Personal Statement and Essay Application for a University Partnership Program

My undemanding of the duties and responsibilities of a public child welfare worker is to ensure the safety of the child. The worker would would first want to get as much informant as possible during intake. This will give the worker the opportunity to assess the safety of the child or children. If a worker finds that it is safe for a child to be where they are, they would just do follow up visits and report back to the agency letting them know the children are still safe. If the worker was to find that the children were not safe, they would do an investigation and intervene, when need be, to make sure they get the children out of that harmful situation. In the process the worker is making sure the child is save while also giving the family the strength to understand what a healthy and safe environment is for that child. Once the worker has educated the family, they may think it is safe for the child to reenter the home, however, if they feel like the family wont be able to take care of the child, they will find and alternative for the child.

My own personal life is what attracted me to the child welfare and/or child and protective services field. I was in foster care growing up and was not officially adopted until around the age of seven. This gave me the chance to see what it feels like on the other side of the social work role. I had a social worker who was great, however, she missed many signs of things that were going on. We would tell her things, however, she would not believe what was going on. I was forced to stay in abusive situation hoping that someone would help us, however, it never have happened. I want to go into this field because I would like to be the one there for the children, helping, understanding, and guidi...

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...fe of the mother or the children, which could happen if I was to tell him who told us what happened. The fact that the father has a pst of assault and domestic violence is something that I would have to keep in mind. At the end of the day safety is the biggest factor. If it was necessary, I would find resources for both the children and wife to leave the home, however, I would be careful in moving the child with either of the parents. The mother would still be an important suspect to me. Although she told me that the husband was abusing the children, I would have to make sure to investigate both of the parents. Does the mother have any legal issues, has she been abusive, and is she telling the truth. I would most definitely try to get the children in the custody of child protective services until the agency and myself determine what was really going on in this home.