| In the program I was in for my masters degree, there | | | | single mom and I admired her determination to provide |
| was a two day a week requirement as my social | | | | a good life and example to her children. |
| work internship placement. One year I was at a | | | | In terms of learning about clients, it was very useful to |
| university counseling center and this was very good | | | | be exposed to different counseling techniques, a wide |
| experience. I was able to do individual counseling, group | | | | variety of clients and the challenges that are part of |
| counseling, participate in staff meetings and get | | | | counseling. For instance, often people come ten to |
| individual supervision. Some of my friends had | | | | fifteen minutes late for their sessions. This cuts into the |
| placements in youth centers, community mental health | | | | time and presents a dilemma for running over into the |
| clinics and family agencies. | | | | next session. There was also a lot of family situations |
| Without the placement, a lot of the courses would've | | | | that I dealt with which were difficult due to the conflicts |
| remained cerebral. The field placmeent internship | | | | in the family and financial strains they suffered. It is so |
| enables one to encounter the day to day experience | | | | rewarding when clients can learn better communication |
| you'll have once you get a job. First of all, there was | | | | skills as well as find ways to change their perspectives |
| the hour commute. I did this two days a week as part | | | | to not feel as burdened by circumstances. |
| of my program, but others in the carpool did this daily. I | | | | The field placement social work internship was |
| was able to see what a long day this was when you | | | | essential in getting me from the books into the reality |
| work full-time. One of the people in the carpool was a | | | | of client life. |