For a Homeless Day Shelter Prepare a detailed description of one significant act

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For a Homeless Day Shelter

Prepare a detailed description of one significant activity from your field placement. In your journal entry, include a paragraph for each of the following sections:

Description of activity (what happened)

Analysis of activity (why it happened)

Gut reaction and analysis of feelings (how YOU felt and reacted)

Analysis of new learning and application of theory/skills (what you learned)

Write about CSWE core competencies and practice behaviors as they apply.

Your journal entry should be four paragraphs in length.

Explanation / Answer

Homeless Shelters provide temporary residence for individuals, groups and families who are homeless. Every agency has different activities and events arranged for people who walk in to avail their services. The activities range from, laundry, support group, shower, meals program, telephone, mail, computer lab and etcetera. Individuals get two meals served, they could do their laundry, have someone apply a job for them online, make important calls if any.

I volunteered in a Homeless Day Shelter and over the course of my field placement I enjoyed serving and preparing meals. Individuals at the center get meals served twice a day. Breakfast and lunch. I with the other volunteers prepped for breakfast, everything is made from scratch in the kitchen at the center. It is mostly coffee, pastries or maybe hotdog and corn dog for breakfast which is then followed by milk and cereals.

Milk and cereals may seem so mundane to us, but I was delighted to see every individual savour whatever was being served to them. My heart went out to each of them and made me realise how thankful I'm I for whatever I have. I was overwhelmed at first, However, I was eventually satisfied to see those brightly cheered faces. I felt sudden realisation dawning on me, and learnt it was these little joys in life that should be cherished instead of constantly cribbing and ranting about a miserable life which in reality is the best we could have.

All in all it was a great experience at the Homeless Day Shelter.

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