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Adoption Agent Personal Statement

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The Mandel School is the right fit for me because of my passion to be an adoption agent, my leadership skills from work and my experiences while getting my bachelor’s degree. I left Russia at nine years of age when an American couple adopted me. They would soon find out that I had two sisters back in the orphanage. Being the amazing couple they are, two months later they adopted my sisters as well. If it wasn’t for the adoption agent who worked tirelessly to navigate my parents through the adoption process and helped me comprehend the new life that laid ahead of me, I do not think I would have ever had the chance to be part of a loving family as well as having my biological sisters at my side. I want to be able to offer children and parents the gift of family as I was given. The Children, Youth and Families program is exactly what will help me achieve my goal to be an adoption agent and enable me to become an advocate for children and families. Working together with families domestically on a case basis is what I want my career to be. …show more content…

Working at a daycare solidified my passion of working with kids. After six great years at the daycare and a Bachelors of Arts from University Of Washington, I pursued a different path of working with children on the Autism spectrum. Here I could physically see the changes in behavior and socialization that I facilitated through Applied Behavior Analysis. Although, do to an unforeseen cut in hours I had to leave; an opportunity presented itself back at a daycare. Leadership is necessary when you are a lead assistant and are looking after twenty kids. It is through my leadership skills that the kids learn and practice how to be great leaders themselves. Having a mutual respect between them and me is crucial, alongside having open communication among not only us but between their peers as well. Concluding

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