Obtaining An International Placement Interests Me

All my life my parents have taught me the value of helping others. Having different experiences and growing up in an atmosphere where the need of others were put before our own, led me to have a desire to be a social worker. Believing that being a social worker involves many special skills, as an example one of those that u need to interact with people from different cultures and principles than me. For as long as I remember I have had the desire to become a social worker inspiring people and developing people that will drive me to dedicate my excitement and dedication to do what is important in this dream job a reality.

universal refugee experience is shared with many refugees, including having to learn a new language, becoming sick and malnourished, and having to make new friends in their new home.

Refugees and immigrants have a specific set of needs that differ from other families. Oftentimes they suffer from a lack of resources and do not fully understand the culture that they live in. I would like to work with this population because I have experience in helping refugee/immigrant families succeed in the United States, while helping them to retain their own culture and identity. Though I have some experience working with this population, I would like to learn more about the depth of their needs and the ways that social work as a profession is seeking to fulfill that need.

These interests and my detail-oriented organizational skills, determination and compassion have instilled within me the goal of a goal career in facilitating international humanitarian aid. My recent involvement with tutoring refugees in Elizabeth, New Jersey has really opened my eyes to the many problems people face daily and given me social consciousness

On many levels, I secretly desire to be this professional social worker that has experienced many different realms of social work practice. As I maneuver through my first couple days of field, many questions run through my mind as to what’s to be expected of a master’s level social work. Although, I’ve only had the pleasure of working children and families as a social worker; it has broaden my desire to want to know more.

Caring, understanding, reliable, and thoughtfulness are just a selection of adjectives which describes the life of being a Social Worker. Throughout various interactions in life, we will meet and encounter different aspects of unforgettable experiences. Being able to rationalize and work through these experiences is a part of meeting our developmental growth. As a young adult, seeking to obtain an MSW is both exciting and rewarding in my life. Being an intern at The Salvation Army Center of Hope has given me the opportunity to see first-hand how grateful and thankful people are when their needs are met, which in return ignites my passion from within to help those in need.

With increasing interest in serving refugees, I sought the help of Ben Lyons, a Groton alumnus, to help me find a fitting internship for the subsequent summer. Ben helped me find an internship with an organization that provided free legal assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Istanbul, Turkey. This was in the summer of 2015 and the refugee crisis had just unraveled; Turkey, at the time,

During my academic life there have been several bumps in the road; they haven’t necessarily been anything I could control, such as academic failure. These bumps have been moves from in and out of the country. Ever since I was two years old, I’ve been moving in and out of the country due to my parents being government employees. Typically the moves would occur every one and a half years so the moves would obviously have an effect on my education; this was mostly due to the fact that almost no schools have the same requirements, other than department of defense education schools. I’ve been everywhere, from Washington to Florida, from Germany to Japan. These moves have forced me to interact with many different kinds of people and school systems;

I don’t like changes. They frighten me, and I’m always afraid of losing my stability, but they are also the medium to achieve high goals. When I decided to move to the United States, I took a considerable chance. I had a terrific life, marvelous friends, and a lovely family; but I wanted more. Moravian College allowed me to take a step forward toward my dream. There I found incredible professors, with a terrific will of teaching and share their knowledge; I met peers and upperclassmen that became friends, and some almost family. The two years spent here were the most extraordinary of my life, but I believe it’s time to move.

As an international student, it is my first time to be far away from home to live in an unfamiliar country. With a combination of excitement of college and worry to my new life, I put all my effort into my classes, and forced myself to get out of my comfort zone. Everyone in Gateway, I believe, has the same worry and expectation about making friends and adapting into the new

My interest in refugees’ constructed identity, family ties and juvenile justice is the prime reason for me to apply for MA degree in Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS university of London. I spent the last five years dedicating myself to these issues-helping refugees to trace their family members and create an imaginary network, fighting human trafficking, advocating the rights of refugees under international refugee law and trying to mobilize diaspora and transnational communities towards helping their vulnerable members. Broadly, I share a vision of working towards a more just and equitable world by uncovering stories of abuse of power and lack of opportunities. Such a commitment to improve lives of vulnerable people dealing with such complex social issues, however, requires me to empower myself with a professional qualification. Thus, I decided to

At the beginning of my final year, this was a rough change to go through. Juggling a job, maintaining grades, participating in extracurriculars, and applying for colleges placed a lot of stress on me. As the year went along, I started to realize this was a way to experience and react to sudden change and step outside of my comfort zone. Despite not being useful to my future directly, the transition period has taught me how to adjust to different situations and handle numerous activities at

In order to deliver effective services it is necessary that professionals are able to work with culturally diverse populations successfully. Social workers must commit themselves to the profession’s enhancement and to their own professional growth in career long learning (National Association of Social Workers, 2010).

After all the hard work and challenges I may face academically, I’ve learned that I may also face emotional challenges once I have my foot stepped into the career. Although I believe I have an emotionally strong personality, this career as a social worker still can be stressful. As my responsibility to make decisions about the welfare of the children and families, I may be faced with difficult situations such as not being able to help everyone in the way I hope. Some of my clients or cases may be stuck because of obstacles created by

I’ve lived in three different states and attended six schools over the past eight years. Relocating from Texas to Michigan, and later Michigan to Georgia were big adjustments for me. I missed my friends and close relatives. However, I knew I had to make the best of my circumstances. Through these experiences, I began to learn to be more flexible, become more open-minded to different traditions, and be adventurous in different parts of the country-I played volleyball, joined a dance team, and even went skiing! At school, I also focused on excelling in my classes and challenge myself like I did when adjusting to a new town.