Discussing hardships & personal life experiences in the social work personal statement

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PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND HARDSHIPS IN THE SOCIAL WORK PERSONAL STATEMENT:
If you went into social work because of a personal experience that you went through, that’s completely valid, and yes, you should talk about it in your personal experience if it’s relevant. Social workers who have been through hardships can relate to clients going through the same thing, and that’s a good thing!
That said, when talking about your personal experiences, you want to make sure that you do it in a way that maintains a level of professionalism.
Make sure you are answering the question that is being asked. You want to avoid digressing too much or turning your personal statement into a place to “trauma dump”. If you’re self-disclosing, what you say should be relevant to the reader and the questions that are being asked.
In this video we will be discussing how to be intentional when disclosing personal life experiences in the personal statement.
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