I really enjoyed my internship at the Department of Child
Services. I learned so much and gained a lot of useful tools to use in the
future. My goal at the beginning of the semester was to foster positive
relationships with key stakeholders in the community and to help families get
access to services in the community in order to keep families together. I also
wanted to gain experience in being able to recognize signs of abuse and
neglect. I believe I met each of my goals. I met a lot of different people from
various organizations that partner with DCS. I also got a chance to meet
different attorneys and judges that have a major influence on the families DCS
serves. Lastly, I was able to put the parents and children I worked with in
touch with various community resources to help the families get needed
services. Overall, the internship was a lot of work, but very rewarding. Being
able to build relationships with children and watching them grow was one of the
best things about working at DCS.
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