Blog 18: Fourth Interview Questions

What is the most important factor when transitioning a homeless client from dependence on a homeless shelter to independence?

1.  What is the first step to try to get a homeless client to independence? 
2. What are some important sources you have collected over the years, while helping homeless people?
3. How do manage the tasks that come with running a program like this?
4. What keeps people motivated to stay involved in the program?
5. What is the most difficult person to get back on their feet?
6. What is the most common struggle among the people that you are trying to get back to independence? 
7. What mind set is important to keep when helping people in this way?
8. Do you think it would be more beneficial to have volunteers with a background in phycology ?
9. What are good ways to bring awarness to the community about homelessness?
10. How has awareness helped your program out?
11. What is the most important thing volunteers should keep in mind when working together?
12. What training methods are used to train volunteers?
13. How do you determine if a participant is progressing?
14. When are participants recommended to therapy?
15. What important life skills are taught to participants ?
16. How can you get a good relationship between an advocate and participant?
17. What is the usual time it takes to transition the client?
18. Is it important to have a schedule for the participant?
19. How much one-on-one time does a participant require?
20. What would you take on answering my essential question?

Blog 17: Answer 3

• EQ: What is the most important factor when transitioning a homeless client from dependence on a homeless shelter to independence.
• Answer #3: The most important factor when transitioning a homeless client from dependence on a homeless shelter to independence is recruiting and bringing awareness about the program. 
• 3 details to support the answer : volunteers for different groups, brings in advocates, brings in donations.
• The research source (s) to support your details and answer: my interview 2&3 helped me come up with this answer. 
• Concluding Sentence: This answer helps transition clients to independence by making the program that is trying to help them do so, stronger.  

Working on Independent Component 2

This is one of the recent CIRs that did. This particular one is on the monthly Food Working Group meeting. I sat in on the meeting, and recorded what happened and my thoughts on it. 

Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

What is the most important factor in helping a client transition from dependence on a homeless shelter to independence?

 2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

The most important factor in helping a client transition from dependence on a homeless shelter to independence is to assign each participant with one or more advocates. 

 3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)


The most important factor in helping a client transition from dependence on a homeless shelter  to independence is for there to be communication and support among volunteers and advocates.

 4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.


     -CHAP Monday night meetings
     -Food Working Group meetings
     -Advocates can express any issues that might be hard on them.

 5.  What printed source best supports your answer?


Wellness Module 3: Social Support. Wellness Module 3: Social Support. HeretoHelp, 2011. Web. 28 Jan. 2015.

 6.  What other source supports your answer?


My mentorship is my best source, I am able to observe all that goes on to keep the program successful.

 7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.
 
My first answer was on the communication between advocates and participants, but the communication amongst advocates is just as important.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
For my 30 hours I want to continue doing CIRs. I want to be able to do more of them this time. My plan is to complete at least 6 of them. I will do some of them on cafés and meetings that I attend and sit-in on.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will take pictures of each event I do the CIR on. I will also turn in the actual CIR reports.
3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.
It helps me see things analytically, which is important when dealing with homelessness. There are so many different types of people  with different stories and backgrounds, each are unique. It is important to think analytically because it gives a better understanding of a person and their situation.
4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL(a) Write: “I, Nathalie Iannetta, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents  30 hours and 30 minutes of work.”
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
Bailey, Jon S., and Mary R. Burch. How to Think like a Behavior Analyst: Understanding the Science That Can Change Your Life. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006. Print.



(c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

(d) Explain what you completed.    

I completed a Critical Incident recording. Also to understand the importance of analyzing I read   How to Think Like a Behavior Analyst: Understanding the Science That Can Change Your Life.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

 I will be turning in my Critical Incident Recording. Due to confidentiality I am only uploading a picture of the outline.

APPLIED
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 

When I started at CHAP my mentor explained to me that it is important to be analytical at CHAP. Not to just observe but ask questions. Analyzing is what helps CHAP grow. The Critical Incident Recordings help me analyze and think about the things I see and experience at CHAP.

Independent Component work

I have wrapped up most of my independent component work about a month ago. Since the due date is right around the corner I need to log most of my hours. For part of  my independent component  I read a book called How to Think Like a Behavior Analyst: Understanding the Science That Can Change Your Life. I read the book to get a better understanding of the CIR reports.