Hannah Leonard
September 10, 2014
North 12
1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship? If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.
At first I had no idea where I was going to do my mentorship because I was doing clinical psychology and had no idea where to start. However when I met with my councilor over the summer, she gave me the idea of working at a women's shelter. She suggested this because in the future I hope to work with soldiers with PTSD and this is very common in abuse victims. When my councilor gave me this idea I immediately had an organization in mind because I had seen a presentation from them by a previous senior. The House of Ruth, where I am doing my mentorship, has previously had two other iPoly seniors do their mentorship there. I called The House of Ruth and got an interview scheduled, after my interview I started right away.
2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?
The most important article I have read so far would be the book that my mentor have me, "In Love and In Danger". This would be the most important article because it gives first hand accounts of abuse, giving you the opportunity to understand what the victim thought and felt. The article reports on three different abuse cases, first a girl who entered an abusive relationship at twelve years old, written from victims perspective as well as the abusers. Second a girl slightly older, fifteen, in an abusive relationship, written from the victims perspective. Third and final, written from the abuse victims(16) mothers perspective. This article gave great insight in what goes on in the mind of the victim, the abuser, and the people on the outside of the unhealthy relationships.
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