Social workers are admired or idealized for their courage, outstanding achievement or noble qualities. What do social workers have to unearth in order to answer the call to action? What inner resources (or superpowers) do social workers have? What darkness must they push through in order to meet the challenges? Do social workers have a calling? What do they bring to the table? Using the file (Finding Joe) please support or refute this point.
Please pick three points to discuss. Please provide an introductory paragraph identifying the three points. Each point should have a distinct paragraph. Each idea should also be supported by referencing the film, class notes, textbooks or other resource materials. Please provide two or more references.
Please provide a final paragrpah with reflects on what the points you have made are important in the social work practice. Please use APA. If you have never used APA don’t worry about it, just do your best by following the guidelines and model paper provided:
Requirements: 1 page
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. Hence, having sensitivity, inner strength to withstand the traumatic scenes, empathy, and a will to continue serving despite workplace hardships make social work a calling.
Based on the social workers’ calling, they bring to the table different contributions, such as advocating for social justice in their communities to ensure that the oppressed get their voices heard. For instance, they can advocate for justice on matters like child abuse in foster placements. Further, Blewett et al. (2007) inform that social worker contribute by participating in significant decision-making processes such as policymaking, management of institutions, and communicating clearly about the areas needing change. Therefore, they demonstrate their effective leadership skills in these processes to ensure that measures taken to champion change are strategic and positively impact the people they serve.
