Interview with a Social Worker

With a strong interest in child welfare, there was no question that my interview with a social worker would involve someone who is involved in this area of practice. I did a small amount of internet research and discovered the All Nations Coordinated Response Network (ANCR) in Winnipeg. I discovered that within the Child and Family Services system this agency is generally the first point of contact. With an interest in front line work, I decided to make contact with this agency in hopes of scheduling an interview. I made a phone call to ANCR and spoke to a receptionist with the agency about what I was looking to accomplish. I was more specific than I had originally planned and requested a recent graduate for the interview if possible. I did this in hopes of gaining a better insight of what a career will be like when I, myself am completed university. I was told I would receive a call back within a few days and was excited when I heard from Sophia, a 2011 Bachelor of Social Work graduate from the University of Manitoba. When I spoke with her, I knew she was exactly the person that I wanted to interview. Not only was she working in a career which I am interested in, she was fairly new to this agency but also had experience with another organization that worked with children and their families. I was very interested in hearing her responses and points of view being that she was new to social work practice only a few years ago. Sophia explained to me her current position was a child abuse investigator and her prior position was a family group conference coordinator. With so many options in social work practice, I was very curious as to how she decided what she wanted to do and what prompted her to move from one agency to another. In speaking with Sophia, I asked her what would work best for her to complete this interview as I knew that she may not have much time to dedicate to me. She told me she was currently quite busy writing reports which she was