Feeling Frustrated :(.

So it turns out that I could not start volunteering right after I assisted the orientation. There was a whole additional process I did not know about until it was mentioned at the orientation. I have to take two TB shots since there is a high population of infected individuals in Southern California. I took my first shot Tuesday and have to wait two weeks before I can take my second one. I was really disappointment because I did not inform myself before hand. I thought the process was going to be a lot quicker. The second interview is due Friday and I still have not had the opportunity to arrange a time to meet with my mentor. I talked to the volunteer coordinator and asked her if it was possible for me to interview the person I will be working with (mentor) and she told me she was going to talk to her and arrange a time for me. Until today she has not called me, so I will call tomorrow to see what the situation is. I really hope the speech pathologist is willing to let me interview her. I am feeling really scared and frustrated because it has been really hard for me to find a mentor.

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Content:

1.  What is your working EQ?

What is the best way for a speech pathologist to treat a child with a speech impediment?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.

EQ: What is the best way for a speech pathologist to treat a child with a speech impediment?

• A speech pathologist can demonstrate to the child how to produce sounds correctly in words or a word they are trying to say. 
• Also, the speech pathologist can teach the child to recognize what sounds are correct and which are incorrect. 

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

The most important source that helped me come up with my answers was a "Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation and Phonological Processes" from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association .

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

I will be volunteering at a rehabilitation center that has a children's department and an emphasis on speech pathology. Since my working EQ is how a speech pathologist treats a child with speech impediments, volunteering here will allow me to get a better experience of what it is like.

Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
For my 30 hours I plan to work with a speech pathologist at the rehabilitation center I found. My 30 hours will consist of volunteer work, including constant shadowing and observing to get a real sense of how it is best to help children with speech impediments.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
To show evidence that I have completed my 30 hours of work I will document my experience by taking pictures and proving in depth explanations about what I do. I also plan to bring in my transcripts to provide proof of my completed hours.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
Since I am going to be observing a speech pathologist it is going to allow me to analyze different methods used to treat a child and to see which is most effective. It can also help me understand the difference between different speech impediments and visually see what they are.

4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your mentor ship log and call it the independent component 1 log.