...The reason I chose social work as my first choice major is because I want to help people. Most people focus on the physical appearance of a person, but I want to focus on the mental aspect. Social work, or any other career of that kind, will help me do so. It also matters on what the school can teach you, and I believe that UT Austin is the place that can teach me all that I need to achieve. Since the summer before sophomore year, I have been researching the occupation I want to be in for the rest of my life. Social work is very interesting to me, and I have concluded that I want to be a school social worker, a child and family social worker, or a health and substance abuse social worker. The reasons why I want to become one of these of because I crave for the satisfaction of seeing someone's mind be healed of mental breakdowns or bad environments. I want to lead people into a better life. Of course, I am aware that there will be times when nothing can help a person, and I am also prepared for those times. I believe in being patient and kind for the person who needs help, and I am willing to be as understanding as needed. I am the type of person to not give up. Even if it is only one person, I will help people. This is why I want to become a social...
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...I would like to say that when my class was asked to form groups for joint presentations throughout the semester that I calculated group dynamics, which of my peers had the best work ethic, or even who was my bestie. The truth is, someone asked me and I ecstatically accepted. Let me explain. In my early forties, I was given a second chance to choose a career. I was laid off from my workplace of 18 years due to a fall in oil price. Because this slump had hit the entire industry, I couldn’t just run out and get a comparable job. I worked with an employment agency to perfect my resume and come up with creative ways that my skills transferred to other industries, but my heart wasn’t in it. In fact, a part of me (a very large part) was relieved...
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...In this capstone research paper i will be talking about Criminal Justice. Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. https://www.bing.com/search?q=what+is+criminal+justice&form=EDGTCT&qs=SC&cvid=84f4f0a397c9430e8ab447b16414819e&cc=US&setlang=en-US&PC=DCTS Breakdown of criminal justice degree jobs : Security Guard Park naturalist Private detective or investigator Probation officer Correctional officer Security Guard Job Description. Security guards, also known as security officers,...
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... Tel: 020 8663 8812 Mobile: 07904 657 896 Email: Shannonastley@hotmail.com D.O.B. 18TH September 1995 Personal Statement: I am an outgoing individual who enjoys hard work and will always work to the best of my ability. I am flexible, meaning I have the ability to do many different things and I’m ready to learn new things. I am reliable and have the ability to work alone as well as enjoying working as part of a team and getting along with everyone and anyone despite any differences we might have. I am a good communicator who is able to learn quickly and can work well with people at all levels with confidence and determination. My biggest interest is FASHION, I love shopping, buying clothes and looking good. This is why I chose textiles as it has a lot to do with fashion and making clothes. I chose health and social care and sociology as two of my A level subjects because I also like kids and worked in a nursery with babies and kids for my work experience. My last A level I chose is business, I chose business because my aim when in the future is to open my own retail shop that’s got all the latest fashion. Education & Training: September 2007 – Present La Retraite RC Girls School, Atkins road, Clapham ...
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...Perception is a very powerful thing many people rely heavily on other people’s perceptions of them. I myself rely on the fact that people find me to be knowledgeable as well as someone that is easy to talk to in order to do my job well. This paper will help me to understand how perception works through doing an analysis of what three observers declared were their perceptions of a photograph. In this paper, I will explain the steps of the perception process; as well as provide descriptions of my observers as well as explanations as to how their backgrounds may have affected their perceptions. Finally I will look into my observer’s perceptions by analyzing their thoughts. There are three steps in the perception process in this section I will discuss those steps. Step one is selection: which is defined as focusing more on one group of things than another. We do this because our brain is so overloaded with information everyday that it is forced to only focus on certain things. The second step is organization: which can be defined as putting our thoughts about things that seem to fit together, together in order to remember them better. This happens in a moment as soon as we see something our brain automatically assigns it to an area of our brain that holds similar knowledge. The third and final step is interpretation: which can be defined as determining the meaning of certain events or interactions. This step is where we give meaning to what we have...
