Professional confidence SWK 115

• Social Work
• Higher Education (degree)

DO YOU REALLY WANT THE JOB?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

You could meet this man or go into...

This house...

Or greeted by this guy...

Working with this man..

Or bringing a child here to see their family

Remember, this job is not about being a martyr…

….and it’s not the easy option….

Pairs exercise

Break off, discuss & share:

Break off into pairs, where you are sitting.  

Discuss what atributes you feel are needed to be a social worker (5 minutes)

Share ideas to a virtual class mind map in Lesson Up.

So what attributes do you need?

Start with the basics- self-care

I do recommend getting yourself into a union and a professional organisation (eg, BASW)

CLASS EXERCISE

 Confidence Building Activity (10 Mins)

Move around the room and say "hello" and speak to someone you have not yet spoken to/ are least familiar with.

Discussion:

Discussion points:

• How did that feel?
• Did you learn anything new about yourself?
• Think specifically around placement preparation and the need to build confidence in speaking within professional forums and to people, who you are not familiar with.

Practice makes perfect...

If speaking up is particularly challenging for you, then practice saying at least one thing a day; whether in a meeting, to a stranger (nice things of course), or in a classroom. 

It could be a question, a compliment, or a fun statement about pretty much anything that can get people to respond to you.