My early morning song which I cannot help not to sing along :) Good Morning! "The Way I Am" If you were falling, then I would catch you. You need a light, I'd find a match. Cause I love the way you say good morning. And you take me the way I am. If you are chilly, here take my sweater. Your head is aching, I'll make it better. Cause I love the way you call me baby. And you take me the way I am. I'd buy you Rogaine when you start losing all your hair. Sew on patches to all you tear. Cause I love you more than I could ever promise. And you take me the way I am. You take me the way I am. You take me the way I am.
I was staring at the window while having my bus ride this morning and noticed that the leaves changes its color again. Autumn it is, well winter is actually on its way. I guess the reason why we have 4 seasons is that it's an illustration of our life's season too. There are times that everything goes pale, like the weather nowadays, it turned the leaves into a yellow, red & brown color, and sooner or later it will eventually wither & fall on the ground. Then winter will come & trees will hybernate and some trees won't be able to withstand the temperature and will just dried up with the freezing weather and some will endure and will sprout again in spring which indicates that this certain plant was able to survive no matter how stiff or fierce the season was and will be able to show it's color to fill the world with its wonderful aura. And in Summer plants & trees will reach the fullness of their appearance and will be able to store enough energy from it's source. And when autumn comes again it'll be prepared to face another transition of life. We've got battles and trials each day. We've got joy, sorrows, and breakthroughs, and each season represents us that there's always something that awaits on the other side as we patiently endure each time we'll be facing challenges in our life. Our source is extraordinary, He is the Creator of the Universe, therefore we don't have any reason to give up on each season because He will sustain us no matter how tough our situations are, all we have to do is to do our part, and that is to keep on going no matter what, because we are not alone and our life is in His hands!
Jennifer Tomina Personal Interest Statement November 18, 2011 My name is Jennifer Tomina and I live the dream. For years I have envisioned myself studying social work as a profession. For years I have seen myself getting a degree which I will be utilizing in my every day professional realm. The reasons cannot be counted of why I chose to study social work as a profession, but some can still be named. I chose social work as a profession because I became sick of just being a client receiving mental health services. I became tired of being constantly assisted by social workers and constantly going to appointments and constantly being involved at that end of the system. Basically, I had been assisted but I wanted to assist too. So, I chose to study social work. My career objectives with an MSW degree are limitless, bountiful, and basically abundant. There is so much that can be done with an MSW degree and there is so much that I want to do. My first career objective with an MSW degree is to advance from the BSW degree so I can obtain higher positions than only being employed in positions such as case manager positions. Another of my career objectives is to one day work in a mental health setting. I would like to be a therapist one day down the line and again be able to assist others instead of always being assisted by others as I was in the past. I hope to conduct individual and group therapy. I hope to work in settings such as mental health facilities or institutions of higher education providing these types of therapies. A third objective would be to one day work in a school and also a hospital setting. I can truly see myself being a school social worker and assisting youth and I can see myself working in a hospital assisting the gravely ill and those needing the most support. Obviously these career tracks will not be accomplished in the same time, but I feel that with the profession I am studying, that I can undoubtedly keep my options open. It all starts with obtaining the mighty MSW in social work. I must say that my BSW education greatly prepared me for my intended field of practice. In my education I was able to write comprehensive papers, and learn about social work ethics, and I was able to sign up for and take classes that taught me about social justice and oppression, about research, about practice methods, and about social work policy. In the classroom I learned so much and through my BSW education I learned a vast amount outside of the classroom as well. This is because I was able to obtain two remarkable and fulfilling internships. My first internship was at the Educational Opportunity Center on the campus of Wayne State University. I was able to assist prospective college students in filling out online and paper admissions applications and also in filling out the FAFSA for students. My other internship is currently at the Matrix Human Services Youth Assistance Program in Detroit, MI, where I assist with youth in danger of entering the juvenile justice system. At YAP, I assist with group counseling and tutoring. In my BSW field education practicums I can say that I have learned to work with both the adult and children population and it gives me great pride to be able to admit this. I conceptualize the practice of social work with client systems to be a practice dedicated to assisting individual clients and systems by using comprehensive, succinct, and reliable