Field Internship Personal Statement

Internships provide students with opportunities to apply theoretical and basic knowledge gained in the classroom. During the field placement period, the agency supervisor becomes the primary teacher, aside from the clients, in the student's day-to-day learning. The supervisor is responsible for coordinates the student's overall experience by helping the student integrate the various pieces of the Field Internship. However, to make the placement, a positive experience supervisor need to be aware of student’s strengths, and learning needs to match assignments accordingly.

During my internship, this fall one of the areas I would like work on is mastering the skills of grant writing. My goal after receiving my MSW degree is to pursue a director’s

I am currently a full-time employee at Bridging Access to Care. I work in the Social Support Services Department and have held various positions within this Department including Community Follow-up Worker, Case Manager Technician, Case Manager and now Supervisor. I worked directly with the HIV/AIDS and high-risk population (intravenous drug users, men who have sex with men (MSMs), incarcerated/recently incarcerated, etc.) coordinating services based on a client-centered model to meet the needs of individuals and families of this population. I am currently the Supervisor for the AIDS Institute Case Management Program where I am responsible for overseeing the delivery of case management services that include assistance with navigating the system to obtain concrete services. These services encompass but are not limited to entitlements, referral to agencies that assist with identifying appropriate housing, referral to medical, mental health and substance use services. I also, oversee treatment adherence services which support clients in their readiness to begin (ARV) antiretroviral therapy and maintain adherence to their prescribed medication for treatment for