Homevisit

When I got up on Tuesday I wasn't feeling much better but I am determined to make the most of the last of my time here. I got into placement and started getting my questions ready for the JLO worker as I was finally going to meet with her this week. I am very excited for this and am trying to come up with some good questions so it doesn't feel like a waste of time for her. I think I should be fine though cause I really do have question about how the process works in getting the referrals so it shouldn't be too bad.

I completed the last interview questions I needed to get done with Martin as a rep for the FAN project. Trying to find time had been a challenge over this past six weeks. Also I think it was easy to put if off and drop it to the bottom of the list when it was coming up against urgent programming stuff, but it is done... They all got done. It's wonderful.

Also, just before groups started I went with Eileen to do a home visit to one of the girls from our girls group. It went really well and it was super interesting to see family dynamics and make some connections to the youth. The visit spoke so much to the community and helped me have a greater understanding of the youth. I wish we had more family interaction in the work I am doing now at home. I know it for sure has it's challenging but for the times that it can be positive at all, I think it's so important.

In the evening I had my last group with the one of the groups I had grown to know quite well. It was hard, but it was good to see them for that last time as a group. They all stated they were going to come to drop in on Thursday to say goodbye. It's hard... but just because they would be a fun group to work with. But there are a lot of great kids in the group and they seem to be good supports to each other.

The last group did not show up. Eileen had not been able to set up home visits but was going to try again this week so they could figure out what was going to be happening with this group in the future.