Medical Social Work Personal Statement

I grew up as the second of five children and was required to learn early on to sympathize with others. It was vital for me to understand how my siblings were feeling and why. In sixth grade, my classmates nominated me to be a Conflict Manager, a person that assists their peers in resolving conflicts. This early experience planted a seed of desire to help others. During my teen years I became a person whom my friends confided in. I have always enjoyed listening and learning about others. I have learned that everyone has struggles, and also possesses the capacity to change, including myself. My husband currently suffers from severe anxiety and panic disorder which limits many of the activities he can perform. Some examples include; he can’t drive to work, go grocery shopping, eat in public, be in large crowds, and limits his employment opportunities. His anxiety began after we had been married for nearly five years. Our family is living below the poverty line. I decided that the best way to improve our economic situation was for me to
I have enjoyed my practicum experience as a Medical Social Work Intern and am also interested in Medical Social Work. I appreciate the opportunity of connecting patients to services, working with new mothers, and shadowing the NICU social worker, but I really enjoy offering them emotional support, especially patients experiencing a mental illness, which has led me to consider becoming a therapist, or working at a Behavioral Health Unit at a hospital. I am also passionate about helping vulnerable populations, especially families experiencing poverty. I have thoroughly enjoyed my educational experience and am also contemplating becoming a professor in the future. I have been privileged to have amazing professors who were knowledgeable and passionate about social work and I think it would be rewarding to teach, emulating these professors. I am also interested in research and attempting to find causes and solutions to social work