1. Please explain your motivation for seeking a Master’s degree in social work and discuss your vision of how you plan to use your degree to advance human rights, social, economic and environmental justice.

2. Provide one detailed example describing your interactions with people who are different from yourself. Your example should include differences in at least one of the following areas: race/ethnicity, culture, spiritual tradition, age, (dis)ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation or gender identity.

3. Provide one detailed example describing how your personal values and ethics are consistent with professional social work values such as service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.

4. What personal and professional strengths do you bring to the profession? What areas of personal and professional growth and learning do you hope to achieve while completing the program?