My interest in the field of social work stems from my strong sense of community. During my high school years, l gained a lifelong understanding of what it felt to give back to my community and to work alongside individuals who were in need of assistance. I had been volunteering at a residential health care facility known as Northern Metropolitan, assisting the residents with their daily recreational activities. Going into this experience, l was timid and nervous. However, as time passed by, l felt
always had an interest in working with special needs children. I feel they have so much to offer the community, yet they are extremely ignored. As I grew older, my interest in helping this community developed into something bigger. I realized that there is so much suppression of people who are viewed as “less than.” This was the beginning of my interest in social work. I have taken part in volunteer opportunities almost my entire life. I was benefitted with financial comfortability during my childhood
My career plan is almost like putting pieces of a puzzle together to make them fit. I served twenty years in the U.S. Navy as a Military Police Officer. Shortly before returning from serving abroad, my wife became robbery victim. After filing a police report to this horrific crime, she was referred to a Victims Advocate (VA). That afforded us the opportunity to experience what the City of Jacksonville (COJ) Victims Advocacy Program could do to help victims regain some normalcy in their lives
Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. Sociologists gather information about the social world and analyze that information to understand social situation such as class, race, gender and culture. Sociologists like Harriet Martineau Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx all have different ideas and interests in the sociological world. Harriet Martineau is focus on the impacts that the economy, law, trade health, and population could have on social problems (Schaefer page 9). She
How this bravery is developed in my personality? The answer of this question is related with the strength and bravery which I observed in my mother’s personality during my life. During the financial crisis when my father was unable to work and fulfill the financial needs, all of my family members were hopeless but my mother show the bravery and strength and she plays the role of both mother and father. She was a very good cook
determined that my personality type was INFJ, meaning introverted, intuitive, feeling and judging. Suggested career paths for INFJs are social work, health work and humanities because of their complexity of character and their depth and range of talents. From these categories, the three careers that have sparked the most interest for me are social workers, psychiatrists and counselors. Social workers help people solve and cope with problems they face. For me, the most interesting branch of social workers
However, my interest was sparked two years ago when I was recalling the experience I had with my Native American liaison in high school. He was one of the biggest influences in my life, and really helped me discover who I was as a Native individual in this world. He helped me find my identity, which had felt lost for so long as I struggled to find a balance between my Native American heritage, and my Caucasian heritage. As I reflected back on these experiences I realized what I wanted to do with my life;
It is really essential to have a set of guidelines that direct us to perform tasks in a particular manner to achieve the optimal level of output. This writing is a personal reflection stating my meaning of governance explained by the first-hand encounter including risks associated with it and my social responsibility towards it. “Governance can be generally defined as the means by which an activity or ensemble of activities is controlled or directed, such that it delivers an acceptable range of outcomes
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics acts as a guide for social workers on their professional conduct. When evaluating my own personal beliefs I think of the values and customs that I have acquired through education and experience. I believe that they are consistent with the code of Ethics and values put in place by the NASW for social workers in their profession. I am 29 yrs of age. I work as a pre k teacher. I have had this job for seven years. I have three children
From my early childhood till today, my most remarkable characteristics have been my curiosity to learn new topics. My keen interest for learning new ideas, when combined with my inner desire to reach a degree of excellence in every piece of work I perform, enabled me to acquire significant knowledge on various aspects of nature and technology, as well as leading me through a successful educational career. During my early ages in school, I was introduced to 'BASIC' language and on how computers can