Been sitting on this one for awhile, but I think I've decided that I will do some character sketches that tell the stories of the kids that I work with. I think that it would be a useful reflective tool, to help me remind myself why it is that I work with them. This job of working in a group home with teens that come from such difficult pasts can quickly get tiresome and frustrating because we get caught up in their behavior. It is a chance to take a step back and see that although they are annoying and cuss and yell at you that they are broken and have had messed up lives.
There is an issue with confidentiality that I am still mulling over. I am thinking that of course, their names will be changed and maybe some details as well. There could be some potential problems with doing this, but I don't know how it all works. (if you know anything on this, some advice?). They just have such interesting stories that they probably don't even think much about, but that we could learn from.
