Former Social Work Intern (2025)

I started my internship at the Community Enrichment Fitness Network (CEFN) on January 12, 2025 from La Salle University. My main tasks were to conduct health and wellness checks to the Seniors that CEFN works with, I also got to participate and help with some of the events that CEFN puts together for the seniors. During my internship I got to assist different workshops that helped me work better with the seniors, helping me understand certain behaviors and assumptions that people may have while working with older adults. CEFN is a great place to gain confidence and leadership skills, while under the amazing and encouraging supervision of Sherry Hill. While at CEFN I also got to develop great teamwork skills since I got to be part of an amazing team that was always willing to help in anything that the others needed. My internship at CEFN is an experience that I will never forget and that I know that everything I learned here will help me greatly in the future.

Former Social Worker Intern (2024)

I started my internship at the Community Enrichment Fitness Network (CEFN) on January 16, 2024 from La Salle University. My main tasks were to conduct health and wellness checks to the Seniors that CEFN works with, I also got to participate and help with some of the events that CEFN puts together for the seniors. During my internship I got to assist different workshops that helped me work better with the seniors, helping me understand certain behaviors and assumptions that people may have while working with older adults. CEFN is a great place to gain confidence and leadership skills, while under the amazing and encouraging supervision of Sherry Hill. While at CEFN I also got to develop great teamwork skills since I got to be part of an amazing team that was always willing to help in anything that the others needed. My internship at CEFN is an experience that I will never forget and that I know that everything I learned here will help me greatly in the future.

Former Social Worker (2023)

My overall experience at CEFN was successful. I enjoyed the teamwork. CEFN has built my self-confidence that my thoughts and opinion matters. CEFN exposed me to learning from attending webinars and the importance of learning from others. One of the skills that Ms. Sherry Hill taught me was how to conduct myself as a professional on how to communicate well to the seniors I was serving.

CEFN supported me in interacting with Residents on the phone on doing wellness checks and assessments. Ms. Hill guided me on how to ask the right questions to gain confidence from the residents and simultaneously get enough information to help the residents with their social services needs. One skill that I learned from Ms. Hill and the assessments was to use the right questions to get the necessary information without affecting their emotional status. I also learned from Ms. Hill to conduct myself as a professional knowing how to communicate the information well to the Seniors that I was serving. I learned how to do an individual assessment with clients face-to-face and on the phone. I also had the opportunity to upload the progress reports from the wellness checks of the resident in the ASCC Portal.

Finally, I’m eternally grateful to CEFN and the whole organization including Ms. Hill for teaching me skills, values, and the competencies that I had to meet. Thanks, Sherry Hill for being a mirror to my career goals. God bless you all, THANK YOU!

Former Social Worker (2022)

I started my internship as a student social worker from La salle University on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. During my 12th week stay with CEFN I have experience a lot from both my colleagues Drexel team and my supervisor, Sherry Hill. I have learned the importance of teamwork and division of labor.
Ms. Hill was such a role model to me. She loved her work and never gave up when things were tough. I watched and loved her spirit of hard work, dedication , commitment, and professionalism. Ms. Sherry Hill Has taught me how to conduct myself as a professional knowing how to communicate information well to the seniors I was serving.
CEFN has helped me to have a first-hand experience interacting either face-to-face or on phone with seniors to conduct wellness check and assessment. Ms. Hill assisted me on how to ask the right questions to build rapport and get information from the senior population I served. This skill has taught me the confidence to use questions to gain deeper understanding and to seek clarification from the seniors without the fear of hurting their feelings. I was also able to experience and learned how to seek for resources from different organizations to help the seniors to solve their problems. I enjoyed planning and coordinating CEFN’s Motown senior gala, organized for the seniors. Lastly, I learned how to document client’s information into their files online which is an awesome experience. I want to say that I really enjoyed working with CEFN and GOD bless all the people I worked with and CEFN. Thank you.

Former Social Worker (2021)

While interning for CEFN, I have to say that this has been a great experience. I was grateful to have a wonderful supervisor, Sherry Hill, who exhibited flexibility, open communication, and a great work ethic. As I look back, I can truly say that this experience will have a huge impact on my social work career. I came to CEFN optimistic and ready to soak up all the information that I could. I was able to attend workshops related to seniors and social work. I learned how to do case management, individual assessments, and follow ups with seniors. I believe that I was a great advocate for the seniors that I worked with. I exhibited patience, understanding, and respectfulness. I tried my best to be as transparent and honest about what I could help them with and some challenges that they might face. With most of my seniors, it became a give and take relationship. I was able to assess their challenges, give them advice or resources, and listen to them. In return, I was able to counsel and practice my social skills. Within the internship things that I excelled in was bringing forth a great attitude to the team. I was able to be considerate and non judgemental when discussing their circumstances. I contributed my ideas to CEFN event planning, documents, flyers, and decisions regarding CEFN. I was also present and active listening into the meetings and workshops. I thank Sherry Hill for pouring into me and I am proud to share that I recently graduated with a master degree in social work.

Former Social Worker (2015)

My name is Shaneil Barnaby. I am a former social work undergraduate student from La Salle University. I interned at Community Enrichment Fitness Network (CEFN) in 2015. My primary duties consisted of conducting individual assessments with home-bound clients, case management follows up, and participating in training at the Philadelphia corporation for aging and community outreach programs. The valuable skill learned from interning at the organization is working with a diverse population and addressing the needs of providing resources. I continue to do volunteer work with CEFN. One such event is the Senior Fundraising Gala. My overall experience working for this organization was pleasant.