My plan to be the best therapist ever

 

Thoroughly discuss a current social issue that is relevant to social work practice and fostered or confirmed your interest in the social work profession. You also may mention additional reasons for deciding to pursue graduate social work study at this time. 

Discuss your career interests and/or objectives and how you plan to take advantage of the resources at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service to support you in your goals. 

OUTLINE FOR ESSAY 

-It’s a way for me to open people eyes.

-People who are bullied and want to stick up for them. 

-I can create an environment where people are not afraid to talk about religion or social problems.

-I plan to open up a discussion. Some therapists ask you questions to try to get you to talk, and I know they mean well, but it doesn’t really help. A part of therapy is that they are building up a relationship with the patient so they actually feel comfortable, and you can’t do that by simply asking questions for an hour.

-Find out what they’re interested in. You can ask questions, but I want to make my questions open-ended so they don’t feel obligated to answer in a certain way. 

-Since most people are afraid to talk about religion because there might be judgment for talking—because you might say something that might offend someone—but when they open up and then they see my way of therapy/my personality, they will hopefully want to talk to their friend and open up more than they are. And eventually tell their friend “I know this person, and she is Muslim.” 

-I want to advocate for people. I wish I could talk to Trump and open up his eyes and tell him that he’s doing everything wrong. 

-They have a lot of field work. So you take class and you have a few days for fieldwork. 

ESSAY STARS HERE

 There are many people who have inspired me to discover my passion for helping others through social work. Through Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service at Molloy College, I want to become a counselor to make a difference in the world. By turning my individual situation of having cerebral palsy into solutions that can create a path of advocacy for people who do not have a voice in society, I believe I can enable them to be confident in their own identity. Because I have a physical disability, my experience provides me with a unique sense of empathy for those who are disabled and any individual seeking to discover the power of their own voice as a tool to enable them to communicate their messages and experiences in a peaceful way so that they make people aware of their problems. As a counselor or social worker, I want to guide people to become powerful individuals despite their circumstances. As a result, there are many issues that emphasize people needing a voice to advocate for themselves. One issue that is important to me is the global problem of Syrian refugees and the Syrian Civil War. I want to advocate for Syrian refugees as well as any group of people who cannot fight for themselves and help individuals discover their inner power and amplify their voice to the world. I want to provide a platform for those individuals to speak to the world about their personal experience. 

I want to advocate for people who cannot stand up for themselves and help individuals discover their full potential through the development of self-advocacy skills; this will enable my patients to utilize the power of their own voice to make people aware of their circumstances, and fight for change in society by standing up for what they believe in. Syrian refugees and people without a voice have encouraged me to search for solutions in areas of immigration and prejudice by becoming a Social Worker who helps people by fighting to change policies and perceptions. Immigration and prejudice are “hot topics” that resurface in every presidential election, and I have become inspired to seek a solution regarding the subject of Islamophobia by becoming a counselor.      

Although many other American presidents have taken discriminatory actions against certain minority groups, such as internment camps for the Japanese in World War II, Donald J. Trump, the current United States president, has proposed a travel ban against seven majority Muslim nations, which was found unconstitutional by a federal judge, in an attempt to stop an entire group of people (Muslims) from entering the U.S. Apparently, he assumes that all Muslims are terrorists. Trump is committed to this unjustified action because he fails to make the distinction between the majority of Muslims who practice the peaceful religion of Islam and a small minority of politically motivated radical extremists who kill their own kind. Thus, he is setting a horrendous example for the U.S and the rest of the world by giving the wrong impression that having islamophobia is acceptable in the most powerful nation. Therefore, nations who look up to the US will start to be Islamophobic, which only increases fear. Refugees who need our help will be ostracized and remain victims. The only way to solve this humanitarian crisis is if Western nations and the world come together, regardless of their differences. I recognize that I cannot stop all conflict, but at least as a counselor, I can use my voice to help people gain their voices and provide them the knowledge to be comfortable with their own ability to prevent conflict and violence. 

