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Greetings: I saw the listing for a Senior Social Worker (HUD-VASH) on USAJobs.gov website. I have just completed an internship at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Domiciliary. Some of the job duties that I undertook was to work with our homeless veterans and assist them in finding housing. I am a veteran of recent conflicts who understands how difficult it can be to obtain and retain housing. As a recent USC Clinical Masters of Social Work graduate and Marine Corps veteran, I can identify with many of the struggles that numerous veterans’ experience. Furthermore, I have obtained several skills in mental health to include CBT, motivational interviewing, and psychopharmacology knowledge. Aside from being a Marine Corps veteran who

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