Week 1

January 9-13, 2023

This week at The Bright House was relatively quiet, as there were not a lot of clients who

came in, and no one came in for an interview or medical exam. However, during our down time,

myself and the other interns and volunteers were able to complete administrative tasks around

the office, which helped us get familiar with the location and the people who work here. We also

completed all of our required trainings including mandated reporter training, cultural competency

training, and civil rights training. Through the trainings, I learned the responsibilities of a

mandated reporter: the different types of abuse, signs that a child is being abused, and what to do

if I suspect a child of being abused. I also learned the importance of cultural competency,

especially when it comes to working directly with minority groups. It is important to be

conscious of the way I interact with them, and instead of being color blind, be conscious of color

and address my implicit biases before they present explicitly.

On Wednesday morning, the child advocate at the office, Shelley, told us the story of one

of the clients who came in earlier in the week. She told us the story about how the boy was being

abused and molested by his grandfather, and the information The Bright House is providing to

the police could remove the boy from the grandfather’s house and return custody to his mother.

After I had completed all of my trainings and was cleared to work with children, I was

able to sit with a young girl who was in the lobby while her sister and mother were in counseling.

Her mother was taking a nap in their car while the girl was in counseling, then I came to keep her

occupied, so her mother could continue to rest and her sister could receive counseling, then vise

versa. The girl seemed to be very conscious of the situation her family is in, that her mom is
tired, because she worked the night shift, and they come regularly to receive counseling from

Antoinette.

Date In Lunch Out Hours Worked

Monday 10:00AM 12:30PM- 5:00PM 6

January 9 1:30PM

Tuesday 11:00AM 12:30PM- 5:00PM 5

January 10 1:30PM

Wednesday 9:00AM 12:00-1:00PM 5:00PM 7

January 11

Thursday 9:00AM Working Lunch 5:00PM 8

January 12

Friday 9:00AM 1:00PM 4

January 13

Weekly Hours 30

Total Hours to 30

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