Field placement was what I looked forward to the most about entering my Senior Year of the Bachelor of Social Work program. I was enthusiastic to apply my classroom learning into direct practice out in the field. I have always been intrigued in working with at risk youth and finding ways to help them develop into the best version of themselves despite the injustices they have endured. Although, I was cognizant of the multitude of issues that impacts at risk youth I never specifically focused on youth homelessness. Therefore, I was astonished when I discovered that my field placement interview was scheduled at the Covenant House which is a homeless youth shelter in Detroit. Nonetheless, I was not deterred from it.
After conducting my own personal
After conducting my own personal