Sample Case Manager Interview Paper

Mr. Dean Bailey was ever so kind to allow me to conduct my case manager interview. Mr. Bailey is a Social Worker at Furman University, who also graduated from Furman with his BA in Health Sciences. The agency he works for is Bridges to a Brighter Future, which takes place at Furman University. The ideal of Bridges, is to “transform the lives of students, whose potential outdistances their circumstances, builds self-confidence, etc” (D. Bailey, Assistant Director/Social Worker, April 4 2016). In other words, bridges help’s the kids that need assistance, love, mentoring, and support. Nine times out of 10, the kids who attend bridges, are the kids that are experiencing these particular problems. Besides being a Social Worker, Dean is also the
Bailey also does a lot of things behind the scene, besides counseling/ working with kids. In his spare time, he does Student Services (Relationship building/mentoring), Summer Program Implementation (Develop and implement workshops, field trips, weekend activities, and other workshops or activities), Student Recruitment and Selection (Work with guidance counselors at 18 high schools and community-based organizations to identify and nominate students annually), and more. Typically, this process normally last for about 6 weeks. Despite loving/doing his job to the best of his ability, there are always problems that he may come across. Those problems consist of students with low-income, issues at school and home, undocumented, funding for college, etc. Dean is known to be a really strong individual because he has to deal with kids that are homeless, and don’t have stable housing. Dealing with things like this is something that he has always had the ability of handling, I guess you can say he is a pro because he meets with 75 students regularly. After interviewing Dean, I came to the realization that he always shows signs of being organization-based. In other words, “Providing comprehensive set of services and meeting the needs of clients with multiple problems” (Woodside/Mcclam pg. 73). This set to be true because, Mr. Bailey talked about the different services for the children, meaning besides himself he surrounded himself around people with the same mindset as him. That
Dean, the thing he loves most about his job is helping students achieve their goals and be successful, watching students grow individually, etc. Having the ability to be able to help these students grow, is something that he really takes pride in. He takes pride in it because, it’s something that makes him extremely happy to witness. Knowing that these kids are getting the assistance that they need, reassures him that he is doing a great job. Work can become very stressful/busy for Mr. Bailey, though he does love his job there are ups and downs that go along with it. For example, seasons are busy, late nights/weekends, which leads to him dealing with crises. I commend him because he deals with these hard situations really well. It made me think about is this something that I am going to have to look forward to? If this is the case, he led by example by showing me how to be a professional when times are stressful. Mr. Bailey states that his plans usually help hold the students accountable for their actions. This consisted with the amount of time that it takes for him to do his plans. Stated by Dean, it takes him approximately an hour per student depending on their needs. He also states that, his plans are updated a few times a