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...discuss the ethnographic study that I conducted. It will describe the symbol that I chose and explain why I chose it. It will discuss the interview that I conducted with a man from my local GAA club and his take on the symbol that I chose. Finally, it will relate the symbol and findings to Ortners article and also the work of Ingold and Geertz. To me a symbol can be described as representing an idea or concept. The symbol that I have chosen is the GAA. I think this is a key symbol and has significance to me personally and to a lot of other people, including my research participant. The GAA has huge culture significance in my opinion and has a rich history. It promotes Irish cultural activities running competitions in music, singing, dancing and storytelling .One could say that the GAA has a huge impact socially. The GAA is an extremely powerful symbol in my opinion because it is has such significance to the vast majority of the country. As I said before a symbol can be described as representing an idea or concept, and the GAA represents a nation. It’s evident that it’s part of our culture and how popular it is. Whether it’s playing for your local GAA club or watching your county in Croke Park with 80,000 it has an impact socially and there is a real togetherness about the GAA and that is why I think it is such a powerful symbol. I will now discuss the interview that I conducted with my research participant. My research participant that I chose is a man from my local GAA club...
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...During my internship at Wright County Health and Human Services, I participated in a multitude of activities to enhance my learning experience. Per the learning contract, there are five activities that I chose to discuss throughout this paper. I chose to write about these five activities because they were insightful, and I learned a lot from doing them. Agency’s Confidentiality Policy One activity I chose to complete in my learning contract was to read and follow Wright County’s confidentiality policy within the first week of my internship. This activity falls under objective one in my learning contract: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior. This activity connects to objective one because it helped me to better understand the expectations at Wright County. Additionally, this activity made me engage in professional behaviors. By understanding their confidentiality policy, I am engaging in professional behavior because I am following the agency’s policy. Social workers must understand their roles and responsibilities in not only the social work profession, but also their role at the agency. To complete this activity, I did the training on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). This training taught me the importance of confidentiality. In addition, my supervisor and I discussed...
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...and strive to become better citizens. Client System Andra Smith is a 23 years old, African American. He is the youngest of 5 children raised in a single parent home in rural Mississippi. His father was never around to guide him into becoming a man and his other siblings did not complete high school either. The value system is living and surviving from day to day. The mother is a cook at the local restaurant and makes just a little more than minimum wage. She is a functioning alcoholic and I believe that this disease runs in the family. The Smith family never really attended church services other than funerals or weddings. They reside in the white project and this is low income housing. The overall physical health of the family is pretty good, no high blood pressure or diabetes. They do not have a regular physician but, no complaints of health problems. The family members have no diagnosis of any mental problems at this time. The first human behavior theory I chose was family systems theory because this family is dysfunctional in their relationships with each other. It examines the constructs of individuation, differentiation, and identity formation from the individual development and family system theory perspectives, focusing on the role of the individuation process in identity formation and the role of the family system's level of differentiation as a mediator of both these processes. Individuation...
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...I chose to Major in Communication and Education for a couple of reasons. I have always been interested in psychology, the human mind, and the reasons behind the way we behave or act the way we do. I believe educating myself in this field will help me succeed in the corporate world because I have learned about how to deal with different personality types, why certain people work better in teams and others don’t, and how to succeed in dealing with people with diverse personalities. Communicating, in my opinion is the number one factor in succeeding in life, and this is why I chose to major in Communications. I beliee you can be the smartest person in the world, but if you do not have communication skills you’re pretty much worthless in the corporate world. I think if you know how to communicate effectively, you will succeed in many ways. In all, I was interested in learning about people and social behaviors, as well as how to communicate effectively because I believe I can take these lessons and apply them to any specific career. To be honest, I am 31 years old and have already started my career. At the moment I am dealing with the administration side of the company, but I hope to transfer to Human Resources within the next couple of years. I have only been taking one course at a time because I don’t want to get overwhelmed with work and school; however I have recently found that I am capable of taking more than one class. I have planned to take no more than three...
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...Why do you want to study at Walden University? Outline I. Introduction II. What is Walden University? 1. What does this university offers? 2. Tuition and financial aids III. Reasons why I chose Walden University IV. Expectations V. Conclusion VI. References Introduction I chose this topic because I want explain why I want to study in this institution of higher education. For the students is important to identify the reasons they decided to start this online degree. What is Walden University? Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walden University is a private for-profit institution of higher education that offers degrees in a number of academic fields. Also; Walden is part of an international online learning community owned by Laureate Education Inc. What does this university offers? Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change (Walden, 2014) and offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Pubic Administration, Master of Public Health, Education Specialist, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Tuition and financial aids At the beginning when my teacher told me about Walden University I thought I would not be able to pay an online...
