What brought you to social work?

Personal Statement Content: Each applicant is required to answer the supplemental questions, which will be used for the purpose of evaluating your application to the MSW program. Applicants should use this opportunity to highlight your lived experiences. We want to get to know you! General formatting requirements: re-type each question; 12-point font; double-spaced; 1-inch margins; no more than 5 pages. 1. Tell us what brought you to social work by describing how your identit(ies) (e.g., gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, ability, religion, etc.) have affected a. your personal life? b. your professional experience? 2. CSUN's graduate social work classrooms are comprised of people with differing identities. How will you:
a. build relationships and community? b. create space for diversity and inclusion? 3. Self-reflection is a key component in graduate social work education. Take a moment to self-reflect and share what you want to learn and unlearn about your own biases and privileges as you matriculate through the program. 4. Structural racism, oppression, and discrimination exist in society and are experienced by historically marginalized populations. Tell us why you think you would be a good fit for the anti-oppressive, anti-racist-focused MSW program at CSUN.