Professional Plans and Career Objectives
Goals Statement Instructions: State your professional plans and career objectives in 750 to 1,000 words. Please begin your essay by defining social work in your own words and explain how it fits with your career goals. Given the centrality of social justice as an integral component of the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics (2008), please describe a specific social justice issue and how you envision addressing this as part of your future social work practice. Include your personal qualities and development and how they have influenced your career choice; your reasons for this particular degree in relation to your academic background, professional work experience, and career goals; and your reason for choosing George Mason University.