Morgan Richter is an intern at Harmony House Homeless Services.
Tell us a little bit
about your internship placement.
Harmony House provides
emergency housing, food, and support services to individuals and families who
are homeless, while they work to gain maximum independence. Harmony House
provides clients with weekly case management meetings, workshops, and job
training activities. Harmony House also provides public transportation to help
people in their job search.
What are your job duties at your internship? What sorts of
activities have you been involved in?
My
job duties at Harmony House include completing client intakes, case management,
interacting with clients, facilitating job skills and life skills group
meetings, and working with Harmony House children through the After-School
Program. I have been involved with community activities such as the
Point-in-Time Homeless Count and the annual Soup Supper/Silent Auction fundraiser.
How has Ashland University’s Social Work Program prepared you
for your internship?
Ashland
University's Social Work Program has prepared me for my internship by teaching
me the skills I need to engage in a client/professional relationship and how to
handle situations in an agency setting. The program has also taught
me about social work values and ethics and how to incorporate them into
practice.
What have you enjoyed most about your internship so far?
Over
the course of my internship I have most enjoyed my experience with getting to
know the clients I work with, as well as working with the children. I feel so
good at the end of the day knowing I have made a positive impact on the lives
of others.
For more information about Harmony House, please visit
their website.
For more information about Ashland University’s Social
Work Program, please visit their website.
No comments:
Post a Comment