Mentorship Update!

Last Thursday April 18, there was a volunteer appreciation tea party at House of Ruth. I had been helping cook for it and even showed up a few hours before the event started to help set up. It was really fun, we ate, took pictures, played games and even got awards. I was extremely surprised when my name was called to go up and recieve an award because not everyone got one.

Independent Component 2

Literal
a.) I, Taryn Cronkite, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b.) http://healthyrelations.onlineclasses.com This is the website that I used to take my online class which was : Healthy Relationships 101. The reason I chose to take this class was because my second and third answers are based upon what is needed to maintain a healthy relationship and prevent yourself from abuse so this was perfect and gave me alot of good information that I can use in my 2 hour and to help me expand my research.
c.)  30 hour log
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuWZror6IVVEdEVOZS1uaE84c1BFWTBEc0otMDFXeXc#gid=0
d.) I completed a 12 Lesson online course on Healthy Relationships. With each lesson I was asked to read the lesson, take a look at the links at the bottom of each lesson, write an essay, usually answering about 5 questions in detail about what I had just read and then take a test after each lesson.

Interpretive
 Each lesson was fairly long, so that took me a while to read. Then I would write an assignment, which looked like this.

Then I would take a test after I read and finsihed my assignment. I can not provide a picture for the tests because I have already taken them, but they would be true/false questions that had to do with the lesson. Sometimes they would twist the words around so it was hard to understand what it was asking.

This is what my report card looks like. It tells me the Lesson title, and gives me the points I recieved. 

And finally, the grade I recieved in my course!! Well I am still waiting for a few more assignment to be graded, but this is the grade I currently have. Once all my assignment are graded I will post the final grade!

Applied

I am actually really glad I took this class. It really helped me with my second and third answer which are Setting Healthy Boundaries and Good Communication. In one of the lessons it talked about how we have a belieef system, which we discover at a young age and it is basically our views based upon what we have grown up with. It talked about how some men feel superior to women because their father believed that, or how some women have a habit of dating men who are disrespectful to them because the girls have low self esteem. Another lesson talked about a communication theory called transactional analysis , this was very interesting and I would like to research more on it because it is definately something I can use to help support my third answer in my 2 hour. 

Three Column Chart First Draft

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuWZror6IVVEdEdLMGZIUmlVZEdldFptUGhLOW9YQkE&usp=sharing

Research Towers

Blog 19: Senior Project and ESLR's

1. The ESLR I have excelled at the most would be the  Effective Learner. 

2. I believe I have excelled at this ESLR because I take it upon myself to learn more about my senior project and try to go more in depth with it. I take interest in new research and go above and beyond to try and find explanations or answers to my questions. I am always working with my mentor and trying to find ways to educate people on Domestic Violence or get better understanding of my answers. I even try to think of new ways to promote or help people, like with the presentation on Teen Dating Violence I co-presented with my mentor, or the idea of me maybe setting up a blog or place at school where I can answer questions of people having issues. 

3.

This is a picture of me presenting to the freshman and sophomore class on Teen Dating Violence Awareness. I thought of this idea to present, with my mentor, to show a better understanding of my senior topic. 

Blog 18: 2 Hour Meeting Answer 3

1.     What is the best awareness tool that can be use to reduce the risk of being abused in an intimate partner relationship?

2.     One of the best awareness tools that can reduce you risk of being abused is to set healthy boundaries with your partner.

3.      “Healthy boundaries means knowing and understanding what your limits are.” This summarizes what healthy boundaries doin a relationship and why they are important. “ When you set healthy boundaries, you are naming your limits.” Right from the beginning of the relationship you are able to tell your partner what is and is not okay. You know how far you want to go and what you are ready for. “When you have healthy boundaries, you make self-care a priority” This means that you put yourself and you feeling first. You are aware of your emotions and can set time aside for yourself

4.     10 Ways to Build and Preserve Better Boundaries by Margarita Tartakovsky

5.     I hope to talk to case managers and psychologists at House of Ruth to get their insight on what healthy boundaries can do in a relationship and how not having them can lead to abuse. 

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the best awareness tool that can be used to reduce the risk of being abused in an intimate partner relationship?
2. How does communication play a role in an unhealthy, abusive relationship?
3. Why don't victims say "no" or stick up for themselves in the beginning stages of abuse?
4. If my first answer to my EQ was 'knowing warning signs' and my potential second answer is 'communication' what would another risk reducing factor be?
5. How can the cycle of violence be broken before entering a relationship?
6. In what ways can a victim or potential victim help their partner with getting help before abuse starts?
7. What is the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship?
8. What is one thing a healthy relationship has that an abusive one doesn't?
9. Besides any sort of abuse, what is one thing an unhealthy relationship has that a healthy one doesn't have?
10. What are the dangers of confronting your partner about their abusive behavior?
11. How can we make people realize how big of an issue domestic violence is within our communities?
12. How can we get girls/ (guys) to understand this is not okay?
13. How does someones insecurity affect the chance of them being abused?
14. How can self esteem in victims be raised?
15. How can talking about past relationships with your new partner help to try and prevent past issues?
16. If someone told their new partner they used to be abusive but have received help, should the partner stay and give them a chance or leave right away?
17. What are some healthy boundaries a couple could set when getting into a relationship?
18. If you do stay with someone who used to be an abuser but has gotten help, what is a sign that they are going back to their old ways?
19. What are some mental emotions you see with victims in abusive relationships?
20. Why is domestic violence so underrated?