Blog 4: Project Reflection and Working EQ

The Pentagon:

1.       Positive Statement: One positive thing that has happened so far while beginning the senior project is that I found something that I could see myself doing in the future. I really like the job my mentor has and she told me that when I turn 18 I will be able to take the volunteer training program and that will be a really good experience for me plus it will help me get started if this working in Domestic Violence if it is something I would  like to continue doing. Also, I feel like I am more knowledgeable about this topic and ways to help prevent it. I have learned about places and events held to help victims or to inform people, which I did not know about before.

2.       EQ Content: My first interview has helped me improve the understanding of my topic because my interviewee was very detailed and specific in her answers. She is so passionate about what she does, she just kept giving me more and more useful information; a lot of facts and statistics about, my topic, it really helped me better understand.

3.       What has worked for you in the senior project? The fact that I was able to get service learning and find a mentor worked out really well, especially because I found mine so early on. A lot of my peers still have not found a mentor and I think that is kind of preventing them from taking full advantage of the project. Without my service learning/mentor, I would not be as informed and passionate about it.

4.       What hasn’t worked so far? I haven’t really experienced anything that has not worked out just yet. I have been able to get my service learning, I have a mentor, and I have been able to get the required amount of research for the past research checks.

5.       Finding Value:

·         What is the best way to teach prevention? How can people become more aware? Where does the abuse start?

·         I really would like to continue working with Domestic Violence in my future, so I hope that by working with my mentor I will be able to get my foot in the door and make a connection in this field. I also hope to help out with many of the events House of Ruth holds so I can gain more knowledge and experience and even learn more about clients and their stories.

·         Next I would like to talk to Alyssa. She is iPoly alumi, who now works at House of Ruth. I would like to speak with her because she has gone through iPoly and this project before so she can relate and give me some advice, also because she works where I do service learning so maybe she can give me some tips on how to help clients there and how to become more involved.