As a part of the course project in "Influences of Family, Culture, and Society in Early Childhood," I contacted one professional that works with foster families on a regular basis, and one former foster parent. To begin with, initial contact with the interviewees was not so bad. I began to develop questions and noticed that each question seemed too forward. I tried rewording the questions, and this proved to be even more challenging. Eventually, I decided on a set of questions for both interviewees (some questions were quite similar). However, I was nervous as the days of the interviews approached. On the day of my first interview, I had butterflies out of this world. Once I reached the office of my interviewee and we greeted one another, the butterflies went away. The interview went better than expected. The interviewee responded to each question with more than enough information. She even connected questions which extended the conversation beyond expectation. The one thought left in my mind after this interview was how she was able to reunite a family despite the struggles presented by all parties involved. It was rewarding to hear the story because volunteers work helped the family reach the goal of reunification.
In contrast, my second interview was quite intriguing with a story told by the former foster parent. The foster parent expressed the joys of fostering. She expressed how she helped a young lady reach reunification. In her work with the parent, she realized the young lady had not been taught the right way of self and others. The former foster parent expressed that helping individuals that have had there children taken reach a goal of reunification was the ultimate goal for her fostering experience. More important, the foster mother worked with the parents by inviting the parents to events and visitations to help the parents see what is needed to meet the reunification goal.
In light of my interviews, I can say the research for scholarly peer-reviewed articles is going better than expected. Before this course, I was having a hard time finding articles that were meaningful to my topic. However, I am now better able to search the Walden database by subjects like Human Services or Social Work to find articles. Also, the use of a specific database like Sage Premier is helpful. I am wondering, are there other sources I have not tried that might be of assistance outside of Walden library and google scholar?
In contrast, my second interview was quite intriguing with a story told by the former foster parent. The foster parent expressed the joys of fostering. She expressed how she helped a young lady reach reunification. In her work with the parent, she realized the young lady had not been taught the right way of self and others. The former foster parent expressed that helping individuals that have had there children taken reach a goal of reunification was the ultimate goal for her fostering experience. More important, the foster mother worked with the parents by inviting the parents to events and visitations to help the parents see what is needed to meet the reunification goal.
In light of my interviews, I can say the research for scholarly peer-reviewed articles is going better than expected. Before this course, I was having a hard time finding articles that were meaningful to my topic. However, I am now better able to search the Walden database by subjects like Human Services or Social Work to find articles. Also, the use of a specific database like Sage Premier is helpful. I am wondering, are there other sources I have not tried that might be of assistance outside of Walden library and google scholar?
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