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¶ … Social Worker
The National Association of Social Workers defines social work as "...the professional activity of helping individual, groups, or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to this goal."
Most social workers understand this goal, but the best social workers have a true understanding of why their role is so desperately required in today's society. This understanding comes through an appreciation of history as well as real-life working and personal experiences that underscores the lessons of time.
British sociologist Nigel Horner cites changes that emerged in the mid nineteenth century as a result of industrialization that have led to social upheaval and the resulting need for social work. These include mass urbanization, high levels of labor migration, extreme exploitation of labor, religious turmoil, high levels of illness, disease and infant mortality and the disintegration of traditional...
Making a child feel special and loved for the first time has been one of the greatest sources of joy in my life.
Unequal distribution of power, status, authority, resources and/or opportunities are inequalities that sociologist Neil Thompson describes as being sewn in to the fabric of society. This stratification, according to Thompson, leads inevitably to winners and losers. However, Thompson states that social work is more than a desire to help the less fortunate, good practice requires intellectual skills such as analysis, reflection and adopting a critical perspective.
My previous experience also includes working with mentally ill patients and the unemployed while at a job centre. I am currently a volunteer at a youth justice team…
Bibliography
Horner, Nigel. Transforming Social Work Practice: What is Social Work? Context and Perspectives. 2003, Jun. Learning Matters. 17 Dec. 2004.
Thompson, Neil. Understanding Social Work: Preparing for Practice. Houndmills: Macmillan Press, 2000.
'What is Social Work." Indiana University. 17 Dec. 2004. <http://socialwork.iu.edu/snav/116/page.htm>.
"What is Social Work." Indiana University. 17 Dec. 2004. <http://socialwork.iu.edu/snav/116/page.htm>.
Horner, Nigel. Transforming Social Work Practice: What is Social Work? Context and Perspectives. 2003, Jun. Learning Matters. 17 Dec. 2004.
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