This week we were able to close a few more cases. DYS has also sent over more cases for us too! This is very good news. I would ideally love the chance to mediate as many cases with different seasoned mediators as possible before I move away. Also, I really enjoy case developing, which is good considering my interest in juvenile probation as a career. It is important as a new mediator to get a well-rounded experience with many different mediators as mentors. So far, I have mediated with 5 different people, each one with their own extremely unique sense of style and structure during the mediation.
This week we I had to work a bit more from home due to my knee injury. It is hard to get around in general, but I cannot drive on my pain medication. While at the office though, I was able to discuss the potential opportunity to intern with DYS next term. I would love the chance to volunteer at that facility and see first-hand how processing works and all of the rules and regulations. I am so interested in the work that juvenile probation officers do. I think that there is a definite need for more POs to work with restorative approaches rather than retributive. Some are already doing more RJ focused work, such as sending their youth to do our program at CMS. Others do not agree with our methods here.
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