Why I choose my topic

    Entering into senior year, I knew that there would be a senior project that I would have to complete. Many ideas flowed through my mind as to what topic I would choose. I knew that I wanted to choose something that involved a particular part about me or a topic that has impacted me.  At first thought the topic of premature babies entered my mind.  I wanted to tell people more about what went on at hospitals with babies born early and the complicated decisions that have to made about whether or not the baby should live. After researching information, I knew that I figured out that it would not be a strong topic to talk about. There would not be enough information to do an 8-10 page paper. Therefore, I choose the topic of child abuse.

    I choose this topic for several reasons, one because I knew that more people needed to become more informed about the subject. About a year ago, my aunt became a foster parent and I have had the opportunity to be in their lives to help guide them. With the estimated 35 children she has had thus far, I have heard of the many stories of where they came from. A lot of them were being neglected and abused by their parents; some even found sleeping on bags full of trash. This topic has impacted my life because I see how some children are treated by their caregivers and I am thankful of how my life has tuned out.  Whereas their lives were not good and started off hard. My aunt has impacted me to maybe even become a social worker later in the future.

    Another reason why I choose this topic was because of the stories of young children dying from abuse.  With the story I heard on the news about a young boy named Khalil Wimes, I knew that there was still a lot of child abuse going on in homes. Through this I learned that sometimes social work agencies were the main problem with this issue. Some do not care enough and others are not fully paying attention to the children they are supposed to protect. I felt that child protective agencies needed to be changed in order to save more children, which is why I choose my topic. They also need someone who will actually be there to protect them from harm which is supposed to be their main priority. I feel that sometime social workers don’t put in enough effort. Children all around the world needs to know that social workers are here to help and keep them safe from child abuse.  Therefore, I believe that child protective agencies need to be reformed because too many children are being failed in this system and are dying because of this.