Week 2

This week was relatively interesting. I got to witness a few court sessions as well as a staff meeting. I did a genogram for one of the kids and created files for kids that were referred to the agency. I also studied lots of boring policy stuff and rearranged my office the way I want it. I also did a lot of shredding for my facilitator.
1. How could doing research for classes impact my relationship with my clients? Since my class research involves a lot of policy and social skills, there are many ways I can apply this to the kids I work with. For instance, interviewing skills including expressing understanding and reflecting feeling and content help when I'm meeting with juvenille deliquents. Also, researching grants that have been written to supply kids with alternate choices outside of incarceration helps as well.
2. What is the agency policy about relationships at work? What are the consequences of infraction of the policy? The agency does not condone employee-client relations outside of the professional environment. One would be fired for becoming involved with a client. Fraternization is also looked down upon.