Personal Statement: A Career As A Social Worker

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I desire a career as a social worker because, I have a passion for guiding individuals to seek and acknowledge there enter light when they can’t even see it within themselves. Individuals, life experiences, and social issues have shaped how I have perceived the world. I enjoy people watching, observing, thinking, and trying to understand why and how one gets to the points in there lives that causes unwanted change or dysfunction. I want the opportunity to work help children especially the teenage population who may have come from uncontrollable violent or abused homes. I would love to open a facility in the future that can assist children of all ages with learning, coping, creating, and social skills to advance in this progressive world. I

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