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Karen Gallagher | Social Worker | City Edinburgh Council
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What is Social Work?
Social Work is a great Career option. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Social Work, while one should first understand What is a Career in Social Work. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Social Work from non professionals.
Social Worker Karen Gallagher invested 6 years & 10 months in Social Work. Social Worker Karen Gallagher outlines Social Work as:
Social Work is defined as working with people in the circumstance including drug abuse,poverty,alcohol and looking at making a positive change to people's lives. This could be achieved through a number of solutions, the main aspect is to empower individuals to make changes themselves with the support of social work.
How Social Worker Karen Gallagher got into Social Work?
I went to high school and finished it at the age of 18, I then traveled for three years and joined university at the age of 21 where I studied social work for four years and gained the degree of B A (Honors) in social work.
Social Worker Karen Gallagher's Talk on Social Work |
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| Starts with what is: | |
| 1) | Social Work |
| Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Social Work, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Social Work. Here is a list of Education items required for Social Work: | |
| 2) | Intervention Theories |
| 3) | Child Development |
| 4) | Law |
| 5) | Sociology |
| 6) | Psychology |
| Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Social Work go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It discusses following headings for Skills in Social Work: | |
| 7) | Communication |
| 8) | Organisation Skills |
| 9) | Teamwork |
| 10) | Time Management |
| 11) | Patience and Persistence |
| 12) | Problem Solving |
| 13) | Assessment Risk |
| It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Social Work. The Talk discusses following Positives of Social Work: | |
| 14) | Meeting New People |
| 15) | Rewarding |
| 16) | Different Work Environment |
| 17) | Continuous Learning |
| Challenges define Social Work as much as the Positives of the same: | |
| 18) | Report Writing |
| 19) | Work Life Balance |
| 20) | Awareness |
| 21) | Travelling |
| 22) | High Responsibility |
| In the final section of the Talk, Karen Gallagher talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
| 23) | Social Work |
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How to get into
Social Work?
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The 14 hour process, guided by a LifePage Career Advisor, will help you introspect and check whether your interest in Social Work is merely an infatuation or is it truly something you wish to do for the rest of your life.
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Finally, you will get a Career Plan stating which Courses, Certifications, Trainings and other Items you need to do in the next 7 years to become world’s best in Social Work.
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Links for this Talk
LifePage Career Talk on Social Work
[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/social-work-1
[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170523-0002
[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71nF4KEn4FE
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