A person's systems constantly interact with each other trying to achieve and maintain homeostasis (Ashford and LeCroy, 2013). A person receives energy from systems called "input" and sends energy to the systems; this is called “outcome” (Ashford & LeCroy, 2013). Systems theory seeks to look beyond a specific “problem behavior” to try to determine the root cause of that behavior. The client is considered as their whole system in order to determine the cause (Ashford & LeCroy, 2013). Through reflection, I realized that I use systems theory daily when interacting with students as well as when discussing particular cases with my supervisor. Systems theory helps social workers determine who the target system is when working with a client. Often the target system is not the client. During my current internship, we work with a student who is a perfect example of