My Experience As An Msw Student

I want to be a social worker and a master’s degree is necessary for my desired profession as a social worker. I am driven to attend graduate school at this time in my life because I am also seeking that sense of fulfillment. My plans immediately following graduation is to pursue a job as a licensed child/family social worker or a clinical social worker. Five to seven years following graduation, I plan to become a supervisor or greater in the field of social

Pursuing the Master of Social Work at UWA is an empowerment process for me. By equipping me with essential theoretical understanding and practical skills in social work, I will be able to create positive impact on marginalized members of society. It is the best way to seek my personal fulfillment and realize my commitment by promoting a more equal society.

“Returning to school after so many years of not attending, to obtain a degree can be a struggle for many people throughout their life, but it also has its benefits, changes, challenges, and goals. Initially, I had planned to go to college right after high school, but due to many family problems I was unable to. It would be another eight years before I would make the decision to enroll in school. My reasons for returning to school are to higher my education, have a better career/ job, and to better my life, as well as the life of my daughter. Returning to school for me, has had its benefits, changes, challenges, and goals. In this paper, I plan to give you a brief

Besides graduating from college, being accepted into the Counseling program at NOVA Southeastern University was the greatest day of my life. I was on my way to a much greater success by working on my Master. Paying for college out of pocket was a struggle, but I understand that success comes with great sacrifices. However, I wouldn’t really call paying out of pocket for school a sacrifice, but rather an investment in my future and my family. My first semester went marvelous. I was motivated and enthusiastic about the courses. I must admit graduate school is much harder than I imagine, but I manage to make time for studying and ended making A’s in both of my classes, which I didn’t expect less than that. When the summer semester I arrived, I was as excited and motivated as my very first semester, aiming to make nothing less than an A grades. However, unexpectedly my world seemed to have turned upside down in a matter of time. My mother and I decided to take a week to go

As a nontraditional student as well as a Sophomore my goals as well as responsibilities are different from the typical student’s. As a father of three, including a six month old balancing my professional, academic, together with my personal life has been the most challenging aspect of returning to school.

After reading Sonja Ardoin’s (2014) “the strategic guide to shaping your student affairs career” book, I read a variety of important content that has allowed me to reflect not only in my fieldwork position, as an Advising Assistant for the Puente Program, but also my current status as a graduate student in the Educational Counseling program.

The decision to attend graduate school can be one of immense commitment and responsibility. Success requires rigorous planning and well-defined goals, both short-term and long-term. Exceptional communication skills are also necessary to interact effectively with fellow classmates and faculty. Although completion of a Master’s program opens doors to many professional career opportunities, it does not come without challenges. One also must have several strategies in place for dealing with these challenges when they arise. With determination and hard work, overcoming these barriers will lead to success.

The number of women returning to higher education has greatly risen since the 1970’s. They have returned for a number of reasons. Some being, employment opportunities, retirement or becoming a widow and dealing with grown children who’ve left the home. Typically these women returning are older; have more responsibility than the traditional-aged student; are usually married, and are mothers (Teachman & Paasch, 1989)

Eventually, my wish is to continue with my social work education through a PHD program and feel that the best initial preparation for this endeavour involves completing my MSW through Factor-Inwentash’s program. The school’s commitment to growing and refining the curriculum (with student involvement) translates to an MSW program

College is extremely difficult. Because I am a mother, I know that I will face numerous challenges. One challenge that I face is being responsible for a family. I have a husband and together we have three children, ages eight, five and one. My husband works third shift, so much of the responsibility falls on me.

MSW Graduate Admission Statement My current motivation to pursue a master’s degree in social work stems from my deep desire to promote change and create a lasting difference in the lives of others. My compassionate and empathetic nature is what undoubtedly drives me to dedicate my life to the service, advocacy, and care of impoverished and underprivileged individuals. I am confident in my future ability to restore new hope in people who need it most and help them see they have the ability to succeed and live their best life possible.

I believe that every advance class demands more from future masters level social workers. What I mean by “more” is not just research, papers, homework, discussions, etc., which is an element of advance level, but also looking at one’s self internally. Understanding our strengths, weaknesses, biases, experiences, etc. is something Bachelors of social worker and foundational level never would be challenged on. I believe that advance practice is different than foundation’s and BSW’s because it will be more hands on, more involved, and more challenging in understand out skills and experiences so far in the program. A person with a masters in social worker are open to more fields and careers than someone with a bachelors, and having these critical thinking skills are very important when working with various different clients, backgrounds, programs, mental and physical health issues, etc. Knowing our weaknesses and biases do not make use a worst social worker, it makes us more aware and stronger because we can recognize our deficits and correct those problems. Then we build from our strengths.

My experiences as a student at UC Berkeley have prepared me for success in Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s intense accelerated program. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley I persisted through semesters of full course loads while volunteering in two labs on campus and working late shifts as a barista. Although my lunch breaks at work usually consisted of a rushed croissant with my head in the books, I will never forget those days because they taught me to thrive in stressful situations. Despite the heavy workload and time commitment I earned a 3.65 GPA and never fell behind in my research assignments or coursework. My dedication to learning, a positive attitude, organizational ability and time management contributed to my success as

My motivation for applying to the MSW program stems from my passion to help children and families that have endured pain and/or suffering. Growing up I remember having to deal with workers from the department of children’s services every so often. They would come to my school to ask me questions and I would have to attend court hearings to see which parent I wanted to eventually reside with. As a little girl I did not understand what the system was like since I did have options. However, most are not as lucky and have to deal with the burden of their parent’s poor choices.

The decision to attend graduate school can be one of immense commitment and responsibility. Success requires rigorous planning and well-defined goals, both short-term and long-term. Exceptional communication skills are also necessary to interact effectively with fellow classmates and faculty. Although completion of a Master’s program opens doors to many professional career opportunities, it does not come without challenges. One also must have several strategies in place for dealing with these challenges when they arise.