Problem
a) Identify Your "Why": In sentences, explain why are pursuing a doctoral degree in social work.
b) Personal Analyses Results: Briefly describe the results of your SWOT analysis, time management self-assessment, and leadership self-assessment. Apply SWOT analysis, time management self-assessment, and leadership self-assessment to "why."
c) Goals: As a transition into role as a scholar-practitioner, formulate goals plan to accomplish as a result of (or in conjunction with) completion of social work doctoral degree. What will commit to doing? Be sure to apply the findings from SWOT analysis, leadership self-assessment, and time management self-assessment.
d) Strengths and Challenges: Describe at least three personal or professional strengths that will aid in achieving goals and at least three challenges that might prevent from reaching goals. Be sure to apply the findings from SWOT analysis, leadership self-assessment, and time management self-assessment.
e) Self-Assessment for Overcoming Challenges: Assess how prepared are to overcome challenges, describing any strategies have developed or resources may draw on to help achieve your goals. Describe how you will use the tools have identified to hold yourself accountable to plan and monitor progress and how often will review progress. What strategies will put in place to manage risks and or obstacles?
f) Conclusion: Explain how earning social work doctoral degree can create opportunities for , as a change agent, to devise solutions to complex social problems and to effect positive social change in the world, the social work profession, and/or community.