why social work

Description THIS PAPER IS ON SOCIAL WORK. People are drawn to the helping professions and specifically to social work for a number of different reasons. Some reasons are personal, some are professional, and some are based on core values and principles with which they were raised. This assignment is designed to allow you to become familiar with important social work literature and resources as you explore key components of social work, investigate your interest in a specific setting related to the social work profession, and increase your overall understanding of the profession. For this paper, you will present details about the profession of social work. First, you will select a *key component or components of the social work profession that interest you most. (*This key component or components may be related to the social work values or ethics as described in the NASW Code of Ethics, or key theories or perspectives used in social work that are identified in Chapter 3 of the text.) Next, you will present information about a specific social work setting that is of interest to you. A number of these settings are provided as chapters in the Cox, et al. textbook. Finally, to the extent that you are comfortable, please share any other information or personal experiences that have influenced your interest in the social work profession. You need to tie the sections of the paper together by discussing how the key component of social work you identified is particularly relevant in the setting you discussed and how these both connect to your personal interest in the profession. The paper should follow the format below: Why Social Work? • Introduction • Key Component(s) of the Social Work Profession • One Social Work Practice Setting • Personal Interest in the Profession • References This is a research-supported paper. The paper should be 4-5 pages long, not including the title page and reference page, following the guidelines provided in Appendix A, Course Policies. Points will be deducted for papers longer than 5 pages. At least three scholarly, professional, credible references are required (e.g. peer-reviewed journal articles, books, government and professional social work websites) to support the “key components” and “social work practice setting” areas of the paper in addition to the textbook. The paper also should be written using third person language for these two areas of the paper. The section of the paper on your personal interest may be written in first person. Further, the paper must be written with APA formatting and referencing, including in-text citations, a reference page, and a title page.