Sunday, August 31, 2014

August Blog Assignment: Senior Poster


Background:
     A high school student ,Light Yagami, discovered a supernatural notebook that grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, its called the Death Note. The previous owner was a shinigami called Ryuk, who is a "God of Death".
Whoever touches the notebook can see a shinigami. So the secret of the notebook is kept between them since Light is the only one who can see the shinigami.

Symbolizes:

     The notebook symbolizes that only the therapist and the client know the information about the client. It's a safe environment to speak freely what's on their mind. So, the client would be the shinigami because they are giving them the permission to see a and to talk about their life. The therapist would be Light because they were given the permission to go into this person's life.
     This is symbolized by showing that in the therapy room client confidentiality is very important between a client and the therapist. It gives a client a sense of relief. An example would be if a person went up to somebody randomly just told them they had bipolar and that person will look at them differently and instead of therapist would look at them from higher point of view. It's to show that whatever's said in that room is safe and it can't be told to anyone.

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Blog 4: Interview Preparation


1.       Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

I plan to interview my mentor because as my first interview I want it to be comfortable asking questions and get an idea what should be said in interviews to come in the future.

2.       You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions!

·         What made you decide to pursue a career in Psychology?
·         What college did you attend to study this?
·         What would you recommend for someone to do after they graduate from this field?
·         What kinds of goals do you set for yourself to help clients achieve their personal goals?
·         What’s the best method to keep a client coming to therapy sessions?
·         What’s the best method to have a client keep their taking medication?

Friday, August 22, 2014

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1.    List your topic here:
Therapy

2.    Write a question that helps to focus your research this month.
What are the benefits of getting therapeutic counseling?

3.    Post the working bibliography (WB) on the right hand side of the blog and share it so anybody can view it.
Completed

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Summer Mentorship Component

1. (Know) Using google doc (drive) link a log of specific hours and a description of your duties
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XL4oDLDm2doY7euA9Llyd-D0t1531Y5rhE69k8ZaWjI/edit#gid=0


2. What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?
Flor Martinez (951)505-1979
Catholic Charities (1st Job)  and County of San Bernardo (2nd Job)


3. What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?
How important is Client Confidentiality?
What are the do’s and dont's of Therapy?   
Why is mental illness looked down up pawn in now a day society?
What do you do in a therapy room to help a patient?
Does Medication really help a patient?
What is the best way to treat Schizophrenia?
What’s the most severe mental illness?
How do people hide depression, if they have it?
What is expected from a therapist?
Is it sometimes hard to see people mentally sick?


4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important thing I’ve gain from this experience is that you can't look down on people that are mentally ill and they need someone to help guide them back on the right track, someone to help fix their illness.


5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did what you did help you choose a topic?
My Senior Project is going to be Therapy. Therapy because when I volunteered I truly got fascinated by the subject. I always thought of being a therapist, but I want to be a doctor. So, I thought a better time to learn more about Therapy is now, while I have my chance.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Blog 1: 2-Hour Presentations


1.  What presentations did you see?
  1. Pharmacy-Dilan Desal
  2. Gracie Jiu Jitsu- Bryan Posada
  3. Photography Galleries- Viviana Bravo
  4. Film Production- Francisco Gonzalez
  5. Video Game Graphic Design- Patrick Montoya
  6. Boxing- Alfredo Nunez
  7. Personality Disorder- Kimberly Gallardo
  8. Music Industry- Emmely Avila
  9. Piano- Alyssa Casey
  10. Hippotherapy- Clancy Raines
  11. Biochemistry(Biofuels)- Christine Navarro
  12. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- James Britt
  13. Hip Hop Dance Choreography- Mark Patena
  14. Marriage and Family Therapy- Jorge Mancilla
  15. Party Planning- Leslie Nunez
  16. Domestic Violence- Marilyn Sambo
2.   What questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior project in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said.  
  • What  happens if you fail your senior presentation?
  • What is the most important thing your being graded on your senior presentation?


3. What has the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?
Most important part is making the EQ and answering your EQ with all your research and mentorship you have done. I believe that is key to the senior presentation because without your EQ what are you doing all year.

4. 
What topic are you considering doing and why?
I have considered neurosurgery because that's is what i want to go to college for. It also interests me to think about the brain because it's still a mystery!

5. What are you doing for your summer mentorship?
I plan to do my mentorship at USC Medical Hospital with the mentor Dr. Peter Gruen. I also, plan to look local around my house so I could have more than one mentor.