Social Work
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own. -Benjamin Disraeli”. The career I will be writing about is social work. The definition of social work in the english dictionary is “work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare”. I’m interested in this field because I feel that God has blessed me with this gift of helping others by giving them very good advice and me just being humble and straight foreword to send them in the right direction.
I love helping people anyway, so being in this field will sure become not just a job, but a career. The topics I will be covering in this paper will be: history and background of the career, requirements to obtain the career, job position description, and job reflection and outlook.
Since the first social work class was offered in 1898 at Columbia University, social workers have led the way developing charitable organizations helping others in need. Social work has basically been around for a long period of time, because it first started off linked with the idea of charity work, in some cases the ‘idea’ of social work or charity dates back to the ancient times. During the Middle Ages the Christian church had a vast influence on European society, and charity was considered to be a responsibility and a sign of one's piety. Jane Addams was a very notable person being that she became the founder of the social work profession in the United States. The home of Jane Addams is located around or on the UIC campus, it was turned into a study area/museum to help social work majors accomplish more on their mission to be social workers.
The education required to become a social worker is for you to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) which is generally the minimum requirement to practice social work. The majors you would have to go in if your college doesn’t have social work as a major, you can take psychology and/or sociology. These majors can easily prepare you for what’s next with your major. Goals you would have to set for yourself are being able to get in contact with what programs that will hire you or even internship you. Some smaller jobs that are somewhat related to the social work field are postsecondary teachers, therapist, counselors, and community service managers.
Being a social worker requires time, dedication, and the passion to help others in need. There is never a dull day because a social worker is always busy with their duties. Most of their routines consist of client evaluations, updating files, monitoring visits, and court testimonies. The hours working in this field can very. Social workers usually spend most of their time in the office, residential facility, or travel to visit clients and service providers.
Some challenges social workers face in today’s day in age is having to provide a lot more but with less resources. The needs in such poor environments makes it hard on social workers because we want to help out but it takes time for the resources to come. But on the other hand social workers care about other people and want to make things better, and relieve the pain inside others. The rewards of being a social worker aren’t really materialistic but your reward is knowing you helped someone else out and that now they can sleep better at night just like you can.
In conclusion, I am really glad I found my path in what I want to do when I’m older. I can’t wait to be put on these missions to help others out there and even give them the word of God and send them in his direction. I’m happy with my career choice and I don’t think I would want it any other way.
