Strengths And Weaknesses Of A Social Worker

As a social worker, you have to possess certain strengths in order to become a successful social workers. My strengths are helpful, non-judgmental, active listener, and compassion. The strengths are very important in the social work profession. Being non-judgmental, you must possess understanding even when a client is rude. I have work at the Department of Social Services in New York. There were people that came in from every walk of life. My supervisor explain to me that as much what media say about people on welfare or your initial thought about people on welfare. People that are seeking assistance do not want to be there. This is their last resort. I am not saying there are people that abuse system. However, people are there to receive

assistance. I found out that being an active listener is a great skill and one of my strengths. As a social worker, active listener helps the client understand you empathize what they are going through and that you are engaged in the conversation at hand. Sometimes with active listening you may have to reiterate what clients to understand the situation better. Compassion can be a strength in social work but need to be used sparingly. I have learn to have compassion because you have shown the client that you respect them and allow the client to have dignity. My last strength is being helpful. I have always been helpful toward people even as a child. I could be in a store and someone would come up to me to ask for help. I am more than happy to help. I am person that like to share information with people if it is going to help them. I never withhold information. I am all about helping the next person.
This strength will be a great asset in social work.