The main reason why I entered into the Social Work field was because of this value, Social Justice. The Ethical Principle, listed on the SocialWorkers.org website, is “Social workers challenge social injustice”. What is social injustice? Social injustice is when there are things happening against certain people, groups, religions, etc. […]
The NASW Code of Ethics – Ethical Principles – Service
Welcome to the NASW Code of Ethics step by step details of each portion of the code of ethics. This will be the first post and will be about the Ethical Principles, more specifically, the service value. Before diving into service, I want to bring up the reason why we […]
Learning Swahili and Volunteer Experience
I met with our new friends, refugees from the Congo, last weekend. That would have been the 15th of October. There are some pretty important things that I’ve learned from this experience. I brought my wife and two of my children, my youngest and my oldest. They are 14 and […]
It’s ok to make mistakes..
I woke up this morning, got my kids up and got them on the bus, just another day doing about the same things I do every day. After I get my youngest on the bus I like to come back home and either lay down or work on homework, just […]
My Experience with Volunteering – Scratching the Surface
I’m currently in my 6th week at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Right now I’m at the downtown Grand Rapids campus for the remainder of my Social Work classes. One of the requirements for this semester is to volunteer. I reached out to a few places, including Samaritas […]
Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The UDHR can be found here. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document that was created by many people throughout the world to set a standard for basic human rights. The UDHR, short for Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how I will refer to it as from […]