Internships....

The last two days i have actually gotten out of my bed on my lovely summer vacation and spent them at internship training. I must say it was a little overwhelming at first since the only thing i've done since school got out in july was surf the internet and watch tv and play rockband at amys house and well spend time with evan...it could be quite a shock getting two days worth of info thrown at you but i must say i am totally excited! see i learned a few things at my training that i didn't even know about. So let me tell you guys what i will be doing this year to change lives (yay i'm so excited!) The program i am working for is called SUPERB u may think its a dumb name for an in school theuraptic program but its not because it has a cool acryomn! Students Uniting with Parents and Educators Resolving Bullying is a program sponsored by a state senator to stop the movement of volience and bullying in schools in florida. I know your probally thinking but duh thats a part of growing up there are bullies and victims they just have to get over it....Well let throw some stats at you! Did you know that 2/3 of all school shootings are teenagers that have been made fun of seeking revenge! 85 percent of kids participate in bullying in schools! about 50 percent of kids skip school in fear of going because of getting picked on! I know i was as shocked as you when i heard these stats and the stories of kids commiting suicide as a result of a joke inolving a child...or of kids feeling depressed and hopeless as a result of not fitting in...(wow we as humans can be so crude sometimes) Anyways kids and teenagers have quite a challenge in schools with this and so knowing this SUPERB wants to change what has become socially okay and help children get along with each other no matter social class, religion,popularity, or being different. So what i will be doing as an intern is so exciting i will be changing kids lives! i mean hearing some of the stories of kids that lives have been saved as a result of this program just made me so excited to get right in! My responsiblities include running anger mangement groups, individual counseling with kids,peers, and family members, and doing classroom sessions (which i think is fun) where i take over a class for an hour and just have straight up fun with the kids! Its cool because i'm not going to be there teacher or authority figure i'm going to become someone they can trust...someone safe...who can have fun and undersatnd how they feel! I'm so pumped because I LOVE STUDENTS! and so this is like my dream job! So i must say these last 2 days of training were awesome and i am so excited to see how God uses me to impact these kids lives! I also learned a way to stop a bully if your getting picked on which i know some have this problem so i will share...lol

DEFEND!

D-Distract the bully (omg look at that pink poodle!)

E- Emapthy (awww look at how sad he is why do you keep picking on them?)

F- Funny be Funny! (Oh so you say my laugh calls dolphins...well its funny you say that because the other day i laughed and like 3 dolphins showed up at my house!)

E- can't rem. what this one was...lol

N- Say NO! (in a strong voice!)

D- Disappear (no not like houdini...but just leave to the bathroom and don't come back!)

Don't let bullies win! :)