` I want to advocate for people. I want to show President Donald Trump that not all Muslims are terrorist and convey to society the true meaning of the religion of Islam because Americans are afraid of Muslims due to misconceptions about Muslims being part of ISIS. People have false beliefs surrounding the Islamic religion as an ideology. They have come to believe that all Muslims people support killing their own kind and innocent people for no reason. However, none of them are true, in reality the religion of Islam is peaceful and it does not condone any it should be clear, then, that the oft-used term "Muslim terrorist" is almost an oxymoron: by killing innocent people, a Muslim is committing a grave sin. As a result, people need to realize that having Islamophobia does not mean people are afraid of the Muslim race or the religion of Islam. In fact, real Islamophobia is the fear of terrorists and radical extremists like ISIS may be justified, independent of intolerance of anti-Muslim sentiment generally, based upon the ISIS’s violent acts, expansionism, and intolerance. Instead, people need to have a cultural education of the Muslim religion and its actual teachings because “Real Muslims “practice the peaceful religion of Islam and renounce the violent practices of radical extremism therefore, this phrase Muslim terrorist" is offensive and demeaning of Islam, and it should be avoided. It is hoped that as the general level of public awareness and understanding of Islam increases, people will keep "terrorism" and "Islam" separate from each other, and not use them in the same phrase. 

As a therapist, I can create an environment where people are not afraid to talk about their religion or social problems. I plan to open up a discussions with my patients by letting them start a conversation by asking questions like why do you think who are here today ? Having you never had problems expressing what you unique? Therefore I can break the ice and build a relationship with my patients. Some therapists ask questions to try to get people to talk, and I know they mean well, but it does not really help. A part of therapy is that that therapist’s work with patients to build a relationship so that the patient feels comfortable, which you cannot do that by simply asking questions for an hour. Therefore, as a therapist, I want to-find out what my clients are interested in. I want to ask open-ended questions so patients do not feel obligated to answer in a certain way. Most people are afraid to talk about religion because there might be judgment for talking—because you might say something that might offend someone—but when they open up and then they see my way of therapy/my personality, they will hopefully want to talk to their friends and feel safe to open up. My patients exposure to me will allow them not to be afraid of Muslims or any individuals who are considered different by society’s standards; they will realize individuals are perfectly “normal" in their own ways. As a therapist, I will teach my patients how to take advantage of their own abilities. As a result, my clients will learn to accept their differences and embrace their unique identities and talents because no one should ever be ashamed of who they are. No matter what life throws at you, people can always achieve their dreams and goals in life. Nobody is completely “normal” and different is beautiful. 

 Society has cast out individuals who are very different, unique and out of the ordinary. Not every individual in the world has to conform to social norms and judgmental, stereotypical superficial standards of society, in to be normal. People who are not classified as normal by the general population are normal in their own ways. There are many different types of normal. What is normal for one person is not necessarily wrong or right, but he or she has their own special way of being normal that not normal for you. Just because some people adapt to their environment and work, in a variety of ways that are uniquely suited to them, example people with disabilities or people with uniquely different special hidden abilities that the majority of the supposedly “normal” unaccustomed people cannot see due to their lack of awareness and the willful ignorance ) this does not mean that these people are not normal. SHOUD I TAKE OUT As a counselor I will show my patients that they don’t have to afraid of being different. Being different make individual special everyone something to offer.

      I am not normal but that is ok. As a counselor I want to make people comfortable in their own skin as a result people can use their own voice to convey their message and experiences. As a counselor I will provide emotion support to my patient by listening to their stories and having them take initiatives to develop self-advocacy by leading discussions. Sometime will provide emotion support to my patients is more important than physical support emotion support is more powerful tool than physical support . Having a physical disability means that it is a daily struggle to perform basic life activities such as cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry; therefore, I have to invent new methods to accomplish my tasks. Sometimes not being able to help people physically can be very challenging , but I get to see things from a different perspective that allows me to provide a different type of emotional support. such as my knowledge advice help with homework or bills being there for someone.  

This is what I experienced when my father was diagnosed with Cancer. I could not do anything for him physically, but I sat home with him every day. We watched basketball, I helped him converse on the phone, I told him stories, and most importantly I was his emotional pillar providing him constant positive encouragement. The most important types of emotional support are patience, hugs, smiles, unconditional love, hope, and being there for the person. As a counselor I want to provide the most positive emotional support for all my patients even if I just hold their hand or just listen to them without saying a word. My father thought me what a powerful asset emotional support really is. It helped him fight cancer for thirteen months. As a counselor I want to provide emotional support for my patients, along with the resources they need.

