I am writing to apply for the Human Services Assistant position with Fairfax County DFS. With my previous experience in working with the public and managing multiple tasks at one time; having clear and concise oral and written communications skills; excellent time management, organizational and interpersonal skills. I am positive that I am the person you are seeking to fill this position. I have a strong background in customer service and administration.
In order to work in this particular field, a social worker has to obtain a bachelor 's degree in social work, also known as a BSW, from an accredited university, a year of approximately 1,500 hours of work experience that allowed one to engage with children and youth post-BSW, and a minimum of three years of supervision with approximately 4,500 hours post-BSW. (National Association of Social Workers, n.d.). Furthermore, social workers can obtain their licensing and
Well...I was 6 when Child Protective Services came to get us. I lived with my mom and my three sisters, the youngest was Donna she was 5 & Lizzy was 7 and Mary was 10. I remember most of my family lived in the same neighborhood like my two Aunts and my uncle and grandpa and grandma. There was an occasional gunshot, sometimes there was a fire truck rushing down our street . We lived on top of a hill at 1015 Norwich in Grand Rapids.
What I have learned from experience and how it impacted me First and foremost, being in the United States Marine Corps for over 22 years I have learned a lot from experience. I learned just like in the military, in my civilian job now I am always on duty.
Over the last fifteen years, I have grown mentally and socially. I credit my growth to my ability to analyze and understand the world for what it is. Social imagination is the use of information to understand the world and ourselves for who we are. Possessing the quality of mind that can develop reason and the capacity to shift perspectives are the basis of social imagination (Mills 2000). As I mentioned in reflection one, I came to realize that my way of thinking is what helped me overcome living a poor lifestyle.
I began college as a freshman at Central Michigan University thinking I was going to become an elementary teacher. I knew I wanted to make an impact on peoples lives but after my first week of classes, I remember telling myself becoming a teacher is not how I wanted to do it. I went to my counselor and added a social work course to my schedule. I had finally found courses I enjoyed taking and academically excelled in. Which brings me to where I am now, pursuing my degree in social work.
I am confident that the skills that I will gain from completing a social work master’s degree will help me collaborate with people in need and aid sustainable growth in their lives. My first introduction to social work as a profession came while living on a small
My passion for helping and supporting those whose economic and financial standings have hindered their growth in our society, has driven me towards social work. I feel I have exhausted every possible avenue in my current degree field. Pursuing a master’s in Social Work, will give me the diversity that I need, while aiding me in bringing my dreams of working more in depth with clients, by helping assist them with their individual needs and issues to reality. The Social work field also offers versatility which allows me to work in many dimensions, such as clinical, case management, and many other composites which enables me to help every population. Becoming a social worker gives me other benchmarks in which I can use to evaluate programs,
Although my military career has been rewarding, I still want to pursue my first deferred dream of being a social worker. I believe everything I learned from discipline, human relations and leadership will only be beneficial to the social work profession. I am bound by the three Air Force core values of integrity, service before self and excellence in everything I
Overworked. That’s the closest word that I could use to describe this week. I feel like this journal is going to be about me just bickering, yet there is some stuff you might want to read about. First of all, I have been sleeping three hours this week because of upcoming midterms, quizzes, and assignments due. I am sleep deprived and mentally drained and as my second year in college I have never had my life drained out of my body like a passing shadow.
This week’s discussion focused on social work and its ties to psychology. Social work is based on the values of human rights and social justice. Whereas some jobs may disregard the basic civil liberties of others, social workers want to fight for equality and change for others who may face obstacles in their everyday lives. Going into this field, there are two different programs—bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) or master’s degree in social work (MSW) with Advanced Standing. Applying to master’s or bachelor’s program one must have an overall GPA of 3.0, but a 3.5 GPA in the major.
Through the educational experiences I receive from the MSW program I plan to contribute a professional, eager, and hardworking student in pursuit of a higher education. The educational experiences I received through my BSW program opened me up the scope of social work and provided me with the basic needs of a generalist social worker practicing in any field. The program was very student-centered to all my educational needs and this trait passed through me as I became engaged in an active community. I too made sure that each client and their problem were the center of my focus.
We as mental health counselors have to from a variety of approaches that will either benefit or hinder our client’s growth throughout our sections. I think that picking an approach can be something that is extremely hard because all approaches are good, and it is just a matter of preference. For me, personally, picking one of these theories comes from understanding how they will impact my future clients. A few years ago, I lived through an experience that was something very hard for me, my dad got diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney Disease which meant that he had to go into dialysis while waiting for a transplant. Simultaneously I also began volunteering in a Hospice Care facility.
I am applying for a place to study social work because I have always wanted to be able to make a difference to people's lives. With social work I believe I can do this in a caring and supportive way. Many of my life experiences have led me to who I am today. The first thing I remember that caught my attention was how my cousin would always stay with my family. He would be spent weeks with at my house without contract with his parents.
Career Autobiography There are many things that I feel have led me to year number two of graduate school pursuing a career as a school counselor. For I while I tried to convince myself that a career in school counseling was not for me and ultimately everything led me here. My mother has been a school counselor for the last 25 years and I grew up watching her do something she loved. I went to school everyday and watched my mother make a positive impact on many of my classmates and this left a very lasting impression on me.
