PS The essay assesses clinical experience and commitment to scholarly work. The applicant should address: 1. The circumstances and experiences that motivate seeking the DSW at this time. 2. Describe how the program structure (i.e., the curriculum) fits with your career objectives. 3. Summarize your past and current clinical experience and reflect on the limits and potential of the therapeutic modalities you practice. 4. Write a short (4-6 pages, single-spaced) clinical vignette drawn from your current practice describing how you applied a specific clinical theory; it is not expected that you summarize an entire intervention (engagement through termination). You should describe a specific intervention within the overall treatment process, with special emphasis on your use of theory in practice. 5. From your everyday practice, identify a clinical theory-to-practice problem that troubles you and a problem that you would like to investigate with the assistance of 'engaged' research partners (a foreshadowing of your engaged scholarship project). 6. if you are not currently licensed to practice clinical social work, describe the circumstances that have prevented you from doing so. CV Curriculum Vitae is requried. Fee $70 nonrefundable application fee RL Three letters of recommendation (from individuals who can write about your past clinical experience, your current work, and your motivations for pursuing doctoral education): Fill in your recommenders' email addresses carefully so that they can receive your request and submit your recommendation without delay. Please refer to http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/apply/before-you-apply for more information. Transcript Official transcripts should be sent to: Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 56 College Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8541