Dissappointment

Like I mentioned in the blog before this, I scheduled an appointment with Rosita and the girls but couldn't because Rosita said that she was unable to meet with us during the afternoons. This is a big problem for me because now I have to figure an alternative for a meeting with Rosita and the girls. I'll have to meet with her again about the best time to meet with each other. Another problem that has crossed my mind is how can I get the girls to become comfortable with an adult present. Since I must have an adult supervision, I have to find a way to get them comfortable; most girls would hesitate to tell people their whole life story when they feel uncomfortable. I am thinking that the best way to get them to all feel comfortable is to make them interact with Rosita before starting a group therapy session. Playing initiatives, like what we played during Summer Session, with involving Rosita will probably be a great way to bring comfort to everyone.

Even though I have come across these complications, it has helped me learn something very important thing about life. We must always be ready for disappointment but must have a backup plan as well.

Happy to Inform

I am very happy to announce that I am one step closer too starting the support group for my senior project.Everything is coming out great I decided to start it ..well have the first meeting on Thursday, February 24. The group will contain the lower school girls and we will be talking about problems such as bullying. I am very excited to say that I feel as if I a actually getting somewhere the only thing that is holding me back is that I have to meet up with Rosita to make sure it is okay with her schedule. Other than that I still have to look up some more information up. The information I will be looking up will be about how to deal with these problems. I have done research on why one needs to talk about it and why it is important but now I have to figure out what to do with all this information. As my peers what do you think I should be doing anything different ? Or better yet what can I do to get these girls to open up with an adult around? I know many younger girls feel more comfortable to talk when it is someone of their age or a bit older but when it is an adult they tend to close up? How can I get them to be able to be themselves while Rosita is around?

What to do what to do?

Well Like I said in my previous post I know what I would like to do the only thing is How am I going to start it. I see the people around me and how some people have time lines and all that stuff down and ready to go. I feel as if I am not at that point yet which is a bad thing. So how can I do this? I still need a date where my board members can all meet. Which is the tricky part since they all have things going on. So maybe I should be a little more firm and send an email requesting a date. With the write amount of help I know that I could get this project done. I have the resources and have Rosita to help me out with learning how to talk to people. In the mean while I might just make contracts to say that whatever is said in the group will stay within the group and if something is serious enough that we will report it. I might also redo my trailer like Nick suggested me to so I could get my contact information out there. The only question I have is how can I promote my project to others outside of the school?

Conclusion

I have e-mailed my panel members the links to my websites. I am really hoping for a response. But other than that I am just trying to get my materials together. Now remember my project is about making a support group that helps people deal with abuse physically or emotionally. As the days have passed I have been debating on where and how I am going to start with this support group? I came to the conclusion that I would like to start of by having a support group that is only girls. The reason for this is that I feel as if it might be a bit easier for girls to talk within a group rather than guys. I am not saying it is only going to be a containing girls it will slowly but effectively transition to boys and girls. I was thinking that maybe I should start at the younger school levels like middle school. They seem to be a bit more open about things and seem to be more effected by this problem.
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