Paul Hirschel – MSSA, Class of 2010

 Program: Two-Year Full-Time Program

Concentration: Direct Practice

Specialization: Children, Youth and Families

Certificate program: School Social Work

Preferred Population: Adolescents and elementary school-aged children

Why Social Work?

I want to help people and make a difference.

Background

Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Undergraduate Institution: University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, B.A., Sociology, Minor in Business Administration

Life at MSASS

MSASS Scholarship, 2008-2010

Mandel Council for Student Community Leadership

Graduate Professional Council Representative

Developed the MSASS Student Roster

MSASS Relay for Life Team Captain

Active Alumnus with Theta Chi

Favorite things about Cleveland: Presti’s Bakery, Algebra Tea House, Falafel Palace

Favorite thing about campus: It’s pretty.

Field Placements

First Year Field Placement: Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Second Year Field Placement: Bellefaire JCB in Shaker Heights, OH

Employment/Career

Summer plans: Classes at Baldwin-Wallace College for the School Social Work program.

Long-term: My long-term goals change weekly because I see opportunities all over the place for ways to make a difference. One thing I have always wanted to do is serve in the Peace Corps or Doctors Without Borders (Mental Health Services). I would like to earn my LISW and work in a school district conducting therapy and counseling in school. In addition, I have put serious thought into someday starting private practice or nonprofit organization that has an art therapy base that serves children and adolescents in need. I might not be able to change the world, but I can change my small part of it.