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... Everett Cordy, everett.cordy@waldenu.edu Student ID Number: A00186883 Walden University December 9, 2011 Abstract In this exercise, I explore the Psychosocial Development Theory of Erik Erikson. An explanation is given as to why this particular theory was selected for focus, and why Erickson appeals to me, both personally and professionally. Lastly, five (5) scholarly resources (in APA format), that I will consult as I begin to explore Erickson, are appended. Erik Erikson: Psychosocial Development Theory I chose Erik Erikson as the theorist to study. I chose Erik Erikson because his psychosocial development theory is applicable to a wide-range of management situations where understanding how personality and behavior are developed and manifested is valued. I am interested to find out if Erikson’s development model can be applied in my research fields of interests of Employment Law and Conflict Resolution Management. Please find attached hereto a list of five (5) scholarly sources that I will consult as I begin to explore Erik Erikson. References Cornett, C. (2000). Ideas and identities: The life and work of Erik Erikson/Identities architect: A biography of Erik H. Erikson, Clinical Social Work Journal, 28(1), pp. 123-128. Dunkel, C. and Sefcek, J. (2009). Eriksonian lifespan theory and life history: An integration using the example of identity...
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...detail what the building blocks of the theory are, and how those points have been applied to other studies. Research by other sociologists will be discussed in regards to differential association and how those researchers chose to interpret Sutherland's theory and use it to further explore instances of crime and deviance in their own research. Finally I will discuss how true the researchers stayed to the original theorists and reflect on my own opinions about the theory of differential association. Introduction The theory of differential association is one that has been used to attempt to identify why people commit crime for years. Since Edwin Sutherland created the theory in 1947 it has been looked to by numerous researchers both using the theory for inspiration and criticizing its legitimacy. This paper will discuss Sutherland's theory in its entirety including it's creation and what the theory itself states, its applications in our society as well as how other researchers have applied it to their own research, and the findings that have arisen because of the theory. The primary argument behind the theory of differential association is the idea that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions with others within an individuals lifetime. These social interactions can exist anywhere within an individuals lifetime, but primarily exists within family and close knit peer groups (Lilly, Cullen, Ball 1989)....
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...determine the amount you might need. Respond with the amount (if you'd like, but not required) and cite your source. Explain why you chose that particular one. If you use Dinkytown, explain why you chose the particular calculator you did. My opinion on the use of whole life versus term life is conflicting. I could see either being beneficial. Seeing as I’m still young (31) I’d have to go with the Whole-Life Insurance, I’d want to set my premium and the potential to invest with the difference seems like a reasonable tradeoff for that higher premium. I chose to look into the Retirement Nestegg Calculator on the site provided http://www.dinkytown.net/java/RetirementNestegg.html I am continuously interested in my potential ability to save for retirement, how much, how little, how long…and the following is how it came out: At my age not including my potential future income upon graduation…I can to a need of $4,758,977 by the age of 67, my target retirement age, meaning I have to start saving $1,392 per month to meet this goal….that is including the projected nestegg required after Social Security and current savings. I think that $1,300+ is a do-able number for me…when I graduate and start working…..hopefully I’ll actually be able to do this…otherwise what is one to do? Work til they drop? From my point view, whole life is much better. In general, I strongly believe they both have their own unique benefits in the eyes of the buyer. The Whole life policies have a living...
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...The benefits of earning a college degree can help you in many ways. It can help you get a job easier. The higher degree you have the more satisfied with your job you will be. During an economic down turn employers often have to cut employees but if you have a college degree then the chances of you being laid-off are substantially lower. Higher degrees tend to earn more, if someone only has a high school diploma then they will earn $32,500 per year while someone with a PhD will earn $100,000 per year. However your field of expertise will also decide how much money make. I chose WVU because it is close to home and is cheaper than going to a college that is out of state. They also have all of the classes that I want to take. The tuition for...
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...Human Service Interview I conducted my human services interview with Mrs. Nikki Scott. She has been in the human services field for almost 13 years. I selected Mrs. Scott because I knew that she worked with the hospitals, an area I am not familiar with at all. I explained to her the purpose of my interview and she was more than happy to participate. My questions came from our textbook Theory, Practice and Trends in Human Services, by Ed Neukrug. The questions found on page 24 in the textbook, as well as a few questions of my own. Her job function according to SERB’s 13 Roles and Functions is dual, she works as an assistant to a specialist, as well as she is an advocate. Mrs. Scott works in a hospital as an assistant to a medical social worker....
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