Personal Statement: A Career As A Social Worker

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For the career I wanna pursue is becoming a social worker. When I was younger, however; my pursue for careers changed a lot. I wanted to pursue the following careers; nurse, astronomer, broadcaster, and now a counselor or a social worker. I love helping people. I honor people so much when they go out of their way to help me out. That is why I love helping people out. Helping is my number one thing I love to do. Wether it be with relationships advice, life advice, or any kind of other advice. I want to become ( more likely) a social worker. A social worker seek to help people overcome some of their life challenges that are very difficult. It can be a personal challenge, or relational challenge. Social worker can work with families, individuals, or groups. I wanna work with anyone or any group. God has definitely called me to help people out in any way.

There are many places to work at if you're a social worker. It can be at a nonprofit organization, schools, hospitals, or even government
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As you volunteer you can meet veteran social worker and experience what they do when they are put up to the challenge. We also contact church, schools, and the other places I named in the following paragraph. It really gives you experience to work people. Most importantly I can learn how to help in the best way I can. I must earn a Bachelor's degree in social worker. Also called a ( BSW). We must get a Council Social Work education. Also called a ( CSWE) after getting your Bachelor degree in social work you must get the Master's degree in social work, (MSW). We must put everything we can to do the best we can in school. We have to get the most we can out of our education. The more you learn, the more you get a chance to get a better social work spot. We must have a required license in whatever state you are a social worker. I want to help people out so much, and I know God has called me to do that.

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