methods. In relation to methods, I conceptualize the practice of social work with client systems to be a practice that uses individualized methods for individual client systems. I conceptualize methods being used which pertain to individual client systems and which do not always pertain uniformly to all clients. I do not feel it is possible for a particular treatment method to be the answer for any and every client system. That being said, I conceptualize my personal interaction s with client systems to be based on who exactly I am working with. If I am working with those with mental illness than I would hope to be utilizing methods of treatment related to those with mental illness. In a hospital I would utilize methods of treatment related to those with general and severe illnesses. In a school I would adopt methods implemented for students. I would use the methods that fit the population or populations which I was working with. My life experiences have had a hundred percent bearing on my potential for the social work profession. For seven years I have lived with a mental illness and for seven years of having this illness, I have not given up on my dream of finishing my education and I have not given up on being able to help others as I have been helped. . My potential for the social work profession has become that much more abundant for this reason. If I had not had my life experiences, than I feel I would be less equipped to help those who are suffering. My suffering in my life led to hope and I am sure my life experiences will lead to positive interactions in the employment realm. Therefore, my experiences have had a positive bearing on my potential for the social work profession. My strengths for social work practice are that I will become employed having the ability to work with different client populations due to my internship experience. My strengths are also that I will be able to assist others needing help as clients with precise expertise, and a strong and profound knowledge-base. Finally, my strengths are that I have grown so much through studying social work and I know that I will gain strength in the ability of exceeding personal growth because social workers are always learning long after the classroom. My limitation for social work practice is that I may want to show overwhelming compassion but I must at the same time leave everything to be at a professional level as to maintain the client/social worker acceptable and professional relationship. I can clearly say that I have a large concern for social problems. I see the sadness that this world is filled with. I see that in 2011 there is so much suffering and I see that in years to come there will be suffering as well. I know that so many social problems exist such as those of crime, poverty, and mental illness, and I am going into a profession where I will be able to assist others in ways such as helping people to not enter the criminal justice system, helping people obtain food benefits and amenities such as housing vouchers, and helping people obtain the correct medications in order to stay healthy. My attitude towards people with different values, life styles, cultures, and/ or religious values of mine is an attitude of acceptance. I would never have studied social work in the first place if I did not have an attitude of acceptance. People have individual minds and there is not always uniformity. Not everyone has to agree with a person’s values, life styles, culture, and/or religion but I feel the least that can be done is to accept people for who they really and truly are and give the same acceptance that one would want for himself or herself. In describing my capacity to be self-critical and ability to benefit from the feedback of others, I can say my internship experiences have allowed me these moments. In my internships I have become self-critical. Also in my internships I have had to rely on feedback because I know I am at internship to learn and benefit from supervisor and other worker feedback. I also feel that my internships have given me the ability to think, learn, and work under pressure. I have had to meet deadlines at internship just like I will have to meet deadlines at my place of employment. I have had pressures of entering case notes into paper and computer based systems and I know that as a social worker I will be doing this as well. That all being said, I truly believe my internships have given me the ability to work with others. I have also worked with others in group projects in the classroom. I see myself coping with the demands of graduate studies at Wayne State University by setting aside adequate study time each and every day. I see myself coping by making utmost use of the Purdy/Kresge graduate library. I see myself using the online library system to the fullest as well in obtaining articles. I also see myself working in more demanding internship facilities and I see myself asking questions whenever I do not understand any directions given to myself. My plans for financial my graduate education at Wayne State University are to fill out the FAFSA first and foremost. I plan to take out needed loans. I also plan to apply for scholarships through the School of Social Work. I, Jennifer Tomina, needed to be accepted to the Bachelors in Social Work program and I was. I needed to study social work in hopes of assisting and not just being assisted and I am well on my way to being able to do so. I now apply for acceptance into the Masters of Social Work program and I hopefully will be as one door will close while another waits patiently to be opened.
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