You have now written 9 blogs on a variety of topics. Briefly scan the past blogs you have written and then reflect on your growth in understanding research and its social work application. What are the general takeaways from the course and your blogs? What were you hoping to gain from this course? Were they realized? Reviewing your previous 9 blog entries, what insights did you receive about your journey into social work research? You’re welcome to incorporate any creative form of expressions here from pictures, to memes to quotes to songs.
Boy the time went by fairly quickly in the course! I remember walking into class the first day and being terrified of what the content would consist of.
After reviewing the blogs I realize that I gained much insight on the information and process that research takes place in our social work field.
The main take away from this course was how research is crucial to our future careers. Research not only provides us new insights on the concern at hand but provides us better understanding of the process on all studies. I’m interested in clinical work and I was able to educate myself on the process of how the best treatment/intervention, resources, and information are obtained and provided to clients.
The research paper provided me the ability to go a little deeper in understanding what goes behind the process of composing an article. It also provided me the ability to understand why and how statistics play a part into that process. When we work with individuals we want to make sure that we provide the most valid and reliable options, which is where the ability to read the data comes into play.
When I came into the course I didn’t know exactly what we would be covering. Research is definitely a subject that I need to work on. Thankfully I was able to gain further understanding on all aspects of a research. I was beyond scared to even do this research paper. I do want thank you for providing me assistance during the process lol. I know I had many questions. Thankfully with your help, it provided me guidance to further understanding the information at hand. My expectations in obtaining knowledge from the course were definitely exceeded. Research is highly difficult to me. However, I’m glad I was able to overcome this challenge.
My journey into social work continues. As a future social worker our education will always be never ending. I will continue to learn about others as well as about myself in the process. I am looking forward to being able to use the knowledge that I have earned. I want to know that I gave it my all in my education and be able to make a difference in the real world. We have to keep our social work core values in mind. Let’s get informed and strive to be the change!
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