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Essay / I want to become a social worker - 606
Personal statementSocial work is of great interest and personal importance to me and, ultimately, I hope to realize my ambition of becoming a social worker. After working as a volunteer with Project Safe, a domestic violence helpline, I realized I had a passion for helping people. I take great pleasure in my work and it has taught me a lot. Additionally, I am currently studying social work preparation at Demontfort University, where I have proven myself to be a committed student. I hope this course will allow me to obtain a degree in social work. During my work at The Safe project, I learned many new skills. This has helped me develop my communication skills with clients on sensitive subjects, we deal with very serious and upsetting cases but I always manage to remain professional, whilst showing empathy. I provide counseling and emotional support to victims, both women and men; we carry out a risk assessment on our clients to ensure they receive the appropriate support. I linked...