I also have a very strong sense to fight for justice and desire to provide emotional support for Syrian refugees since. I wrote a research paper on Syrian refugees and cannot Immediately help Syrian refugees right this second and I can’t physically go to Syria I will provide emotional support for them as a counselor My extensive research on Syrian refugees makes want to advocate for them and become an ambassador for the United Nations idealistically. I want to help people my extensive research on Syrian refugees makes me realize that I want to take action. Not only do I want to become a therapist to help people with their problems, but I also want to become an activist to advocate for people who feel like they are powerless. This advocating is not limited to people with disabilities, but all people who need a voice because society has muffled their sound with unfounded discrimination. As a result, ever since I was in seventh grade I knew that I wanted to help people and give back to the people who have helped me grow up by becoming a counselor and I can make a difference in the world; by turning my individual problem into solutions that can create a path of advocacy for people who do not have a voice in. I realize that I cannot stop all conflict, but at least as a counselor, I can use my voice to help people gain their voices and provide them the knowledge to be comfortable with their own ability to prevent conflict and violence and to fight for refugees.

My passion for fighting for Syrian refugees comes from not only my research but the realization that there is a significantly unfounded fear, which is completely unnecessary because society does not know or understand the fundamentals of the religion of Islam. As a result, people need a new cultural education of Islam. As a counselor, I want to make people aware of how peaceful Muslims actually are. People like Donald Trump who used fear-mongering tactics to win the election instill more fear by escalating the problem, not solving it. Fear is making the Syrian refugee crisis significantly worse because majorities of American are so consumed by Islam phobia that they do not see it as a deterrent to society hearing the perspectives of Syrian refugees and anyone who is considered different by society preventing people from coming together as a community to solve problems. As a counselor, I will do my best to create an environment that does not instill fear or any negative emotions in my patients because society already has placed a stigma on people who utilize therapy. As a result, I want to make people comfortable to talk freely without any judgment. In addition, I want people to realize that they do not have to be afraid to speak up and communicate their message because every voice truly matters. Therefore, as a therapist I will enable people to find their voice because every individual has their own unique voice but it will not be heard unless one has the courage to speak up and stand up for what one believes and never hesitate. I want to empower people with the skills of self-confidence and self-advocacy to help them find their identities and give them access to the resources they need in order to be heard.  

Society tends to cast out individuals who are different, and not every individual has to conform to social norms or standards in the same ways in order to be “normal”. From a young age, I learned that in order to reach my goals, I must employ different methods compared to others and put in more effort and dedication because it may take me longer to complete tasks, but that does not mean that I cannot achieve my goals in life. Though tasks could take longer, it allows me to pay more attention to details and gives me a higher sense of satisfaction when I do achieve them. Therefore, people who are not classified as “normal” by the general population are normal in their own ways. Just because some people have to adapt to work in different ways does not mean that they are not capable of accomplishing their goals in order to become successful members of society.

During my internship at Abilities, I spent a day in business communications and helped students with their resumes and cover letters. I was able to inspire the students and highlight the qualities that made them stand out as individuals. I was talking them through it. I was saying “What qualities do you think make you stand out or make you be a better candidate?” I was involved in active conversations trying to make them better. This internship also helped me realize that I want to become a therapist to help people with their problems and an activist who advocates for people who feel like they are powerless. This advocating is not limited to people with disabilities, but extends to all people who need a voice, because they are unfairly judged by society. I am a very open person and love to talk to people to express myself. As a result, I hope to make people comfortable talking about a variety of topics so we can alleviate their frustrations together. On the other hand, I know there is a stigma of attending therapy, so I want to create an environment where people feel safe and comfortable to fully express them. I will listen to their frustrations as an equal if they just need someone to talk to. 

           I believe the social work program at Molloy College can provide me with the skills necessary to foster my development as a force for making people understand themselves so they can reach their full potential and influence others to do the same. Through the social work program at Molloy College I want to enhance my skills as an empathetic advocate for people, and help individuals by creating approaches unique to their situations. I know how good it feels to have someone believe that you have the ability to make a difference and bring out your full potential. As a result, I want to enlighten people so that they embrace their differences and highlight the qualities that make them better people. I can achieve this by using my social skills and ability to fully attach myself to something I’m passionate about to fully invest in the success of my patients. Counseling is about making connections with people, and my patience, dedication, and genuine passion make me an ideal counselor.