Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

• I am proud of the way my presentation went. At first I was nervous, but once I was up there it just seemed easy. I went over the time I planned on covering and I think the flow just went great overall.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

• I would give myself an AE. I was able to take one look at a point on my PowerPoint and start talking about it. I felt I knew what I was talking about, everything flowed together, and my activities were a success. Everyone was able to understand how my activities and answers went together, everyone said they enjoyed my activities, and the debrief went well.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment..

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

• I would give myself a P. My whole senior project was great overall, but I did have some bumps here and there. However, I did complete everything that was required of me for my project and I did research outside of the sources required on my WB.

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

•  There was a variety of sources for me to choose from. I was able to choose what way I wanted to head towards with psychology since there were several things to choose from.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?

• My independent components didn't go as planned. I had first planned to volunteer, but a lot of places required that you be out of high school, so I ended up doing work from the DSM5. My second component I had planned to mentor on Teencentral.net, but again it required that you be out of high school. I then did a course on adolescents instead. I think I would have tried a lot harder at finding other places to volunteer at if I could go back in time.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples

• I wanted to be a psychologist, so this senior project helped me with understanding the field better and decide if this really was what I wanted to peruse in. This project has helped me become more knowledgeable in this topic as well and let's me know how I can make a change or better myself in this career path.

Blog 23: Exit Interview

 

1. My essential question is, "What is the best way a psychologist can ensure a struggling adolescent receives the best possible treatment?" My three answers were: Through group therapy, parent involvement, and empathy. My best answer was empathy. I feel that if there is no empathy, then treating the client is almost impossible. ACA member, Jeffrey Gutman says himself that learning the client’s worldview is critical in order to be able to enhance cooperation in the counseling process. One can't expect to diagnose a client if the time isn't taken to understand their feelings.

2. Arrive to my best answer was difficult. My best answer was in fact my final answer. After I came up with my first two answers, I felt that my third answer had to be something stronger. After doing research, "empathy" kept on coming up at least once in the articles I looked into. I then began to look into empathy as a whole and went from there.

3. The problems I faced was trying to find my final answer. I felt as if I thought too much of it, but after research I kept noticing the word empathy so that is how I was able to solve and find my answer.

4. Source #59 and #61 were a help on helping me answer my essential question. Source number 59 was a big article that included how connecting with clients is helpful. This article also included real life situations as well as other input, which gave it more perspective. Source number 61 was also helpful because it was a well published book that I was able to receive more information from.