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Personal Statement. My Aspirations Within The Field Are

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My aspirations within the field are to advocate for social change and advance the quality of life of the underrepresented Latino community in the City of Philadelphia. I am certain that earning a Master in Social Work will equip me with the tools necessary to do this in a caring and supportive way. I am a firm believer of social change and that by helping our communities, change can be achieved. I am passionate about children, families and minorities. Being from a minority group myself, I am able to relate to those who have a similar background. Temple University Master in Social Work program is the best match for my goals and aspirations within the field.
I was born and raced in the Dominican Republic. I moved to the …show more content…

Instead, the advocates for victim services at the District Attorney’s office were those who in fact did what I wanted to do with a Law degree. For instance, the advocates would connect with clients and follow up with these even after their cases were closed. At the District Attorney’s office, I was able to have one on one contact with victims and live their emotions along with them while analyzing the behavior and responses of attorneys towards their clients and compare the same with that of the social workers. I found that some attorneys lacked the ability to empathize and relate to their clients. In fact, the behavior of some attorneys was methodical and studied which was not what I sought for myself.
Furthermore, while working with the Social Workers at the District Attorney’s Office I noticed that the Social workers had to be present in court for each of the cases they had been assigned. The social worker was always with the victim as a support system for them. In some cases, when the victims did not wanted to be present in the court room the Social worker would take the victim to a room right at the entrance of the court room. At times I would stay with the victims while the advocate handled other matters. One of my favorite part of the advocate work was Court School. In my unit the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, many of the victims were children

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