a) I, Paola Rodriguez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) My mentor is Patti Azevedo.
c)Done.
d) I went to San Jose Elementary School and I was a mentor to two 8th graders named Miranda Diaz and Jessica Gonzales. We went over their days and I made sure to remind them how important they are and that they matter. We spoke of their therapists, I also spoke to Jessica's mom about her problem with the therapist.
Interpretative
When I tell people what I do, they think about how crazy it is. It is, it's extremely stressful. The rewarding part is what makes everything worth it. The tears I shed when I go home, the extra effort I put into making sure my girls know they are important.
Applied
This component helped me better understand the foundation better by allowing me to have hands on training. I knew it was going to be difficult when I chose this topic, but with my mentor I was able to understand it better. I was able to mentor young girls who are suicidal. Jessica has the symptoms of a Schizophrenic, I had to do extensive research on Schizophrenics in order to know how to handle the situation where she could become hostile. So that I could know what to do if she begins to hear voices and whispering again. Miranda still has a little bit of troubling opening up about what's going on. I've been doing research on what to do to make her feel more comfortable. Without this experience I would just be doing research, because of this I have been able to learn hands on training.
This is San Jose Elementary School.
This is where their class is located
This is where we go when it's rainy, or when they want to get away from the class.
These are my girls <3
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