My Choice of Research

Hello again!
 
            Today I have chosen to write briefly about a personal experience with research and my dream research. My first child was born 2 months early and we were a military family. The day after he was born I was approached by a member of a research team and she asked my permission to have my son be part of their study. She explained that the purpose was to see how long it took infants to have their developmental abilities match their chronological age. I agreed and once a month for a year I took Elijah to the base where his developmental abilities were observed and recorded. They would test him by having different toys and soft structures for him to manipulate and climb. Elijah had a wonderful time and at no time was there even a hint of risk. I have no idea how the study itself turned out but I do know that my son had overcome his 2 months of prematurity and was on task with his developmental abilities before his first birthday. This whole experience was very beneficial to me as a first time mom. I had a specialist at hand to explain and comfort me that my son was doing well on a monthly basis, along with the knowledge that he was doing great this was a very educational experience.
            If wishes came true I would wish for the ability to research resiliency in children without causing any distress or harm. Wouldn't it be amazing to know how we could build resiliency in all children? Actually I have an even better topic of research. I would want the ability to research adults before they had children and know which would be abusers so that they could be helped and educated before they were able to cause harm.

Jenn Pore`

My Personal Research Journey

            I have chosen Neurobiology as my simulation topic. As many of you are already aware, I work at a County Mental Health agency. The majority of my clients have suffered abuse, trauma and/or neglect therefore the science of neurobiology is very pertinent to my work. I feel that the more I learn and understand I will be able to apply it to my clients. Even the basics that I have learned have been very helpful when talking to parents in an educational and preventative arena.
             My personal experience thus far has not been without it's trials. I think it is because it is out of my usual interest and subject matter that I am finding difficulty. I will say that I have found the resources and check lists very helpful. I have printed out many of them, sleeved them in page protectors and added them to my class binder. I always have to print our reading material. I know that in order for me to be able to absorb what I read I do much better when I have it in hand and can write notes and highlight important areas to refer back to.
             Considering my lack of knowledge and practice in research I would welcome any advice and resources from my peers. As I find any helpful new resources other than those provided by Walden I will certainly post them to my blog so that others my take advantage of the knowledge.

Jenn Pore`

Hello to my Peers in EDUC: 6163-Building Research Compatancies

I just wanted to put a quick hello out to everyone! I am a little concerned about my abilities in this class but will be trying my best to keep an open mind! See you soon.

Jenn Pore`