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Amy Croff Term Paper ~ Shadow and Interview a Social Worker Fundamentals of the Helping Process ~ SWK 2150 April 19, 2013 I choose to shadow and interview Jean Rizzolo, Lead Social Caseworker, at the Department of Human Services in the Division of Child Welfare Service. I have a huge interest in working with children and this seemed like a great fit for me. During the interview Mrs. Rizzolo informed me that she received her Bachelor Degree at Metro State University with a Major in Criminal Justice and a Minor is Psychology. She attended the University of Colorado Denver for her Masters in Counseling. She was drawn to social work because she always liked helping people and knew that it would be rewarding for her to pursue a career†¦show more content†¦Their goal is to do whatever is possible to keep the child with their family as long as it is safe for the child. Throughout the day Jean is either on the phone, on her computer, in meetings or out doing assessments on families or interviewing children. Since she is the lead caseworker she is responsible for overseeing all the tasks that the other caseworkers are working on as well. There is a tremendous amount of paperwork that is involved in each and every case. From start to finish an adoption or foster care process can take anywhere from 8-12 weeks. Most of the families that this agency comes into contact and works with are in poverty or are facing financial difficulties. Most are either of Hispanic or Black ethnicity. It is important to try and keep kids in their community or one they are familiar with so recruit efforts are made within their community so that if a child comes from a Spanish speaking home or neighborhood then efforts are made to keep that child in an environment that they are accustom to. 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