School social worker

Social work, this is a career I see myself enjoying the rest of my life. I find helping people intriguing and sets a goal for what I wanna do in my career. I have chosen this major because I have had firsthand experience with children in the foster care system. This got me intrigued as I was in high school searching for a major that I would to eventually incorporate into my career and lifestyle. Kansas State University was one of the schools I enjoyed visiting as I was visiting colleges and here…

Social work values have always been engrained in my thoughts and behaviors, even before I knew what was considered social work values. Since I was younger, I treated every being with the same amount of dignity and respect. I was able to see individuals who were different from me, and also how these differences do not equate to deserving a lesser quality of life. This was what I believed, and this inspired volunteer experiences throughout my life in order to advocate for these individuals,…

caregivers and nurses, who dedicate their life and careers to helping and taking care of people could be abusers as well. Unfortunately, situations of elder abuse is more common than I thought. Considering most of my classes and research throughout school have been regarding the younger populations, I thought this would be an interesting and informative article to review. The purpose…

sisters both work in social services, one a social service supervisor, the other a supervisor over several social work departments. One of my brothers is in his third and final year at Temple Law School. A second brother, a University of Pennsylvania grad, is presently in his application process to law school. My “little brother” will soon be finishing at PITT with plans to go to medical…

responded in this way: Piccoli Daniela: first of all the first question is very generic and it needs more information. There are many jobs in the social field with different characteristics and different purpose. I think that the social services field should be divided into two broad categories, paid careers and volunteering. In my opinion, a career in the social services field leads to positive results only if it is considered…

Social work is more than just a major to me. It is more than a major because social work is something that happens within every second of every day. Social work is something that we as a nation live, sleep, eat, and breathe. This amazing field helps an unmeasurable amount of people all over the globe. One of the many aspects of this field that I admire is how unbiased it is. This field’s main focus is to try to help any and everyone in need. Helping people is something that I have wanted…

listening is vital in social work field. Active listening requires us to focus completely on our client. Social workers can focus completely on their clients by facing them directly and maintaining eye contact. This demonstrates to clients that they are important, and the social worker is completely focused on them, by showing interest and paying attention to what they are saying. Social workers need to minimise external distractions, and ignore internal distractions. Social workers need to…

3. As a social worker, working with Andrew would be incredibly difficult, as rectifying all the harm that was done by the child welfare system would require intense interventions in order to restore Andrew’s emotional wellbeing. Andrew has lived in 19 residences throughout his 17 years, and it has been proven that frequently moving children around, is detrimental to their emotional wellbeing, and destroys a growing adolescent’s sense of stability. A lack of stability is evident within Andrew’s…

didn’t know existed. All throughout high school I believed by the time I was in 21 I would be a notorious scientist, but with struggling in school my future was becoming more and more a fantasy. To make ends meet I decided to work, hoping I could get a job that would get my foot in the door to some of the big biotechnology companies. But after months of waiting no second call ever came. So I had to go with a job that I was not interested, being an after school program director. After a few short…

Care is an excellent nursing home for anyone who needs to recover from an incident or a place to get assistance at an older age. Deanna Brinkman has a bachelor’s degree in social work and furthers the education while working with her residents at this nursing home located in Van Wert, Ohio. She is one of three that works in social services and any further questions she can be reached at (419)-238-4646 Ext. 244. I sat down myself and spoke with her for an interview on Friday, October 28, 2016 and…