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Life Experience, Education, and Volunteer Experience To begin, the desire I have to be admitted into Boise State University’s online graduate social work program is strong, and the fire behind my desire was lit long ago. I haven’t always known how to label my desired career path, let alone the correct educational path to take to lead me to a life of helping others; but here I am today, an optimistic young woman with a few years of life experience and a college degree under my belt; ready to commit

Where does one start when trying to figure out what to do for the rest of their life? I think before somebody even starts to consider a career they need to find out the things they like to do and what they are interested in. This is important because if you are going to be doing something for the rest of your life you are going to want to enjoy it. I couldn’t imagine going to the same job every day and not liking it. Also, to be successful at any career or project it really helps to have an interest

Social workers play a crucial role in many professional realms. With the focus on social workers in educational settings, I interviewed Erika Bougdanos who is a Dean of Students at Niles North High School, located in north suburban Skokie, Illinois. Bougdanos has been working at Niles North for over ten years as a Dean and holds her MSW degree and Type 75 certification (Illinois Administrative Certificate). Bougdanos mentioned that although the high school is highly ethnically diverse, the majority

A Glimpse Into the Life of a Social Worker Margarita Perez received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from York College, The City University of New York. She then went on to receive her Master’s of Social Work degree at San Francisco State University, with a double emphasis on Individuals, Families and Groups, as well as, Child Welfare. She began her social work career as a Mental Health Treatment Specialist at Family Paths, a child abuse prevention and treatment agency. There she gained experience

CHF can be most easily explained as a heart not circulating blood as it should. There are two type of CHF, both of which are included in this study. Systolic CHF is when the heart does not pump blood effectively. Diastolic CHF is when the heart does not fill with blood effectively. Symptoms of CHF are shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen legs, and rapid heartbeat. COPD is a group of lung diseases that block the flow of air and make it difficult to breathe. The most common lung diseases involved

Upon learning from a Connecticut National Guard recruiter that I was ineligible to enlist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces due to a chronic illness that will require medication indefinitely, I was devastated. However, despite this devastation, it was my desire to serve and to be a part of the military culture that became the driving force behind the decision to become a certified Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families – Advanced Social Worker (MVF-ASW). Even though this

Crisis intervention has been used in case management for decades throughout social work. Crisis intervention is just one form of interventions out of thirteen. Clinical case management involves 13 distinct activities, including engagement of the patient, assessment, planning, linkage with resources, consultation with families, collaboration with psychiatrists, patient psycheducation, and crisis intervention (Kanter, 1989). Even though Crisis management may have not been the correct invention for

Going into the Masters of Social Work program, I thought I had an idea of what I was going to do and how to do it. Now that I am almost finished with my Spring semester, I was completely wrong. Reflecting back from when I first started this program, I have changed a lot in many aspects of myself. My professional self is has changed the most. Working with various different clients, backgrounds, situations, mental and physical health issues, socioeconomic status, sexual orientations, ages, and races

Working in the mental health field has exposed me to different clients with psychosocial behaviors, and I have viewed how individuals are often impacted in our cultural, societal and environmental system. I have also observed the impact it has in clients when there are policy changes in an agency. The focus of this analysis is to further provide an examination of agency policies, operations conflict, steps that can be taken in administrative level and steps in the micro level to resolve conflicts

Seven years ago, I started participating in community service through a club at my high school, I just wanted to hang out with my friends because that’s what they were doing at the time. At some point during that first year something sparked; I began enjoying the service more than I did joking with my friends. 4.Over the next year, as my friends decreased their engagement with the community service organization. I continued and even looked for more commitment as an executive board member. Before