As a veteran of the United States Army, I am passionate about the needs and specialized care of our veterans, who I see as my extended family. To make my maximum contribution to this population, to which our entire country will always have a particular debt, I hope to earn my MSW Degree with a focus on Medical Social Work in general and the issues faced by veterans in particular. I am especially concerned with the problems of suicide and PTSD and the links between the two. At the center of my efforts and focus will be the strategies that have been found most effective and show exceptional promise for the future in helping veterans to learn to deal successfully with their mental health issues, most of all, in the context of their families, as husbands and fathers as well as members of the community. Read More

​

I have worked with families and troubled youths in various social or community service positions. I currently work in a branch of the Child Welfare Department called the ¨receiving center, ¨ where we receive children removed from their parents due to neglect and substance abuse. This is part of a Major Bureau, the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), with several different branches, such as Emergency Response (E.R.) and Dependency Investigations (D.I.). There is also a branch called Continuum. I have had the privilege to collaborate with many mental health support providers, such as clinicians, crisis counselors, and social workers, regarding our youths. Read More

​

My first love was Psychology, and my passion for Social Work expresses my maturity, spiritual growth, and desire to help people survive and prosper. The loss of my mother – which shattered my world for a time – caused a profound re-evaluation of my priorities concerning what I want to do with my life; and how I want to go about helping others. While my undergraduate studies have been focused on Psychology, I have now decided to become a Social Worker rather than a psychologist. For this reason, I ask for admission to the MSW Program at XXXX University of Hong Kong – my first choice among MSW programs. Read More

​

A Jamaican woman born and raised in New York City, I hold a BSW Degree and now hope to be selected to earn the MSW Degree at XXXX University. I am most concerned with racial disparities in maternal/child mortality and how they are again rising in some parts of the USA. Despite a century of steady improvements in the science behind maternal care, pregnancy-related deaths are again on the rise in NYC, especially concerning minorities, generally speaking, but most dramatically in the case of black women who suffer severe maternal morbidity (SMM)—life-threatening complications during delivery—in vastly disproportionate numbers. While the national conversation on maternal health has focused on maternal mortality, it has not sufficiently explored the root causes or the full range of consequences. This is especially true concerning how maternal morbidity tends to occur along racial lines in NYC (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2016). Read More

​

I identify with Carl Jung’s archetype of the “wounded healer,” who must help others to cure himself. I spent the first five years in Mexico thinking my grandmother was my mother before being whisked away to a foreign land by troubled parents with very few resources. I was wounded not because I was raised in an urban ghetto but because my father was an alcoholic, and the abuse and fights that his disease provoked left us in a perennial state of fear and insecurity. I was a victim of abuse through neglect and raised among worst-case scenarios of undocumented lifestyles in urban southern California. I hope to be selected for your competitive program at XXXX because my story exemplifies struggle and redemption, preparing me well to help families survive and function in a world that often seems increasingly difficult. Most Social Workers have been wounded somehow at some point; what distinguishes us is that we have dedicated our lives to first healing ourselves and then doing what we can to uplift others who struggle to recover from their wounds. Read More

​

As a Veteran of the US Military, I identify with and will always be primarily concerned with the well-being of my former fellow soldiers risking their lives in the service of our country. We owe a debt to these individuals as a society. It concerns me greatly when I see homeless and mentally ill veterans in great need of help and generally forgotten by society. I want to study this issue in-depth and make it the center of my research and practice as a Social Worker. Read More

​

Many experiences drive my keen desire to become a professional social worker. At XXXX Hospital, I serve as a Clinic Support Worker in the Emergency Department. I assist with patient flow in the clinic while helping ease anxiety and provide a warm, caring, and very patient-friendly environment. I also volunteer at XXXX Children's Centre serving with the Childcare Support Program, providing activities, behavior management, and a safe environment for children dealing with mental health concerns and receiving services. My experiences in social work have resulted in my intense determination to advance my graduate education and career as a social worker with a solid focus on mental health. I am also most keen to do this at the University of XXXX. I have been working in numerous volunteer positions for several years, and all have reinforced my desire to earn the MSW degree at the U of X. An avid reader from early on, I spend most of my spare time reading in the areas of community, public, and mental health issues facing Canadians. Read More

​

My area of particular academic interest in Social Work is Counseling. I have been drawn to this area of study by my keen desire to help people and my conviction that the best contribution I could make to my society and community would be to serve as a counselor. I do not place a high priority on making money; rather, what excites me the most about becoming a counselor and a social work professional is the prospect of making a lasting and sustainable, most positive impact on people's lives, helping them to survive difficult periods and situations and become successful, productive and happy members of society. Read More