away from their families. Social worker can work in various of things. We can help in hospitals, schools, retirement homes, and even in the army. Social worker help everyone, color, race, or gender does not matter. Those are some of the things I would point out to my families because it assures them that we’re helping people and hurting them.

The decision to enter the field of social work was liberating for me. After a constant battle with myself, I choose to be true to myself and pursue a career that I am passionate about instead of listening to what other thought may be best for me. I have always been a natural helper, especially to those close to me. However, since childhood, I have taken note that there is a difference in assistance an individual versus fighting their battle for them. I firmly feel that if I am in the position to help others I should. I know it feels to be in need and not have anyone to be of assistance. Through my life long development, thus far I have always wanted to help people, especially underrepresented people, specifically children. Children are the

Social work is a very significant career. Social worker’s responsibility is to help children and families going through physical and/or emotional challenging situations. Social worker helps children out of unfit living conditions in hope to better the child’s future. There are various types of social work. There is mental health, child and family, school, community, medical social work. There are advantages and disadvantage to life as a social worker. An example of an advantage is they touch the most vulnerable people in their community. Social workers also find ways to help families if they have an illness and cannot take care of the child or children they have. They are also authorized to put children in a foster home, if caretaker have a problem with drugs or alcohol and are unfit to care for the child or children. The social worker gets to decide if the home is a safe environment for the child to grow.

This course is the second class I take at Simmons College. Therefore, I am not too sure what to expect from the whole experience. All of my formal studies have been in Puerto Rico, thus, making this my “first” academic experience in the USA. I hope to be able to adapt to this new form of studying and make a smooth transition into my graduate years. One of my biggest goals for this course is being able to comprehend and have the ability to appropriately apply the different theories in social work. It is completely understandable that mastering them is not an option at the moment since that is something acquired over time and experience. I have encountered, studied and worked with certain theories in the past but looking back my impression is