50 faces: Kristine Kristine Breilid is learning a lot and contributing a lot during her 12-week student placement with our Housing First Team. From Norway, Kristine is studying for a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and Counselling at Volda University College, Norway. ”Helping people to achieve what they want to achieve - not what I think is best for them, through individualised services, is a big part of the course, and I think that Cork Simon really works to those ethics as well. Working here has given me greater perspective on homelessness; hearing different people's stories and what they want to achieve in life and what they're considering as a good life, and that's what I was hoping. I’m shadowing the team and as I get more comfortable, I get to work more individually, and that feels great as well." Kristine recounts how a visit to Cork Simon in 2018 sowed the seed for her career path... Your browser does not support the audio element. Please click here to download the file Manage Cookie Preferences