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y fieldwork experience has been good so far, so I decided to continue my internship at All Peoples Community Center. I have been learning a lot here, and I have had the great experience to work with the food program. I hope that for my second part of the internship, I could be part of either the parenting classes or the domestic violence group. I will attend this internship twice a week just like I have now. I am also excited to continue at this fieldwork place because I will be opening my own cases; I have gotten many references, so it will help me gain experience. I had the experience to continue someone else’s cases, but now I get to start off with different groups. I will be getting a family and many youths. This is exciting for me because I want to work with kids in the future, and my supervisor was aware; so, I’m glad she allowed me to start off on these cases. I want to continue learning about case management and ways to help families. There are many other programs that this community center offers, and I am learning more about them just by being there. One other program that I know of, is the tutoring they …show more content…

Due to the days I attend school, and attend work, I have not been able to be part of the domestic violence group or the parenting classes. Next semester, I will only be attending school from Monday-Wednesday, and I am hoping that the classes will be changed to a day when I could attend. One of the highlights I have had from this internship, is being able to provide a service to the clients I have seen so far. In addition, I also enjoy being part of the food program offered by the center. I get a lot of client interaction, and I have learned how the food program runs. So far, I believe I have almost accomplished everything that was part of my learning

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