Essay On The Importance Of Biology In Social Work
In order to become fully aware of the biology associated with social work, there are a number of things I need to learn more about. First, I would need to become familiar with the DSM-V, which is the most common source used to diagnose mental health conditions. My mother has a copy of the previous version and it would be great to educate myself on even more conditions than we discussed in this class prior to entering the workforce. Also, I feel it would be important to dive deeper into the study of various diseases and how they impact human behavior, perhaps through a public health course here at RIC. Although I knew it would be very valuable for me to learn about these topics, it became even more evident after doing the case studies together.
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This was certainly stressed throughout the weekend, especially in regards to the micro aspect of human services and counseling. A social worker cannot truly work with a person or family until he or she understands the biological conditions that are playing a role within the system. However, I am surprised that this class was chosen to replace the biology requirement for the social work major. Since the idea of biology was stressed so much and we could not possibly learn all of the information, I feel an actual human biology class would be more beneficial overall. By taking a semester of this class, social workers would be more prepared to work in the field and help clients work through their medical conditions. I know many other BSW programs require students to take biology classes and are often required for graduate programs, so I would rather have taken that. I certainly enjoyed the public health class and felt that what I learned will be applicable later on, but a one-credit course does not allow students to necessarily dive deep enough into some of the topics. I think it would be a great supplemental course, either required or as an elective, to discuss the prevention of various conditions that were discussed in the biology class. Although I have only taken one social work course thus far
This was certainly stressed throughout the weekend, especially in regards to the micro aspect of human services and counseling. A social worker cannot truly work with a person or family until he or she understands the biological conditions that are playing a role within the system. However, I am surprised that this class was chosen to replace the biology requirement for the social work major. Since the idea of biology was stressed so much and we could not possibly learn all of the information, I feel an actual human biology class would be more beneficial overall. By taking a semester of this class, social workers would be more prepared to work in the field and help clients work through their medical conditions. I know many other BSW programs require students to take biology classes and are often required for graduate programs, so I would rather have taken that. I certainly enjoyed the public health class and felt that what I learned will be applicable later on, but a one-credit course does not allow students to necessarily dive deep enough into some of the topics. I think it would be a great supplemental course, either required or as an elective, to discuss the prevention of various conditions that were discussed in the biology class. Although I have only taken one social work course thus far