Integrative Reflection on Jennifer House
For the “Introduction to Social Work” course, our class visited Jennifer House in order gain a better understanding about the field of social work. At our class visit to Jennifer House Dellenna Harper, the director and social worker of the house, discussed her major responsibilities, challenges, and rewards that she endures in her profession. From this listening to Ms. Harper’s, she has shared excellent insight to this aspect of the profession.
Major Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards
At Jennifer House, the program offers various services to assist women through the transition from living in penal institutions to living a life on their own. Jennifer House provides many services for their women …show more content…
Harper speak about Jennifer House, I was intrigued when I learned that the women are constantly involved throughout their stay at Jennifer House. Whether it be doing house hold chores or going to group meetings, Ms. Harper shared that the women “do a lot of internal work here” (D. Harper, personal communications, March 2, 2016). At Jennifer House, all of the women were required follow their schedules such as following their curfews, completing their daily chores, and preparing and organizing dinner. However, if a woman does not follow her schedule or violates one of the rules, there is a consequence and the women must write a reflection of what they did wrong (D. Harper, personal communications, March 2, 2016). The reinforced structure at Jennifer House prepares these women for reality when they must abide by all laws and regulations in the real world. The structure at Jennifer House caught my eye the most because I did not expect the women to willingly follow all the rules and …show more content…
My initial thoughts about Jennifer House included thinking that the house would be trashed, that the women would not abide by the rules, and that the women would be terrifying intimidating people. However, after witnessing the house, learning about the rules and consequences of the house, and listening to the women of the house, I have learned that the women that stay at Jennifer House was nothing like I thought they would be. One women in particular said she realizes that she needed to stay at Jennifer House in order to rebuild the foundation on how to live a successful life (Anonymous, personal communications, March 2, 2016). Overall, from this experience I have learned that stereotyping people may easily be done when hearing about certain groups of people. However, “social workers do no judge others as good or bad, or worthy or unworthy” (DuBois & Miley, 2014, p. 123). I have learned that it is crucial for a social worker to “gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups” (2.1.4 (b)). Otherwise, a social worker could endanger the relationship between the client and themselves which is vital in order to help their
For the “Introduction to Social Work” course, our class visited Jennifer House in order gain a better understanding about the field of social work. At our class visit to Jennifer House Dellenna Harper, the director and social worker of the house, discussed her major responsibilities, challenges, and rewards that she endures in her profession. From this listening to Ms. Harper’s, she has shared excellent insight to this aspect of the profession.
Major Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards
At Jennifer House, the program offers various services to assist women through the transition from living in penal institutions to living a life on their own. Jennifer House provides many services for their women …show more content…
Harper speak about Jennifer House, I was intrigued when I learned that the women are constantly involved throughout their stay at Jennifer House. Whether it be doing house hold chores or going to group meetings, Ms. Harper shared that the women “do a lot of internal work here” (D. Harper, personal communications, March 2, 2016). At Jennifer House, all of the women were required follow their schedules such as following their curfews, completing their daily chores, and preparing and organizing dinner. However, if a woman does not follow her schedule or violates one of the rules, there is a consequence and the women must write a reflection of what they did wrong (D. Harper, personal communications, March 2, 2016). The reinforced structure at Jennifer House prepares these women for reality when they must abide by all laws and regulations in the real world. The structure at Jennifer House caught my eye the most because I did not expect the women to willingly follow all the rules and …show more content…
My initial thoughts about Jennifer House included thinking that the house would be trashed, that the women would not abide by the rules, and that the women would be terrifying intimidating people. However, after witnessing the house, learning about the rules and consequences of the house, and listening to the women of the house, I have learned that the women that stay at Jennifer House was nothing like I thought they would be. One women in particular said she realizes that she needed to stay at Jennifer House in order to rebuild the foundation on how to live a successful life (Anonymous, personal communications, March 2, 2016). Overall, from this experience I have learned that stereotyping people may easily be done when hearing about certain groups of people. However, “social workers do no judge others as good or bad, or worthy or unworthy” (DuBois & Miley, 2014, p. 123). I have learned that it is crucial for a social worker to “gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups” (2.1.4 (b)). Otherwise, a social worker could endanger the relationship between the client and themselves which is vital in order to help their