Your life story

Now, you are invited to think about the person whose life story you know best: yourself!

Activity 3 Your life story

Allow 20 minutes to complete

Below are five brief audio clips. Each clip focuses on a specific question, answered by Open University social work students and graduates from across the UK. Listen to each of the clips.

Audio 1 What inspired you to train to become a social worker?
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Audio 2 How does social work make a difference?
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Audio 3 What are the biggest challenges facing social work today?
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Audio 4 What advice would you give to someone thinking about becoming a social worker?
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Audio 5 Why study social work at The Open University?
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OpenLearn - An introduction to social work
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