Friday, June 8, 2007

My Life As A (super hero).....

Unlike the kool ones on tv with the cape and spandex, I like to wear polos. But maybe costume is symbolic for something like job title ( like business suit or the robe of the judge) or some shit like that ..See, I know I want to help people, aka be someone hero, and also ,I know that I want to advocate

So here is where I am at in regards to my mission………

So right now, I am working with a research team studying relationships between Meth addicted parents and their children in foster care. The goal here is to find the best way to help the child emotionally, which would in turn positively affect other parts of their lives. (Like performance in school).

This study is really interesting. The children have symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (Look it up on google.com.)and I figure the most important thing for these kids is parental guidance and relationship ( a healthy, positive one, of course ) which they are not receiving. And also these kids need stability which is not being granted due to the frequent changes of placement ( a consequence of being in the foster care system)

--->So here is where I come in, I need to figure out how exactly how I fit in here ( in long term) I think I want to build a website for foster children. Especially since, all website about foster care is geared toward the foster parent, social worker, and every other type of adult role.

A website, I feel, will create some stability because you can maintain relationship even when you change location or lose numbers. It will be a great way for mentorship. Former foster youth ( now grown) can talk with current foster youth about subjects of interest.

I plan on speaking with other Youth Adult I know who do similar work as me and is involved in similar programs. I have to start emailing now and getting some people together. Hopefully this shit work; I am real passionate about this.


*This is my life

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