WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY

Life as a Social WorkerEDUC 1300Career Research Project 2016Presentation by Eric Alexander

How is Sociology defined?

Social Worker allows you to provide help other people through problems of life, Sociology is the study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society. Being able understand people and the society in which we live. I plan to work as a Social Worker in the childcare field. (Farlex, 2003-2016)

Working as Social Worker everyday?I think I will work at less 35-40 a week on the job as a Social Worker, I also plan to volunteer my services at homeless shelters, women shelters and within the LGBT Community. According to National Association of Social Workers, Full-time social workers usually work a standard 40-hour week. Some work evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend community meetings and handle emergencies. Social workers usually spend most of their time in an office or residential facility, but also may travel locally to visit clients, meet with service providers or attend meetings. Understaffing and large caseloads add to the pressure in some agencies. (Workers, 2016) As a Social Worker you deal with face some of the hardest decisions people deal with every day. And most of us Social Workers will be take the problems home with us. But this job also gives a since of pride that you cant find no were else.

Salaries for Social Worker around the world

What is required to become a Social Worker?To become a Social Worker you must get a degree in Sociology. According to Study.com those interested in becoming a sociologist should hold at least a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from an accredited university. Within this course of study, students learn about social problems, statistics and research methods in sociology. They also learn about minority groups in the United States and discuss racism, sexism and how these themes affect social class. This degree can be achieved in four years. (Sociologist: Job Description, Duties and Requirements, 2013)

What are up and downs as a Social Worker?Working as a Social Worker has many positives, and the same amount of negatives. But as a Social Worker on the positive side you get help people change their lives, by helping them overcome drugs problems and I guess that what made me want to become a Social Worker was me helping my sister deal with her drug problem, a problem that has cause them to miss out on most of their lives. You get to reunite children with their parents after a parent or parents have got help with their drug problem or something else. But the other hand you have the negative when parents dont stop doing something harmful to themselves or children you have to recommend removal and in so many cases permanent removal of children by requesting their parental rights be legally terminated.