I Chose Social Work

Without disclosing personal information, what are the reasons and experiences that led you to choose social work as a profession?

I have always felt a calling to help people in my life, and I never wanted to be a person without a purpose. I feel social work will help me fulfill my purpose, because I can help individuals less fortunate. I first started my life of purpose by joining the military and giving back to my country. The military help me find my reason for giving back to individuals who were struggling being away from their families and coping with deployments. After a few years in the active Army, I joined the Army Reserves as an Officer where I attended the University of Georgia. I decided on obtaining a degree in Political Science
My first step is to become a Medical Social Worker, because I want to focus on patient’s psychosocial needs of patients and not be limited to only one group. I will make the most impact by caring for children, teens, adults, and seniors all at the same time. I will obtain my clinical license after I graduate to better assist my patience with psychotherapy. I will then join the Air force or Navy as Clinical Social worker to work with soldiers. I will perform clinical based assessments with soldiers and their families. I will do at least four years within the military to gain experience dealing with soldiers and clinical assessments. I will then continue to serve in the military or will transition to working for Veterans Affairs. I will start working for the VA as well as working on political social work. My entire career path is to gain different experiences dealing with many aspects of social
Mark Cuban and Bill Gates have been on record stating this is a serious problem that will eventually affect our economy within 10 years. I believe this is a major issue because automation and robotics are already taking jobs away from people as we speak. For example, manufacturing, retail, drivers, food preparation, administrative support, and sales are just a few jobs that will be affected. Both white and blue-collar jobs will be in jeopardy for Americans. This will leave more American workers displaced in the workforce, leaving Social workers to help get people rehabilitated back to the workforce. Large American metropolitan areas may lose more than 55 percent of their current jobs due to automation. Automation does create some jobs but not as many as it takes. People below the poverty line and lower middle class will be most affected due to the skills needed to perform those jobs taken away by robots and automation. Companies are going this route because it saves them so much revenue on training, workers who don’t need rest, benefits, or raises. Don’t be fooled, companies are already experimenting with different ideas. For example, Amazon has already started experimenting with stores that don’t need any workers. Wal-Mart is also experimenting with grocery stores with no employees. You just scan what is in you grocery cart with your phone and