Personal Goals In Social Work

Personal Goals There are many reasons why I chose a profession in the social work field. Some of the reasons why I chose to work in this area stem from my childhood experiences. As a child, I was pretty much on my own, my parents were pretty much absent and I had to take care of myself and sometimes them, I also took care of my siblings. The only teacher I had to encourage me was my 7th grade Social Studies teacher, Mr. Schaal, (he was killed in a car wreck after I started high school) with no guidance, I began to get into trouble. I had to grow up fast, so I always was the “motherly” figure among my group of friends (although I did let them talking me into things).
They always came to me for help and advice. As I have grown people still do, sometimes people who do not even know me that well. For example, I got a job at the Dollar Tree, on my first day the manager took me into the office to fill out paper work, when she told me her whole life story like how her husband cheated on her, it happens all the time. I also have a couple of friends who take care of foster children (mostly teenaged girls). Once a year we would take them on a weekend trip to a cabin and we would have what we called a “girls weekend.” I did not know these girls very well sometimes they were different children each year, however, they always
“Dignity and Worth of the Person. Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity. Social workers promote clients’ socially responsible self-determination” (social workers.org). “Importance of Human Relationships Social workers understand that relationships between and among people are an important vehicle for change. Social workers seek to strengthen relationships among people” (social