There were many events‚ experiences‚ and turning points that led me to want to pursue my MSW. One event gave me the push I needed. This was the pregnancy and birth of my daughter. During my senior year of completing my Bachelor’s degree in Social Work‚ in 2015‚ I was diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy. I was told my daughter would be born with gastroschisis‚ a condition where the abdominal wall near the navel does not close and the intestines are exposed at birth. I had to travel to see specialists
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An experience that I will make me an effective social worker is volunteering at York County Children’s Advocacy Center (YCAC). The YCAC’s main focus is to assure that victims of child abuse are not re-victimized by systems who are supposed to protect them. In the center they have a group of team members who receive referrals from agencies such as Children and Youth to conduct forensic interviews and medical examination as needed. The center also provides Pet therapy for the children who come in
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the role of the social care worker 1.1 A working relationship is different from a personal relationship by : Working relationship – building a relationship on a professional manner‚ which involves working within a team‚ working to achieve a goal/task and working within set standards/guidelines. This also refers to working with an individual to ensure they receive care in a respected‚ dignified manner. Personal relationship – building a relationship with friends and family in a social environment.
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problems in life where they needed the support of others. In life we need people but not everyone has some one to lean on. This is where a social worker comes in‚ they are the support system for anyone who needs it. My ideal job includes being able to help families‚ having a supervisor to help with decisions‚ and being able to work all day. Being a social worker has all those aspects. Rather it is being in the office helping people work through issues or going out in the community to help a family
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Personal reflections on becoming a social worker This essay will be reflective in nature and therefore in the first person‚ the main body will commence by giving a brief personal history in that it will give context to a number of discussions in this piece. This will lead to a brief description of placement setting‚ giving room for the primary focus‚ a conversation with a service user. The conversation will be referred to throughout; labelling theory will be drawn on first to give a possible explanation
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pediatric dentist‚ then a teacher‚ and finally found myself wanting to be a Social Worker. My last two years of high school were very difficult for my family and I. We had numerous Social Workers walk in and out of our lives‚ but seeing how they handled our case really intrigued me into wanting to know what their career consisted of. After some investigation‚ and advice from my high school counselor‚ I finally realized that social work was a good fit for
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social workKathleen Howard Mary Lou Mires Reading 6 December 2011 The life of a Social Worker The most important thing about being a social worker that people have is passion for wanting to help people. Especially if you want to help them solve there problems. You must have the right kind of attitude (the kind of attitude that says I’m the boss I’m the one in charge).You also need lots of patience to be a Social Worker because of the high levels of stress and mixed emotions
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troublesome for social worker’s to define what they do‚ The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has developed a definition to try and allow others to understand the profession. NASW defines this profession as‚ the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals (NASW‚ 1994). I believe as young professionals going into the field of social work‚ we all have
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offers me an employee benefits package in addition to an excellent pension. I would contribute my past work and life experience to this particular post‚ using my abundance of knowledge and skills that I have developed over the years through my continual learning & development. This includes my experience of working with a wide range of disabilities‚ whilst working as a Social Care Worker and also throughout my Nursing career. I will contribute to this post by promoting the SSSC’s Codes of practice
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