Social Work Personal Statement

Statement of Purpose
My desire to choose social work as a profession occurred as a child many years ago. I always had a passion to work with children every since I was young. Growing up with a mother who owned an in home childcare I was always around children. Observing how my mother helped the low- income children and families in our neighborhood really inspired me to want to help children and families in some shape or form. So I knew that I was going to either become a teacher, counselor, or social worker. I guess I couldn’t make up my mind, so I got my associates degree in Elementary Education and my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Now I want to pursue my master’s in Social work, I think

that’s a great combination!
One experience for me would be, when my older brother died. I lost my brother when I was 12 years old to a drunk driver. He was only 16 years old at the time crossing the street when this happened out of nowhere. When my family and I were at the hospital and we had gotten the news that my brother had passed, a social worker came in to help my parents and myself with the grieving process. The Social worker had provided explications that grief feelings are mundane and reassurances that like all processes, grief ends when its rejuvenating work is sanctioned to be done. She also said she could provide a grief counselor to the family if needed. So, again this was a moment for me that I was thinking like I love what this lady is doing for my family and interest me to possibly pursue a career in social work to be able to help others.
Through my middle and high school years I was always that girl whose friends came to about their problems and concerns. I guess I was just easy to talk to. As, a senior in high school I was an assistant to my guidance counselor. This was a great learning experience for me, as I saw day to day not only what my counselor did but also what the others (social worker & other administration) in the office had to deal with on the day to day basis. I noticed how the school social worker was best equipped to address the convivial and psychological issues that was/can block academic progress. Through counseling services, crisis intervention and aversion programs, assist people to overcome the difficulties in their lives, and as a outcome, give them a better chance at prospering in a school setting. I saw how the school social worker had such an impact on the students and me. The school social worker not only help with designing violence prevention programs but she also had incorporated programs to help the lesbian and gay community and programs that helps lessen the school dropout rate. The dropout rate program was awesome as it brought the children with poor academics and behavior problems together to meet to discuss any issues or problems that they may be having. The school Social worker point of the program was to catch problems early on before they grew into more serious conduct that are often precursors to dropping out. So through that experience it increased my interest even more to pursue social work.
Through my experiences as a daycare teacher I had come across all sorts of children, of different races, and different backgrounds. I can remember a particular child that was at the center I was working at who’s family wasn’t from here and had no place to live. The child would come to the center dirty and very hungry. I would always washed the child up and of course make sure he ate and had clean clothes. I spoke with the mother about my concerns and she then told me that they were staying out of their car. At this point a social worker had been contacted to come in to help the situation. I knew from the moment the social worker walk in and started to help the family that this is something I wanted to do and be a part of.
Some personal qualities I have that I feel that would equip me for the social worker vocation would be that I am emotionally mature, patient, objective, sensitive to other people’s feelings and thoughts, accepting of all races, religions, ages, and quandaries, compassionate and being Non-judgmental.

In order for a career in social work to be effective the person has to possess the core values which are: service, social justice, inherent dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. My feelings about working with different populations are that this is great! I love to see different people from different cultures and backgrounds come together. Cultural diversity assembles people with sundry skills, ingenuity and cognizance for efficacious productivity. A diverse group has incremented adaptability, a variety of viewpoints on an issue and innovation. In a gregarious setting, diversity breeds curiosity in people and gives them a chance to learn and experience practices and traditions from other

cultures.
Working in childcare and now working with the school system I am around diversity every day. Diversity is not always just what background you emanate from but is any unique distinction between human beings. Diversity includes physical appearance, religious notion, and race but your opinions and phrenic conceptions and the impact they make on society are a withal part of diversity. In the classroom I work in, we allow our students families to come in and read and talk about themselves and what they do (jobs). We have learning experiences which allows us teachers to show and teach our students about different religions and foods from other cultures. But, not only do the students learn about different populations, we the teachers are all different and from different backgrounds so we learn from each other as well.
I am aspiring to become a competent child welfare social worker, I optate to be able to protect children from situations of abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment.

I would relish fixating on ascertaining the gregarious, physical, psychological and emotional salubrity of children. In 2013, there were 402,378 children and youths in foster care and 19,499 adolescent people aged out of foster care. It is withal estimated that 1,484 children die each year due to child abuse and neglect, and most experts report that this number could be much higher. Ascertaining that the desiderata of children who experience or who are in jeopardy for maltreatment are addressed is critical as the impact of adverse childhood experiences cascades throughout the lifetime, resulting in higher risks for health and noetic health issues, and adverse economic and employment

outcomes.
I believe that with a MSW I would learn more about organizing clinical interventions, developing programs intended to eliminate child abuse, counseling with children and families, and inspiriting legislative officials to pass child auspice laws. Having an MSW will allow me to be able to become licensed. An MSW also will offer me valuable experience, in my chosen field because we are required to have so many hours of field work, which would look great if offered a job position right out of school. Getting quality experience with clients will additionally avail me to decide which populations you optate to work with, as well as get myself acclimated to the world of convivial accommodations/ social services.
In 5 years and 10 years from now I’m hoping to be a graduate from USC School of Social Work with extensive knowledge and skills. I hope to be working with child protective services or maybe in a school setting or foster agency. My chosen professions in child welfare will help me to reach my professional/personal and future contributions as a social worker by allowing me to help children and families in need. Providing me the satisfaction that a child is taken out of an abusive situation and environment, and being able to meet people from all different backgrounds and ages. I would also like to be able to help children in the foster agencies; I would like to help children become acclimated to foster homes upon pairing them with suitable families.
Why is USC School of Social Work the right fit for my educational needs? This is a very good question because there are a lot of schools that can offer me the same program. But I choose USC because it’s ranked as one of the best graduate schools of social work. Students learn how to design and implement innovative, evidence-based, and compassionate solutions. And USC has a convenient online program that fits my needs perfectly, as I work fulltime and I am a busy mom and wife. I had also noticed by observing a friend who is currently enrolled in the MSW program of social work through USC that the faculty is high quality, ancillary, and facile to reach; the curriculum is rigorous and informative; and the technology is high quality and fortified by 'round the clock phone support. All of the qualities about the program sparked my interest and I believe that USC will help me and provide the best education for me to become a successful social worker. Thank you for taking the time to read my statement of purpose letter, I hope that my experiences and passion that I have for helping children and families shines through this essay and it give you all an outlook on who I am as a person!

Dylondia Renfrow