Social Work Personal Statement Essay

I am applying for a place to study social work because I have always wanted to be able to make a difference to people's lives. With social work I believe I can do this in a caring and supportive way. I accomplished an Access course to Nursing and Social Health at college of North London went on to complete my foundation year in Nursing and Social Work at London South bank university. I have since worked as a maternity nanny working with different families to help them settle in with their new arrivals, this has given me a broad understanding of a family unit and any issues that are raised after child birth such as postnatal depression and importance of having relatives around such as grandparents. These personal experiences instilled in me further the desire to become a social worker.
I enjoy working with children and families which I would gladly do if I qualify as a social worker. Hence this gave me an opportunity to have interest into therapeutic interventions. My course also taught me about different therapies available such as person-centred therapies, cognitive behavioural therapies and how important counselling skills can be within the social work profession.

During my placements at Great Ormond Hospital I worked with children suffering from chronic illness coming from different walks of life and dealing with families who had to care after these children on a daily basis. Giving me a broader spectrum of dealing with children who have different disabilities and how parents cope with both chronic illness and disabled children. I found the subject nature vs. nurture very interesting as I came across a man called Baron Cohen and his research into Developmental Learning and Autism in