Although Social Work is my minor and Criminal Justice is my major I have a deep passion for the field of Social Work. I was homeless at the age of four years old when my grandmother died. At that time I lived in the Queen Louise homeless shelter on Saint Croix for six months with mother. My father is an immigrant and my mother was a foster child. My mother was also in an abusive relationship for six years of my childhood. Six years that felt like a century. My parents would not be who they are today without the help of Social Workers. My mother had her first child at sixteen. Due to this she was kicked out of her parents’ house and was taken in by a foster family. My father immigrated to the U.S Virgin Islands in 1986 from Micoud,
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During my first Social Work class I realized how important public speaking is, in this field. I have also noticed how important attendance is. I get very nervous with speaking in front of large crowds, partly because of my accent. I am able to hide my accent really well but it is not very hard to determine that I am not from the U.S from talking to me. I am not ashamed of where I from. However, I am very annoyed by the questions that come with being different.
My short term goals are to be a case manager or probation officer. My long term goal is to be either a criminal or immigration lawyer. Maybe there is a way that I would be able to do both. I believe that the background of Social Work will help me to be competent in my field. This field has not only taught me to be culturally competent but also to be more accepting of others.
Competence is an area that I am most skilled in. I am always interested in learning about new cultures. In addition, I am able to engage and communicate with diverse populations. I am extremely self-aware and I am able to feel empathy for people. Having boundaries is another skill that is essentially important to this …show more content…
Most of your personal values relate to what is the norm of your culture. Your personal values will not always line of with those of your culture. It determines what is good, bad, beneficial, important and not accepted. My long term goal is to become a criminal or immigration social worker. The background of social worker will help me tremendously. Having the social work background gives me the knowledge of being culturally competent. I doubt the field of law would proud me with this type of skill. As an immigration lawyer with a social work background I will be interested in not only helping my clients but also advocating for them.
My personal values are congruent to those of Social Work. Ever since I decided to minor in Social Work Cultural Competence has been very important to me. I have realized that being culturally competent is more than just race and ethnicity. Being culturally competent social workers are concerned with helping others who have disabilities, aging adults, gays, bisexuals, lesbians and transgender. Effective care cannot be given if a Social Worker doesn’t have knowledge of different
During my first Social Work class I realized how important public speaking is, in this field. I have also noticed how important attendance is. I get very nervous with speaking in front of large crowds, partly because of my accent. I am able to hide my accent really well but it is not very hard to determine that I am not from the U.S from talking to me. I am not ashamed of where I from. However, I am very annoyed by the questions that come with being different.
My short term goals are to be a case manager or probation officer. My long term goal is to be either a criminal or immigration lawyer. Maybe there is a way that I would be able to do both. I believe that the background of Social Work will help me to be competent in my field. This field has not only taught me to be culturally competent but also to be more accepting of others.
Competence is an area that I am most skilled in. I am always interested in learning about new cultures. In addition, I am able to engage and communicate with diverse populations. I am extremely self-aware and I am able to feel empathy for people. Having boundaries is another skill that is essentially important to this …show more content…
Most of your personal values relate to what is the norm of your culture. Your personal values will not always line of with those of your culture. It determines what is good, bad, beneficial, important and not accepted. My long term goal is to become a criminal or immigration social worker. The background of social worker will help me tremendously. Having the social work background gives me the knowledge of being culturally competent. I doubt the field of law would proud me with this type of skill. As an immigration lawyer with a social work background I will be interested in not only helping my clients but also advocating for them.
My personal values are congruent to those of Social Work. Ever since I decided to minor in Social Work Cultural Competence has been very important to me. I have realized that being culturally competent is more than just race and ethnicity. Being culturally competent social workers are concerned with helping others who have disabilities, aging adults, gays, bisexuals, lesbians and transgender. Effective care cannot be given if a Social Worker doesn’t have knowledge of different