Friday, January 31, 2014

January Post

This month I decided to crack down the whip.  I went to my mentorship and decided to work there six days a week. I gave myself Sundays off so that I could do house stuff.  I can't wait to get my apartment.  I'm this thrilled and scared.  I can't wait to see how things will work out with senior project.  I'm hopping for the best.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Third Interview Questions

1. How can a social worker best help a child recover from an abusive situation?
2. What are things one must look at for a child to stay with the family?
3. Can one be emotionally attached to a case?
4. What are the pros and cons to this?
5.What deems an environment unsafe for a child?
6. What can a social worker do to for an abused child who is showing violent behavior?
7. Does group therapy help these kids?
8. Are there cases where a child refuses any type of therapy?
9.Are there any books you can give me in this topic?
10. Is there a way to implement group therapy to all the abused children?

Friday, January 10, 2014

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hour

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship? The House of Ruth
2.   Who is your contact? Jennie Rios
3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?  13 hours
4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
         I was to write down each of their stories in a report. Get names of parents, abusers , home info, and description of the type of abuse they received. I called social services if the enviroment caled for it.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Senior Project, The Holiday

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?
         I did more reading on the subject and talked to some kids who were abused and went through the system. It was really interesting but bleak. 
2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
         I learned that social workers are spread thin and that kids fall through the gap in the system. Most genuinely want to help but the kids didn't like being just another name for them. This was just some of my chats with them.
3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
          I would really want to talk to Yvonne Gratianne because she has had over 20 years in Social Workers system and she wont expect me to be well versed about this subject and surprising my superior would be fun.