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.

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. 

November

           It was a tough month, it has been a tough year. I wonder at times if I chose the right topic. The more I research, the less sure I am that I can help people. I don't think I will be able to do this job. Abused children are broken. No matter how much you do, you can never bring them back wholly. Can we really function like any other person? Shift the past to benefit us? I feel like this been a really tough month in my life and this is the time when I'm stressed and sad. Too much went on. I just need to step away for a day and look at this from a fresh perspective.

EQ

Content

1.  I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2. 

      a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
              It doesn't meet the criteria because it could be a recitation of facts or a list. 
      b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
              This meets the rule of 3 criteria because it calls for breadth and depth of research, you can argue some              points and it's specific. 
      c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
              This meets the rule of 3 criteria because it calls for breadth and depth of research, you can argue some              points and it's specific.
 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
               This doesn't meet the criteria because it would be a recitation of facts.
3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.     
  
How does a social worker provide the necessary  mean for an abused child continue life as normally as they can?

Random Conversation

     I talked with Yvonne Gratianne about social work. She was talking about how you couldn't be emotionally attached to any case. It can bring you down since you can't save anyone. I must have been with the world on my shoulders that she told me this. I can see the basis of this but I couldn't see why she wanted to work in this field. She told me that she wanted to make a difference at least in one life.
    I thought about what she said and I realized that she's a strong person. She oversees cases like these and does well in her job. On the other hand, I'm scared of my past. I'm a silly mess. Mrs. Gratianne talks about her job and told me that her job teaches her to enjoy her life to the fullest.  I'll  try to remember that I can't save everyone.

Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

 My working EQ is How does a social worker provide the necessary  mean for an abused child continue life as normally as they can?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.  Examples:

• Help them go to therapy sessions, this will hopefully help them come to terms to what happened them and teach to them to move on.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 
    
The most important source for me has been the case of David. It goes more into detail about the rehabilitation of a sexually abused child.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

I'm volunteering at the House of Ruth. They are a women's shelter but many bring their kids with them. It helping me see the progress they are making to have a normal life after what they have gone through.

Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

           I plan to volunteer at the House of Ruth, talk with the people who work there and learn as much as I possibly can.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

         I'll have Marina Wood write me a letter since I can't take pictures there. I would also log up what I will be doing there and how it has helped me learn about my topic.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

         This is a women's shelter. Volunteering there will help me get an insight on the family dynamics of an abusive household and I wouldn't have to rely solely on my memory.