Socia worker

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PAGE 4 OF THE APPLICATION FORM
This writing sample
is a vital component of your application. It
will be used to evaluate your
writing
skills
as well as your ability to conceptualize and articulate your understanding of social
work. This essay will also provide the admissions committee with a clear picture of who you are,
why you have chosen to enter the social work profession, and what motivat
es to you apply to
Widener University
?s
Graduate Social Work Program.
Please use the following outline to compose your essay which should be the equivalent of between
four and six double
–
spaced pages.
Personal Background
?
Describe significant life exper
iences that have led you to the
development of your personality, your value
s
, your belief systems
,
and to
your decision to
pursu
e
a
career in social work.
Career Objectives
?
Describe your career aspirations
within the field of social work. Explain
what y
ou hope to do with your MSW degree, what area of social work would you like to pursue
and what populations
would like to work with through the social work profession
.
Personal Evaluation
?
Describe why you think you will make a good clinical social work student
as well as an effective social worker
.
Discuss
your readiness for
rigorous
graduate work,
your
ability to manage the heavy demands of graduate school with your other personal and
professional
responsibilities,
your strengths and weakness
,
and why you think Widener University Graduate
Social Work Program is a good fit
for you