connection with their students. These were teachers who would go out of their way to let students talk about their personal lives with them and give support and advice, and I wanted to be that for someone. I think that this led me down the path of social work. I did not feel so connected to the actual teaching aspect, but to the idea of being someone that people can come to and being a source of support. As a first-generation college student, I had a difficult time adjusting in the beginning. My grades
Core Competencies 1, 2, 3 Casey D. Kelley Ashland University September 9, 2014 Competency #1 According to Cummins & Sevel (2012), the first core competency of social work is to “identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly” (intro pg.). My interpretation of this competency is that, as a social worker, my duty is to be a professional which will be demonstrated in my appearance, behavior and the style of my communication. To make sure that I am conducting myself
Human Services is an extremely broad term as there are many different areas of work within this field. Work placements in Human Services can range from working with people who have severe mental illnesses to working with traumatised citizens after a natural disaster. They are both very different situations however they have one major thing in common, that of helping people. Human Services focuses on the prevention and improvement of problems and the overall quality of life for people in need (Hamann
Statement Having spent two years in University studying Psychology, I have come to realise my truly interested fields in psychology. I do love psychology courses as I love helping people with mental disability and find out the mysteries behind the brain. However, my study in cognition and biological areas have caused some struggles which I know is because my shallow foundation on these fields. I wish to continue my psychology degree as I believe that I can conquer those struggles with more efforts and
majoring in Social Work has not always been easy. However, every social work based course I’ve taken since being a student here has made me want to go into this career field even more. Always being a motivation to others, being able to be a good listener and caring for people made me realize that Social Work is the perfect field for me. Although, throughout my collegiate career some of the social work courses have been difficult at times, I have however managed to still fall in love with this field more
semester I am working with my partner, Laura, to design and implement an intergenerational day program at Columbia View Lodge (CVL), allowing children and seniors to come together in mutually beneficial and meaningful ways. Working closely with our field guide Margot, we have established both a short-term goal and a long-term goal. Ideally, Laura, Margot and myself would like to see a permanent onsite day care facility within CVL, however, due to time constraints we are focusing our attention on laying
1. In addition to your personal desire to help people, why have you chosen social work as a profession over another profession or major? There are many reasons that I feel I have decided that social work is the correct major for me. My main influence in wanting to become a social worker is deeply personal. It stems from experiences I had as a child. I was placed into foster care when I was only 5 years old, and remained there until I was 7. Even though my time in the system wasn’t very long in
As a Chinese, I got an education in Asia for many years. I remember the first day I went to field placement in Canada, it was the new experience for me. I never saw many kinds of materials in the classroom before. In Chinese traditional classroom, we only have basic materials. Such as chalks, blackboard and projector. We have many rules in the classroom.I went to the best school in the city, sometimes I still be physically punished because I talked too loud or I did not get the best grades. Based
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have a checklist of all the benefits a top program offers. Online and weekend classes, counseling and job placement help make your learning experience easier. And once you get your certification, you'll enter a challenging and expending field. Here are a few great advantages to working in the medical assistant field. 1- You’ll Improve Your People Skills Working in the healthcare field with a medical assistant degree in Kentucky does more than help you make a living. It enables you to meet people