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My Personal Experience: My Experience In Social Work

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Monday, Today was an very interesting day. I was very upset most of the day. I felt as though I was being abused. That may or may have not been the case. I made sevral phone calls today for a client, beucase he acted s though he couldn’t speak English. However after he left my office he went outside for a ciggeratee. I left my wallet in the car, so I went to go it shorty after he left. When I walked outside I heard him speaking perfect English. H saw me and the switched back to him native tounge. I felt like he was abusing me. I mean he could have done the same thing I did for him. Maybe I am thinking about it the wrong way. At least I was able to help him. I am not sure how I should feel. Tuesday, Today was even more interesting because I could not belive that it has happen to me again. Today I had to escort five people to their appointment. I didn’t bother to ask if they had a driver license. All three people asked me for a ride, so I did think twice to say no to them or ask any question. So I escorted them to their appointment , on the way back from th appointment we stopped to get some gas and …show more content…

they were from Nazarth college. I was very excited to meet them because the more people I am around the better possabiliies I have at becoming a better social worker. Social capitaol is a neccisty in this field. The problem that I have is that if I ask someone for help, I may ask someone to help a refugee with their paper work when the rugugee comes to their office. Sometime a person will help and sometie they worn. People act funny when I as them for help. Sometime they re willing and sometime they aren’t. I don’t like dealking with people who have double standards, I like to have one set standard because it helps when trying to reach maximum potnetail. I didn’t have any cases today, people were more interested in the free food we gave out oday. At least I was able to meet some new interns

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