Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor's name is Jasmine DeGuzman and she works at Crossroads Family Therapy in Covina.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?
- What is the process you took to get to where you are now?

- Once you got your degree, what did you do from there?

- What is your average workload like throughout the week?

- What do you believe contributes most to depression within people?

- What have you found is the best way to overcome depression?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?

My mentorship has worked pretty well for me. I like the whole idea of the project and I feel like I am gaining a bit more information on this topic, which is good considering the fact that I want to work in this field. I enjoy all there little assignments my mentor gives me, and she really helps me understand them afterwards.
 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

I'm not really finding anything difficult as of right now. The only problem that I encountered was finding someone to interviewed, but I ended up getting a call back afterwards so that was a good thing in the end. I think just portioning out your time can help a lot and not leaving everything last minute. Another problem that I haven't encountered yet but am afraid of is running out of things to do with my mentor. I think a way the senior team might be able to help is by giving me some ideas as to what else I can do for my mentorship.

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

I learned many things from my interviews. I learned that there are different theories and works of study when entering the psychology field. I also learned that different age groups vary a lot from each other. You have to take a different approach with every client you encounter. You can't approach an adult the same way you would a child and I think that is very helpful information to know.
If I could do something differently for other interviews I think I would come prepared with more questions than what I had. I asked ten questions and I think maybe more would have given me more of a background.

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

I didn't get new contacts, but I did get some advice as to who would be a good person to talk to. Social services was one of the main one that was pointed out since I do want to work with adolescence. I thought it was all useful, because I was given a little more background as to why contacting one profession would be good and why; so I think just having variety is very useful.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 

 

Both my interviewees where therapists and they both have their own practice. They've been working in this field for quite some time and have experience. Both therapists have worked with a variety of age groups and have the degrees necessary for the field.

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Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep

Throughout my senior project I plan, and hope to accomplish not just one, but many things. First of all, I want to be able to go through this project by meeting all the deadlines and doing the best I possibly can on any one of the assignments given. Not just to finish, but to get a better understanding and to better prepare myself. Not only do I want to accomplishing this project by finishing, but I also hope to learn a lot from this experience. I want to learn what it takes to become a psychologist, how to get there, and how to prepare not only for myself, but for any future clients I may have when starting to pursue this career. I also want to learn more about the human brain and how it works and what goes on through a person's head. I am hoping that this turns out being a great experience all together for me so that I'm able to finish my senior year with a strong understanding of what it is I want to do in my future to come.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

I plan on interviewing a couple of therapists that my mentor knows and works with. Although my mentor would provide me with good answers, I would like to have a different range of answers rather than just her answers since I already have time to work with her. I think it would be a great opportunity for me to get a range of separate people for this interview. I would like to ask them questions and see what they have to say about the questions I ask so that I will be able to get a better understanding myself.

2.  Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.

-Have you ever had a problem where you didn't know how to handle a certain client? If so, what did you end up doing?
-What are some things a person who wants to enter this field can do to better prepare themselves?
-When working with adults, teens, and/or children, what are some differences you encounter?
-Is there any advice that you would give me considering the fact that I am interested in taking this career route?