This week, I focused on foundational planning and learning tasks that will guide the rest of my practicum. I began by researching community behavioral health needs assessments to better understand how surveys are used to identify community priorities. Using that research, I drafted a Community Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Survey centered on resilience, mental health, and the impact of Islamophobia. I was intentional about keeping the survey brief and accessible while still gathering meaningful information that can inform future workshops and programming. After sharing the survey with my supervisor, I learned more about the role of IRB approval in community-based research. I spent additional time researching IRBs independently to better understand why ethical review is important, especially when collecting data that could later be used for evaluation, publication, or grant funding. This helped me see how program evaluation, ethics, and research intersect in real-world community mental health work. In addition to survey development, I worked on building my practicum website and drafted a template flyer for an upcoming workshop on Islamophobia scheduled for January 30th. Overall, this week helped me connect research, ethics, and community education, and clarified my next steps, which include revising the survey based on supervisor feedback and exploring the IRB process further.