Personal/ Goal Statement

Running head: SOCIAL WORK
SOCIAL WORK
Name of the Student:
Name of the University;
Author Note:

1SOCIAL WORK
Personal/ Goal Statement
The prime benefit of the social work is to recognize the importance of human
relationships and work for their betterment. It is also the responsibility of every human to help
needy people and resolve their social problems. I have come to know that being a professional
social worker I have to maintain some of the rules and regulations to elevate the public service
above self-interest. In this context, for the further education, I need to evaluate the compatibility
of the coursework offered by the university with the professional and personal goals along with
the significance of maintaining the ethics in the mentioned practice. The main objective of the
course offered by the university is to prepare leaders who will lead to the sustainable
development in the society. I am a bilingual professional male and working at MSW field for 4
years. The leadership qualities that I can gain from the college are to address complex
challenges and raise my voice against political injustice. I have volunteer for 1500 hours and
completed a trip to Mali for construction of the village. This experience has helped me to gain
experience about the field work and team work regarding the social work. According to the
report of Bureau of Labour Statistics, there is a wide opportunity for the social worker at
workplace and employment of social workers from 2016 to 2026 is projected to grow by 16%
("Social Workers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", 2019).
The university course needs the candidate who will understand the benefits and the
significance of the social work. The course also provides education so that a person can
facilitating connection between knowledge and experience. From that point of view, I can
consider myself suitable. I am from Dominican Republic and stayed there from 2 to 16 years. My
inclination towards social work comes from my family. We used to collect books and cook foods
for distribution among the poor people.

2SOCIAL WORK
I think that the social work as a profession is rooted in some of core values. In this
context, I can mention the mission of the UniversityOf Houston Graduate College Of Social
Work. As mentioned above the main objective of this university is to create the leaders who are
able to lead and research social sustainability through the evaluation and exceptional education.
From these practices social, economic, political and racial justice can be achieved globally. I
have gained this perspective while working in a women shelter at YMCA. While enrolling in the
course, compatibility of my values towards serving the society and the vision of the university
was the first thing that I have found in me to clear the eligible criteria for the University.
Moreover, the urgeto work for injustice in terms of racism, economic imbalance, and political
injustice also allowed me to fulfill the GCSW mission statement. Thus, I can say, that the
mission and vision of the university has helped me to achieve my goals. While serving the
society, my professional goal is to make the use of my skills and the knowledge in the work and
maintaining ethics and rules while doing the social work. My professional goal is to serve the
society of the overall betterment of the situation through the education that I want to obtain in the
concerned University. The education I will gather the university will also help me leading to the
overall betterment of the situation through the mitigation of racial, political and economic
discriminations.
Personally, I consider myself as an enthusiastic person who is keen to indulge other person in
works which are not conventional but those works are essential for the human race. I believe
maintaining all the six principals related to this profession-Service, Social Justice, Dignity and
worth of the Person, Importance of human Relationships, integrity and competence. I tried
helping the needy person by providing them the necessary requirements. . My experience for
creating a high school for a village in Mali Africa, volunteering a club to help those in need