Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
My Future Career
My immediate career goals include going to graduate school for Social Work specializing in family and children studies and going into the Peace Corps depending on which opportunity presents itself first within the next year. With a Master's degree and relevant experience in the Peace Corps, I am hoping to build up to a successful career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, providing counselling services to families and children, working with at risk youth and perhaps becoming a motivational speaker on diversity awareness and appreciation and social justice.
My internship presently offers me the opportunity to gain experience working with at risk young women, developing programming and being a positive role model. For example this week, I am planning and facilitating a program on substance abuse. Instead of simply lecturing the girls on the types of drugs out there and why they are bad, I intend to approach this topic from the point of view of the anthropologist, a deeper and more complete examination of the problem that is substance abuse. I want to discuss with the girls why they are at risk for substance abuse, why people use, who it affects, and where to get help. I believe that experiences such as these will improve my public speaking and programming abilities and teach me how to connect and interact professionally with clients. My internship is also educating me on how to work well with others and how to problem solve. I believe that these skills will help me to eventually become a competent Social Worker.
I would very much like to continue my work with the Girl Scouts and I am hoping to grow within the organization. I love the team work atmosphere, and I am very passionate about the work that we do. I am a bit perturbed at times by the disorganization and lack of direction that I receive in the work that I do but that is all part of working in the area of social services and I have learned very quickly that I have to be extremely flexible to function in this kind of environment.
My internship presently offers me the opportunity to gain experience working with at risk young women, developing programming and being a positive role model. For example this week, I am planning and facilitating a program on substance abuse. Instead of simply lecturing the girls on the types of drugs out there and why they are bad, I intend to approach this topic from the point of view of the anthropologist, a deeper and more complete examination of the problem that is substance abuse. I want to discuss with the girls why they are at risk for substance abuse, why people use, who it affects, and where to get help. I believe that experiences such as these will improve my public speaking and programming abilities and teach me how to connect and interact professionally with clients. My internship is also educating me on how to work well with others and how to problem solve. I believe that these skills will help me to eventually become a competent Social Worker.
I would very much like to continue my work with the Girl Scouts and I am hoping to grow within the organization. I love the team work atmosphere, and I am very passionate about the work that we do. I am a bit perturbed at times by the disorganization and lack of direction that I receive in the work that I do but that is all part of working in the area of social services and I have learned very quickly that I have to be extremely flexible to function in this kind of environment.
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