I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized

that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role,

and if you act within the parameters of your role, the
whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does
the pack.
- Jodi Piccoult

Internship
My Mentor: Risa
Garon

National Family Resiliency Center, Columbia, MD

Founded 1991

Mentor: Risa Garon (co-founder)

Organization that helps adolescents and adults with separation,

divorce, and other family transitions through group and individual
counseling

Also provides marriage counseling and pre-marital counseling

services

What I do

Work as a peer counselor

Help teens through family transitions through group counseling

Facilitate Peer Counseling Meetings

Meet with other peer counselors to discuss certain topics, the theme for this
years group is healthy relationships

Help NFRC with projects

Do tasks as needed to help NFRC goals and events

Ex. October 23 Family Transitions, Issues, Solutions, and Policies Conference, 5k for
Families Event

Recent Project

October 23-Families Transitions: Issues Solutions and Policies

Conference

Conference bringing mental health care professionals, family

attorneys, judges, faith-based organizations, community
organizations, and more together to discuss family policy reform
via a number of panels

Peer Counselor Panel

Future Plans
* Facilitate/Organize more peer counselor meetings
* Peer Counsel for Group Sessions
* Develop a lesson for a health class on building healthy
relationships

The bond that links your true family is not

one of blood, but of respect and joy in each
other's life.
-Richard Bach