Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. Do you find it difficult to interact with HIV+ people?
2. What do you think about stigmas attached to HIV+ drug rehab patients?
3. Have there been any particular stories you have heard that really caught your attention?
4. Do you think many patients who have HIV know how they contracted it?
5. Do you think many patients who have HIV knows how HIV spreads?
6. Do many HIV+ patients believe their status is a death sentence?
7. Do you think many patients who have HIV may have been able to avoid contracting it if they had more knowledge on the nature of the virus?
8. Do you think many patients with HIV are cautious about spreading their virus with others? Or do they appear to not care about the welfare of others?
9. What are some limitations an HIV+ person will have in attempting to live their everyday life?
10. Do most HIV+ people know what the general population thinks about HIV?
11. Are there certain qualities needed in a caregiver to successfully treat an HIV+ patient?
12. Are there certain qualities needed in a therapist to successfully counsel an HIV+ patient? 
13. Are there certain things that should be avoided when trying to treat an HIV+ patient?
14. Are there certain things that should be specifically addressed when trying to treat an HIV+ patient?
15. Do you think that most patients that leave your facility are ready to face the "real world"?
16. What special measures must be taken when it comes to patients that are placed into your facility due to court mandating?
17. How does your facility approach patients who are obviously unwilling to cooperate?
18. What types of education are required of those that work at the rehab houses?
19. Do you think that, in time, the world will become more or less accepting of those with HIV?
20. What are some basic signs a patient may show to let you know their treatment is working? 

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Approval

For Independent Component Two, I plan on completing an extra 30 hours of service learning. I am currently completing my service learning at Straight Talk under Administrator, Shelly Lummus. 


I am confident that there will be no problem for me to complete the thirty hours required for the independent component. I have been volunteering a few days a week since the beginning of September, and I have already completed a large portion of my required hours. 


Since Straight Talk is a counseling and rehab center that primarily focuses on drug addicts, I get an up-close look at what goes into treating an HIV+ drug addict in rehab. Straight Talk has two rehab "houses" dedicated to HIV+ patients, and the individuals that run these houses are more than happy to give me any information I may need if I ask. Unfortunately because I am not 18 years old, I am not able to volunteer directly at these houses. However, I still feel as though I am answering my EQ thoroughly through my Independent Component.  

Blog 15: Independent Component 1

Click Here for Log of Hours

I, Carly Griffin, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.


Literal
Going with the short summaries provided on the log, I mainly helped the office in whatever tasks they needed assistance on. 


Interpretive
More service learning allows me to gain a better perspective as to what goes on "behind the scenes" at this non-profit geared towards helping drug addicts with HIV. The patients have a very limited group of supporters willing to help them, and working with a couple of those extraordinary people has really opened my eyes to the struggles this group faces every day just to survive.


Applied
Learning first-hand about what patients and caregivers go through to rehabilitate an HIV+ drug addict is truly a new experience that I would never gain through ay other type of research. The more time I spend at this facility, the more information I gather to share/research further throughout the remainder of the Senior Project. 

Blog 14: Presentation 2 Rough Draft

20-Minute Lesson Plan