Providing in-home therapy to homebound older adults was not something I initially envisioned. Entering someone’s home made me feel vulnerable and balancing boundaries proved challenging, but those challenges are where I grew as a social worker. On one instance, I entered a new client’s home with my supervisor and was appalled by the living conditions and evident self-neglect. I asked myself “How could anyone live like this?” I then asked myself, “but how can I help someone if I am judging them?” Asking this question proved to be one of the most important lessons of my fieldwork. To be an effective social worker, I must actively reflect upon how my own personal biases may affect my practice, it is not my role to enforce a personal standard of well-being upon others, but to ensure the necessary internal and external resources are present for them to facilitate their own empowerment.