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My First Field Work With Jordan Haley And Jaycie Kim Essay

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On October 4th, I did my first field work with Jordan Haley and Jaycie Kim. We decided to go to the Orangewood Foundation, which is in Santa Ana. We met up there at 9am and waited to meet with Mike McKenzie who is a program supervisor there. We talked to him in a small conference room for a little over 30 minutes until he gave us a small tour around. Overall, we were there for a bit over an hour. My first impressions of the site were that it was a nice building. It had a welcoming atmosphere. I love the color orange which was present there and I remember their logo, a colorful butterfly, making me happy. When I walked in, I went up to the lady at the front desk to ask if Jordan and Jaycie were there yet and she was very kind to me. I talked to her again later when Jordan and Jaycie arrived and she was eager to help and told us she would tell Mike McKenzie that we were there. While we waited, I saw some young adults walk around but I could not tell if they were any of the “clients” the organization serves. I did not observe any of the staff helping any of their “clients” while I was there. What I noticed about the “helpee/helper” relationship was that the helpers try to act as some sort of mentor for the foster care kids but are also friendly.

This was a positive experience for me. It is always wonderful seeing people dedicating their time towards helping others. Nice to see how much Mike McKenzie cared about foster care kids and how passionate he was. We told us he

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