From the time I was a young child it was clear that I was passionate about helping others in any way possible. For example, if someone was being bullied, from the tender age of four, while I knew I was too young to intervene, I would look for someone older to step in, and the moment the bullying subsided and comfort the said individual. As I aged, my protective nature followed me and I would intervene whenever anyone was emotionally troubled, bullied, or upset in any way thus, my family bestowed upon me the title of “defender of the innocent.”
Furthermore, I have always sought solutions to social, economic and spiritual poverty. However, due to the fact that I embrace everyone, regardless of race, belief, or cultural views one of the hardest …show more content…
Thus, I feel as though I would fit into the urban mission of the school quite well. Just over a year ago, it was brought to my attention by a beloved professor that my passion for assisting others, , ability to work under extreme pressure, and desire to research social problems, such as learning disabilities, and provide any applicable resources would be a valuable asset were I to become a social worker and thus, I set out on a new life-mission: to obtain my Master’s degree in social work and specialize in an area close to my heart: assisting special needs adolescents and teens and at-risk children and teens. Furthermore, now that I have completed the first step of my goal and obtained my associate’s degree in pre-social work with Cum Laude status, (a feat which few thought possible due to my learning disability and emotional impairment), I feel as though I have a bit of personal insight into the mind of an at-risk and disadvantaged youth. In fact, in high school I was viewed as an outcast who would accomplish little in life. (Even my mother had low expectations of me and was often condescending and abrasive.) The bullying and emotional abuse I suffered lead to the coping mechanism of shutting down. As a direct result, I struggled in high school and did not utilize my full potential until college because I bought into the myth of being incapable, a feeling that I will do everything in my power to ensure that no adolescent never has to feel. The next step is simple: complete my Learning Disabilities Qualification (LDQ) training courses.
Moreover, as I have mentioned above, my life experiences has greatly impacted my potential for success in the social work profession. However, I am a bit concerned
Furthermore, I have always sought solutions to social, economic and spiritual poverty. However, due to the fact that I embrace everyone, regardless of race, belief, or cultural views one of the hardest …show more content…
Thus, I feel as though I would fit into the urban mission of the school quite well. Just over a year ago, it was brought to my attention by a beloved professor that my passion for assisting others, , ability to work under extreme pressure, and desire to research social problems, such as learning disabilities, and provide any applicable resources would be a valuable asset were I to become a social worker and thus, I set out on a new life-mission: to obtain my Master’s degree in social work and specialize in an area close to my heart: assisting special needs adolescents and teens and at-risk children and teens. Furthermore, now that I have completed the first step of my goal and obtained my associate’s degree in pre-social work with Cum Laude status, (a feat which few thought possible due to my learning disability and emotional impairment), I feel as though I have a bit of personal insight into the mind of an at-risk and disadvantaged youth. In fact, in high school I was viewed as an outcast who would accomplish little in life. (Even my mother had low expectations of me and was often condescending and abrasive.) The bullying and emotional abuse I suffered lead to the coping mechanism of shutting down. As a direct result, I struggled in high school and did not utilize my full potential until college because I bought into the myth of being incapable, a feeling that I will do everything in my power to ensure that no adolescent never has to feel. The next step is simple: complete my Learning Disabilities Qualification (LDQ) training courses.
Moreover, as I have mentioned above, my life experiences has greatly impacted my potential for success in the social work profession. However, I am a bit concerned