Personal Statement For Social Work

My commitment and motivation to study for masters in social work is a direct result of my experience as a healthcare assistant. I am very passionate about improving lives of vulnerable people by empowering and liberating individuals to enhance their well-being. Currently, I work as a healthcare assistant in a medium and low secured mental hospital. I provide support for patients who are detained under the (1983) Mental Health Act. My role involves putting care plans into action. Example, time management, budgeting skills and also helping them improve their social skills. On a daily basis, I provide continues emotional support when service users are faced with stressful challenges. In addition, I record their health and well-being, and other
I have also learnt how to support and protect vulnerable adult from harm, abuse and neglect as a result of my mandatory training in Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult. In my job role, I have a duty of care to assist service users who lacks the capacity in attend to their personal care. In addition, I help service users to make informed choices on a daily basis. Example deciding on what to wear or what to eat. As a direct result, I have built on my communication skills, my ability to be tolerant and my initiative skills. On a daily basis, I speak in-depth to Social Workers about the values, aims and ethics of Social Work. This gives me an insight and understanding about Multidisciplinary team meetings and other important related Social Work issues.
I have had previous experience in working with children and young people in a church at our local community. My duties included organising gift aid programs and educational talks. As a direct result, I was able to developed observation skills, listening skills and this enabled me to work with children from diverse backgrounds. Henceforth, I have gained and developed my organisational and leadership
These included Approaches to Social Issues; this subject gave an insight into causes of homelessness, child abuse and drug and alcohol problems in our society. Other subjects such as Anti Oppressive Practice delved into signs on identifying discrimination and how to avoid being judgemental. Other modules such as Social Policy and Law explained when to apply different policies in tackling various issues. Furthermore, Perspective of Human Behaviour is another module which gave me an insight into various attachment theories such as the attachment theory on children. Lastly under the Child Protection subject, I gained an in-depth knowledge about the legal framework, guidance and policies required by law under Section 17 and 47 of the Children’s Act when assessing a child.
My early studies at the university developed my interest in Social Work and led to my pursuing relevant work experience. Throughout my work experience, my ability to demonstrate personal qualities such as empathy, tolerance and non judgemental attitudes fuelled my interest in perusing my masters in Social Work. In a nutshell, I believe I am ready and willing to develop my skills which can be utilized to support vulnerable people in