This class impacted me personally because it has helped me to reconnect with teenagers on a personal level. Although it wasn't too long ago that I was a teenager myself, I don't have any real personal connection to any adolescents at this time. While I am studying Maternal and Child health and have great interest in adolescent and reproductive health, I feel closer to textbook theories than real exposure to the community I want to cater to. This class helped me to regain that connection.
Professionally I feel like I have discovered a niche in public health that I can flourish in. Although initially nervous, I felt very comfortable facilitating interactive activities and brainstorms with this group. I feel like my own personal experiences from adolescence allows me to plug in my insights into these educational workshops. I also wasn't even aware that there were positions out there like Pregnancy Prevention Counselor (Bell Multicultural). This seems like an ideal type of position for me. I would love to work right at the individual and group counseling level as means to improve health among teenagers.
I can see this class fitting immediately into my academic goals (practicum and culminating experience) by giving me practice and contacts. And professionally as I mentioned above, I think I may have found an area in public health, adolescent health promotion, where I can really be helpful and successful.
Thank you for a great course and a great semester.
- Andrea Lacy (lacyac@gwu.edu)
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