For the purpose of this paper I am going to look at a personal critical incident that occurred the summer before the third year of my BSW. I received an email from my practicum liaison informing me that I had an interview secured for the following week in Ottawa. I took the day off of work and made the five-hour trip to Ottawa for my interview. The placement setting was a shelter for women and children experiencing domestic violence. The interview itself went well, and at the end my supervisor to-be clarified that I would be available for four days a week for four months. I stated that as a third year student I was expected to do two days a week over the course of the school year. I was informed that this particular agency only accepts fourth
