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Journal Entry # 6

This week was a very productive/inspiring week. No students showed up to be mentored even after I called 10 parents and they assured me that their child would be attending the mentor session. But all was not lost, I utilized my time in a meeting with Mr. Hollis, brainstorming and developing creative ideas to get the students in the session and to get the parents committed and onboard with the importance and outcomes of children that are mentored verses children that are not mentored. One of the ideas I came up with was to revise the entire Police Athletic League mentoring program; instead of the program being labeled as a mentor program, it will be called an Academic Mentor Program. I think that will draw parents in more than the sounds of a mentoring program. Most parents when they hear the term mentor they automatically get the perception that someone is going to try to tell them how to raise their child or tell them what to do with their child. Chapter 6 refers to communicating with clients. In my case, my parents are my clients, so in communicating with them, I value their opinions, standards, goals, and even their procrastination regarding the reasons they cannot get their children to the mentor sessions each week. In a meeting with my site supervisor, I indicated that I would like to add more days to the program with regards to my conversations with some of the parents, and their children participating in extracurricular activities during the times and days we currently meet. All of the parents agreed that if other days were added, the child would attend. My site supervisor gave me the go ahead to move forward with my idea. The PALW had their first annual golf tournament this week, I volunteered to help with this event. Im glad I went to this event; there were a lot of city officials there that are willing to help me with marketing the new PALW mentoring program. During this experience I have had to really rely heavenly on chapter 6 regarding communication, not only with the clients but the site supervisor and the entire PALW staff. Active listening as mentioned in Chapter 6 has been the key component of my entire intern process thus far. Being able to listen, comprehend and articulate verbal and nonverbally is a characteristic that you have to use at all times when communicating with the clients and the staff in the human service field and/or in every day conversations. In talking with the city officials regarding the program, I had my own agenda; but was very careful and focused while listening to each of them share ways they could assist me in marketing the program. And their ideas were way better than mine. Prof. Payne, I am enjoying this experience and I am learning so much in dealing with all types of behaviors.

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