First Week!
Amita B -
Hi everyone!
This is the progress I’ve made so far! I met with my advisor to discuss volunteering opportunities and ways I can contribute beyond participating as a volunteer during grief group nights, making sure I complete my 10-hour requirement. Today, I’ll be heading in to help create manuals and set up activities for the grief groups!
A bit more about what grief group night means—each Monday and Tuesday, they hold different grief support groups based on the type of loss. Mondays are typically for those who have lost a spouse, while Tuesdays are for Traumatic Loss.
Additionally, we discussed my interviews for the project. I need to interview parents and staff, but my advisor suggested also interviewing volunteers. This was a great idea I hadn’t considered! Volunteers are more likely to be open about their experiences, as many of them have lost a loved one themselves—some have lost spouses, and others are parents who have lost children. Their perspectives on grief would be incredibly valuable for my research!
Along with volunteers, I will be interviewing staff members, and I’ve already been given a few names of people willing to participate. I want to compare the perspectives of staff and volunteers to see if their experiences align or differ. Since staff members work with grieving children regularly, I’m curious whether their observations match what volunteers and online research suggest.
Right now, I’m finalizing my interview questions for each group. The interviews will be semi-structured, with a core set of similar questions and a few tailored ones for each group to allow for comparison.
That’s all for my first week—thank you for following along!
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