[humanser] Internship issue

[Sharin]

Hey everybody,
 
I've been trying to come up with a solution to this and decided if anyone on
the list had any thoughts. I am a 2nd year MSW student. My field placement
is at the VA in the Domiciliary psychosocial rehab program. Although the VA
has a paperless system, there are still some printed materials, intake forms
and various housing apps, that social workers complete for their clients.
When I try to talk with my supervisor about how I can go about doing this,
she just says not to worry about it, that she can do these forms. However, I
find this to be completely unacceptable, especially since the VA often hires
interns. I will certainly not be hired if I need people to do my work for
me. I have thought of scanning the image and filling in answers to the
intake form on the computer and then printing out the form. However, I think
things often look different after they are printed out again. In terms of
the housing and other applications for my clients, I feel that they should
be filling them out and I could help them figure out what to write, since
out vets are supposed to be able to live with some level of independence.
But this doesn't seem to be the way things are done. Any suggestions would
be appreciated. 
 
Thanks,
Sharin 


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