Why did I choose Social Work:
There are areas specialization for this, where you would like to practice:
1) clinical or hospital based Social worker
2) Institutional (like children home, home for aged, rehab etc)
3) Community Organization (community based social worker)
4) Industrial Setting (working in office environment, handling their Corporate Social Responsibility account)
About my college education:
Iit was enjoying and give self fulfilling since it was a more on Psychology.
Students are required to have the "practicum" our term for OJT. This is where I've been assigned in children institution, need to go with the in house child to do a home visit for her mother.
Child mother is known to be a drug user, their place is shanty house. But seeing them reunited with her other sibling is a heart warming. T'his work is self fulfilling need a lot dedication commitment and passion, as you are dealing with peoples lives.
My current job:
Handling Corporate Social Responsibility in our office. Where we organize outreach program, going to the indigenous people, giving them seminars are continuous help.
Am I using what I learned in college:
All the theories and practices are essential to apply in the career.
Lesson to have a compassionate heart is always used and apply.
How long did it take to find a job:
Immediately after the passing the board exam, as the school will help you through connections and referral.
Do I recommend studying Social Work:
I highly recommend this course as we are now lacking of professional now. Good thing about this course is they are few graduates so the competition is not very tough. Community is waiting for all of us who have a heart to give help.
This is self fulfilling Job, as you have touched peoples live.
Starting Salary level of new graduates 15k- up (depending on your company).
Advice to people who are thinking of studying this course:
Make sure that you really like your course is, working with rich, poor and every kind of person, foreign nationalities, tribes, indigenous people will be possible. There will be a lot of travels where you will enjoy for sure. Training and continuous development is in place.
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