This week, I completed another assessment of my time spent
with my mentor, as well as beginning to prepare for my speech, which I will
give next week. As we near final
presentation night, the speeches and presentations that we give in class become
longer and more detailed, in order to prepare us to speak for a longer period
of time. The speech that I will be
giving is roughly 25 minutes long, and focused mainly on my original work,
which I completed last week.
I also completed another mentor visit this week. During the visit, our main focus was going over
the important highlights of Dr. Schmitt’s career, so that I will be able to
compile a thorough and accurate professional biography. We also continued to discuss ideas for my
original work, and by my next mentor visit, I will have lists of interview
questions to ask lawyers, caseworkers for CPS, and child psychologists. My original work will likely be focused on
emotional neglect as a form of abuse, since it is defined as abuse by child
protective services and regarded as extremely harmful by mental health care
professionals, but is often overlooked
or not taken seriously in practice.
