Storytelling 

 By : Savita Narayn 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The tool that I chose is “ Storytelling ” . I work with vulnerable populations , women and young girls who   have been sexually abused , raped and   molested . Many of them suffer from mental trauma and   could n’t get over a certain situation for a long time , which leads to depression , suicidal thoughts and   sometimes even suicide . . I spend a lot of time “ opening them up ” and finding ways to inspire them to   improve their circumstances , by giving them courage and motivation . When I work with women , we   share stories for different situations and reasons . Most of the time because they are scared of society   being biased against them and will declare the victim as criminal . Sometimes because they lack family   support and ultimately everyone just blames them for their clothing and personality .   When I talk to them , it makes them really happy and relief to share stories of their lives and connect   with me . It overwhelms them as they never found anyone who would understand them and support   then rather than blaming them . With my survivor clients , I share stories of my life as well to make   them realise that they are not alone , standing in that situation and we all support and understand   them . To make the realise that they are not “ victims ” but “ fighters ” .   I use this information to develop   different strategies to try and find   ways that works for them to gain more independence , self   confidence in the areas they find lacking in their lives .     Application 

 I have a story about using storytelling . In a counselling session in a school , I was trying to explain people   the importance of them and self confidence in life and how each person is unique and   beautiful and   addressing their individual needs first and foremost . The speech also focused on anti - bullying and self- protection . I was also explaining how sometimes addressing the needs of one individual can impact   everyone for the better , even if it seems extreme or out of the ordinary . I also shared stories of me   motivating and inspiring women who had suffered from rape and abuse .   . Everyone was doing really   well except for one girl whose stress was making her very emotionally volatile . I could tell she needed   attention . In my mind I decided I needed to talk to her and she would be my Princess for an hour . I   poured her a cup of chai and sat down with her and let her talk . It turned out that she has been sexually   abused by her uncle , and she recently came out to her mother about it . She was terrified and at first   because her mother blamed her and did n’t understand her , but gradually her mother understood her   point and supported her . Me mentioning about sexual abuse and rape just brought back all the bad   memories to her which was overwhelming and emotional for her .     Insight & Approach 

 Well , that was an eye opener . The girl was terrified and was in trauma at first , but now she is calm and   doing very well . Clearly it was time for me to open up with my story . I told her how traumatized I was   when my private tutor started touching me inappropriately and how it affected my studies because I   never talked or opened up about it to anyone . By noting that how she and I both have faced similar   situations and that she was not alone . I later inspired her and gave her motivation for being a fighter .   This worked really well . She really needed individual attention for that brief time , and she ended up   with that and a true support . She calmed down . Peace reigned again in our little heart to heart   conversation room . So I told this story to the other women facing similar situation , and I think it had   a big impact on people there . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of good . This course made me see   this as a tool in a new way . Now I can prepare ahead and think of stories that will assist me in   presenting my ideas and best illuminate them . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Savita Narayn
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Storytelling 

 By : Savita Narayn 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The tool that I chose is “ Storytelling ” . I work with vulnerable populations , women and young girls who   have been sexually abused , raped and   molested . Many of them suffer from mental trauma and   could n’t get over a certain situation for a long time , which leads to depression , suicidal thoughts and   sometimes even suicide . . I spend a lot of time “ opening them up ” and finding ways to inspire them to   improve their circumstances , by giving them courage and motivation . When I work with women , we   share stories for different situations and reasons . Most of the time because they are scared of society   being biased against them and will declare the victim as criminal . Sometimes because they lack family   support and ultimately everyone just blames them for their clothing and personality .   When I talk to them , it makes them really happy and relief to share stories of their lives and connect   with me . It overwhelms them as they never found anyone who would understand them and support   then rather than blaming them . With my survivor clients , I share stories of my life as well to make   them realise that they are not alone , standing in that situation and we all support and understand   them . To make the realise that they are not “ victims ” but “ fighters ” .   I use this information to develop   different strategies to try and find   ways that works for them to gain more independence , self   confidence in the areas they find lacking in their lives .     Application 

 I have a story about using storytelling . In a counselling session in a school , I was trying to explain people   the importance of them and self confidence in life and how each person is unique and   beautiful and   addressing their individual needs first and foremost . The speech also focused on anti - bullying and self- protection . I was also explaining how sometimes addressing the needs of one individual can impact   everyone for the better , even if it seems extreme or out of the ordinary . I also shared stories of me   motivating and inspiring women who had suffered from rape and abuse .   . Everyone was doing really   well except for one girl whose stress was making her very emotionally volatile . I could tell she needed   attention . In my mind I decided I needed to talk to her and she would be my Princess for an hour . I   poured her a cup of chai and sat down with her and let her talk . It turned out that she has been sexually   abused by her uncle , and she recently came out to her mother about it . She was terrified and at first   because her mother blamed her and did n’t understand her , but gradually her mother understood her   point and supported her . Me mentioning about sexual abuse and rape just brought back all the bad   memories to her which was overwhelming and emotional for her .     Insight & Approach 

 Well , that was an eye opener . The girl was terrified and was in trauma at first , but now she is calm and   doing very well . Clearly it was time for me to open up with my story . I told her how traumatized I was   when my private tutor started touching me inappropriately and how it affected my studies because I   never talked or opened up about it to anyone . By noting that how she and I both have faced similar   situations and that she was not alone . I later inspired her and gave her motivation for being a fighter .   This worked really well . She really needed individual attention for that brief time , and she ended up   with that and a true support . She calmed down . Peace reigned again in our little heart to heart   conversation room . So I told this story to the other women facing similar situation , and I think it had   a big impact on people there . Sometimes a little story can do a lot of good . This course made me see   this as a tool in a new way . Now I can prepare ahead and think of stories that will assist me in   presenting my ideas and best illuminate them .
### Output: 