Working as an intern in the Children’s Division of the Department of Family Services has been an eye-opening experience for me. Through office work and interaction with other case workers, I am learning how the system actually functions and the expectations of the division for helping children. Also, I often supervise child-parent visits and attend various home visits, allowing me to really see and get to know the people in need. I am seeing in action the importance of objectivity and helping individuals without personal biases. Further, it is very rewarding to recognize concepts in the real world so often taught in class, such as the relationship of stratification to education and crime, the struggles of poverty, and how governmental welfare programs are used in positive and negative ways.
