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Personal Narrative: My Career Objectives

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One of the proudest accomplishments of my life was earning a college degree, which has led me closer to obtaining my career objectives. My career objective is to become voice for those who lack one on their own and use my education and attentive nature to improve the lives of others. My objective is to promote meaningful change, build on strength and prevent problems. My life experiences have majorly contributed to my ultimate objectives. I have always been that person who has had to have his or her own voice and often times it was hard. I have also experienced domestic abuse, which led me to believe that I should help others who have become victims that are helpless. I have experienced firsthand when those who are suppose to help are helpless. …show more content…

My aunt was placed in a nursing home when she started to age and couldn’t live on her own anymore. My aunt was paralyzed and allegedly fell in a shower at the nursing home. She has been wheelchair bound for over thirty years and could not walk. There were so many unanswered questions as to how this could have happened. After the fall her health declined rapidly and she passed away. There were signs of physical abuse that was addressed but it seemed as nothing changed. We would visit the nursing home so much and I began to notice the environment and conditions where not ideal for living. There was a lack of proper care, nutrition, supervision of the workers and the patient to nurse ratio was inadequate. I was still in high school and decided that I will one day advocate for the elderly. My school counselor was the only person that helped me cope with the situation. These experiences exuded the lack of representation that exist amongst these groups that stimulate my drive to be a social …show more content…

I have always been selfless and wanted to see people around me in a good place. I have always been empathetic which is important in order to exude and provide a caring and understanding environment. I use critical thinking to find solutions to complex problems that will allow me to effectively help clients. Organization is another strength I have that I key to being successfully to provide the adequate help and is useful especially when dealing with case management. Another strength I have is listening, which is, important and develops trust possibly allowing clients to feel

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