Vignettes/Case Illustrations As an intern at the Eggleston Family Service I was assigned the task of neglecting children in foster care and their adjustment to their placement. One of my cases was unique from the others because it involved a teenager on the verge of emancipation. He was 17 and eager to leave the foster care system. He told me he was tired of moving from one placement to another and wanted to be independent. The problem was that he had no plan after emancipation. He had nowhere to go and had no income. He was determined never to see another social worker again in his life. Clients have the right to self-determination, whatever decision they make, but seeing this young man with no idea what to do was alarming. I had to convince him how important it was that everyone informed my client about Assembly Bill 12 and how attending college would benefit him. He never dreamed of going to college because he thought it was too difficult. I contacted his county social worker and we met with the child and developed a transition plan for independent living. He agreed to attend community college and live with his uncle. I decided to help this minor because he had no positive role models in his life. No one had ever helped him apply to colleges. I sat down with the client and filled out his application for admission to several colleges. This simple act made him excited to attend college. The client will begin school in the fall. One of the cases assigned to me by Eggleston Family Services involved a 12-year-old boy who was having difficulty adjusting to his new living arrangements. He had difficulty controlling his