Expert Conversation: Community and Social Work

WARM UP

Let’s read the dialogue. I will be Sam and you will be Alice. After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Hey, sister. Do you have anything important to do this weekend?
I’m free for the whole weekend. Why?

My friends and I will participate in the fundraising and adoption projects of our local rabbit shelter.
I see. Count me in. I would love to help. Let me guess. This has something to do with the abandoned rabbits last Easter, no?

Exactly. Some parents gift their children rabbits on Easter—real living rabbits! Most of these rabbits end up being abandoned at shelters or worse—maltreated. Most people don’t know a thing about having rabbits as pets, and some couldn’t even care less. It’s sad. I hope people should be more compassionate about other living creatures.

CONVERSATION

Let’s talk. Please answer my questions. You may ask me questions, too.

ANSWER

1. Have you ever done a volunteer work? How was it?
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2. Have you ever benefitted from someone’s volunteer work?
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3. What kinds of community service would you like to try?
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4. What kinds of community service would be unpleasant for you?
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5. What kinds of charity organizations do you like most?
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6. In your opinion, to whom should social workers focus in your country?
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7. If you were to run your own charity, what would be its mission?
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8. Do you think some people do volunteer work to make them feel good about themselves? Why?
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9. What kinds of social movements should be prioritized in your country?
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10. What do you consider an “act of good faith”?
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