What Led To My Interest In Social Work

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What led to my Interest in Social Work? Upon beginning my journey back to school I explored a couple of curriculums trying to decide which would be the best fit for my personality. Finally, I assessed the situation, and I knew I wanted to do something rewarding. At the peak of preparing my acceptance papers for the Heath Science major. I began to research the social work profession. The social worker at the hospital where I work would always say, “You would make a great social worker”. I admire all that she does for our families. When I call her she is there working on the needs of the family. She would then present them with the resources that were available. It is so rewarding to me when we make a difference in our families situations. I remember when I was in Junior College I was a member of Phi Beta Lambda which are future business leaders of America. I won first place in the Hospitality Contest. I became the Coordinator of adopt a shelter for Christmas. It reminded me of a time when I and my children lived a shelter. The Christmas that the social workers had prepared for all the families was astronomical. I knew that I had limited resources that were allotted to me, but I wanted to leave that same impression on those mothers and children. I did and it felt so rewarding to be a part of such an important moment. Those motivational moments led me to know that being a Social Worker will be a rewarding career for me. As I learn and understand the Core Values and Ethics with the aid of my instructors, I find that I am willing to take on that task of being that social worker all day every day. Past experience(s)-volunteer or paid that I have had, which are related to social work and/or human services? In what way(s) did these experience(s) encourage me to pursue social work as a career? A volunteer is someone who works for

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