JULIANNA BONSU

E.PORTFOLIO
Elizabeth W. Murphey School
Eportfolio Assignments

CHAPTER 1 THE BEGINNING
Beginning of internship
Feeling nervous
Anxious
Excited
Excextations
Hoping to have a positive impact on youth
Interactions with youth
A lot of documentation
One on one interaction with youth
Strengths
Past experience with youth
CHAPTER 1 CONT
Dedication to youth
Needs/Learning interest
Needs for positive influence on youth
Interest in performing case management duties
Challenging drafting a service plan
CHAPTER 2/CONTEXT
Youth in foster care
All youth are in care of state
No real accountability for actions
Revolving door
Social context
Abused youth (sexual mental physicaly)
Neglected youth
Diversity *array of services needed
Policy
DFS worker is the responsible party
All major decision through workers
CHAPTER 3 PAST EXPERIENCE
Internship at a detention center
Fight broke out
Usually per protocol 2 or more staff required with restraints
At times video tape
One very disrespectful youth
Staff were slow to respond
A fight with two youth on the one disrespectful youth
My response
Broke up the fight
Pondered on the situation
CHAPTER 3 CONT
Spoke with unit manager
Her response
Per protocol, call for backup first when necessary
Avoid staff injury
Avoid any conflict with improper restraint
My thoughts after the fact
Policy makes sense
Very happy I addressed my concern
Youth safety is very important even in detention
CHAPTER 4
Negative qualities I have seen in supervisors
Inconsistency
Lack of discipline
Lack of expectations
Lack of dedication to the profession
Areas that I struggle with
Frustration when I dont learn quick
Apprehension to ask questions
Lack of appropriate delivery at times
How I will work on my supervisory struggles

CHAPTER 4 CONT
Document what I need to say in meetings
Document concerns with specific employees
Practice my delivery when needed
What is needed for a supervisor
Ever changing dependent on work
Active listening skills
Commitment to the organization
Commitment to the people being served
Ability to accomplish tasks
Ability to hold others accountable

CHAPTER 5

Integrative Processing Model
Youth was having issues
Knocked on door
Youth was sitting in dark room
Talked to youth listened to his concerns (anxiety about going home/gf issues)
Gave him my input
Self reflections
Sad that he was experiencing what he was
Thought about his past behaviors and problems that he had at home
Reflected on my approach of listening and talking and it was effective


CHAPTER 6
I have worked with
Individuals
Reluctant youth
Families
Communities
Case management advocacy
Strategy
Talking to youth
Listening to youth
Building trust
Trying to get to know youth by files first and foremost
Gave input on review hearings
Made youth feel like they are in a partnership
CHAPTER 7 CULTURAL
COMPETENCE
Cultural differences
Foster children culture
Same sex relationship cultures
variety of ethnic cultures
My insights on youth
Middle class lower class
Somewhat more diverse than I thought
Come from many different places with many different cultural backgrounds
Greatest challenge
Sometimes relating to more difficult youth
Letting the youth be wrong sometimes and learning from there mistakes.
CHAPTER 7 CONT
My current level- pretty good/ better than expected
My goals to continue to develop skills
Read about cultures
Attend cultural events
Talk to people of different cultures
CHAPTER 8
Please see E- Portfolio for sample service plan. Names altered due to confidentiality
Please see flyer in E- portfolio
Oral presentation
Girls group ages 16-21
Topics (sex, embracing being a woman, relationships)
Strengths
Delivery
The ability to relate
Openness
confortability
WEEK 8 CONT.
Weaknesses
nerves
CHAPTER 9
Sources of stress
Too many things going on at once
Over working
Not enough time to do what's needed
Internal( waiting until the last minute, worrying)
External (unorganized situations, chaos)
Reducing and managing stress
Praying
Making leisure time
Talking to/hanging with friends
Spending time with family

CHAPTER 10 MY INTERNSHIP
EXPERIENCE
Appreciate
Oppurtunity
Growth in some youth
Growth in myself
Regrets
Time
Not being able to jump in and interact with youth
Feelings, wants, needs
Continue to serve youth
Sad
Anxious for the future
CHAPTER 10 CONT.
Needs for personal and professional growth
Networking
Getting employed in the field

CHAPTER 11
Short term goals
Getting a job serving youth
Developing relationships
Long term goals
Law school
Becoming a child advocate
Steps
Filling out applications
LSAT