Reflective Essay: Why I Love My Internship

internship is not what I thought it would be, but in the best way possible. When I first accepted my internship, I was a little nervous. I have heard both good and bad about DHR, and I was in fear of what I heard. I was also in fear of not being able to get as much experience as the other interns since I would be the third intern that they accepted at my agency. But to my surprise in the last few weeks that I have been here I have been proven wrong about all my thoughts prior to starting. So far, I can definitely say that I love the DHR that I’ve been placed at. The reasons why I love it is because every day that I go to my internship I am greeted with a big smile along with a hello, and all the workers are always helpful and friendly. The …show more content…
I was then told to pick up some jerseys at Hibbett’s that one of the social workers purchased for a foster child. After coming back from Hibbet’s I was then given a list of things to get from Walmart for one of the social workers. Once I arrived back from Walmart I prepare some rotel dip that Ms. Natasha (Quality Assurance Trainer) wanted to have for the meeting. At 11:00 the meeting then began and lasted 30 minutes. The rest of the day was spent doing little tasks that we have to fulfill during our time at the …show more content…
After writing the summaries at 10:00 I got the opportunity to sit in on a case transfer meeting between the foster care unit supervisor and two other social workers in the foster care unit. The meeting consisted of foster care social worker Ashley discussing her cases in full to Social worker Angie who will be replacing her as Ashley transfers to ongoing. After the meeting, I was given the task of going to the Sheriffs Department to get some paperwork signed for the Adult Protective Services worker. When I came back I seen what else was needed to be done before ending my