5/26/2023 0 Comments First WEek with DDMFor the first week of the internship, I met with the overall supervisor of the organization to sign paperwork of the organizations policies for work conduct and policies for working with children. Then we went on a tour of the office where I was introduced to each of the department heads. For the first week, I would be shadowing each department head for a day to gain an understanding of each of the main services provided by DDM. On Monday, I shadowed the case worker for the office where he averaged about 6 meetings an hour with beneficiaries all needing a variety of assistance and getting signed up with the organization. On Tuesday, I shadowed the psychosocial services office with two workers who took me on their work trip to visit a few local NGO’s that they are working on partnering with. On Wednesday, I was in the women’s space assisting with painting sessions and later helping to facilitate a workshop with women refugees on gender stereotypes and issues. On Thursday, I sat in with the doctor for his day of meeting with patients who over the course of 7 hours didn’t take one break between patients. On Friday, I helped to oversee the Nadafa space that is the open area in the middle of the office where beneficiaries sit and wait for one of the departments or to do their laundry and helped to entertain the children. This introduction to the office by shadowing each department was very helpful for me to be exposed to each of the services that DDM provides and observe the interactions amongst the staff and beneficiaries.
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