Minerva GarciaSWRK 525: Thursdays 5-6:30 p.m.Week 3: Oct. 04, 2006JournalIn today’s case conference meeting I was less intimidated compared to previous times. When I first entered the room I was accompanied by Frank, however he briefly exited the room. It was then that I realized that I was surrounded by the counseling department; I was the only intern from the social work department. At first I was kind of intimidated. I really do not know why? All of the faces were familiar. Maybe I felt anxious because I do not personally know the interns from the counseling department likeI know Frank and Judy. I only see the counseling department once a week in the conferences which do not allow for in depth interaction. Eventually after a few minutes, Isurpassed my anxiety and I settled in.In my individual conference with Bonnie, my anxiety issue was mentioned. I assume she was concerned that my anxiety could be something more serious. I told her how I always get anxious when I am dealing with uncertainty especially when it deals with conferences in large groups. For some reason I get overwhelmed with a large amount of people. I explained to Bonnie how natural this situation is for me and how I overcome it with time. I pointed out my progress in today’s case conference. Also, I am really stoked about how well my classmates and I get along with each other. Today Frank shared his experience with Judy and me. He discussed how he dealt with two cases on Monday. He gave use pointers and even printed out research information relevant to the cases for our future reference. Once when I interned for a graphic design company I interned with another CSUN student. There was good dynamics between the both of us; however we did not interact much as I do with Judyand Frank. I foresee our interaction in the social work profession will be beneficial for theagency, client/patients, and