Blog 23 : Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
I was proud that I actually made time and it all flowed smoothly without any awkward stops. I had note cards so I said all I needed to say because I usually forget something at the end.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC
P
b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC
P
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
Everything worked for me which was such a great thing. From the information to activity and closing.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
I wouldn't change a thing honestly because it all worked out.
(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples. 
It was helpful because I now have a mentor that has the Big Brother Program that I can join again in summer. I also learned more about psychology that I intended to learn which makes me want to become a psychologist even more.

Final Presentation

Well I did my senior presentation today and I can say I am very proud of myself. The feeling is indescribable because I really can't believe that I actually did it. My presentation went really well, I said all that I needed to say and I did it all at my own pace and managed to hit 30 minutes. What was even better was that I actually provided nice info and examples that most people could easily understand. I wish luck to the rest of the class of 2015 who still need to present their topics. It wasn't hard at all and the feeling in the end is just too perfect for words.

Blog 22 : Mentorship

LIA Response to blog:

    Literal

·     Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties updated on the right hand side of your blog

·     Contact Name and Mentorship Place

Patricia Azevedo - School of Mental Health Services 

    Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I gained from this experience, from talking to my mentor, reading old files, and helping out around the office was that a person needs to keep things in order and have their own life set in place before helping out others because you need to know what is going on and why so you can have a clear head when helping out a client.

   Applied

     How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ?  Please explain.

It helped me answer my EQ because I was always with my mentor and she was there for me at all times so I would always go to her for advice and asked her any question that I had. 

Blog 21 : Exit Interview

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

-What is the most effective way a psychologist can help out a client who is dealing with depression? 1 - Psychotherapy. 2 - Antidepressants. 3 - Exercising. 

- Best answer is psychotherapy because it's effective letting the client make and accomplish their own goals and show them how strong of a person they really are. It's also for every person and in a short amount of time. 

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

- The process that I took to arrive to my best answer was by talking with my mentor every 2 weeks or so and reading on how effective a treatment it is 

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

- The only problem I faced was trying to find out which answer was the best between antidepressants and psychotherapy. I resolved the problem by researching the two and found out that antidepressants are kind of a last resort type of treatment. 

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

- My mentor was one of the two most significant sources because she is an expert in the field of psychology and has experience working with all ages. 

- APA(American Psychology Association) is another significant source because it has articles from psychologist and studies on different types of treatments. 

Extra Blog Post : April

It's close to presentation day and all I gotta say is that it's been a pretty exciting and fun journey. I never would've imagined myself speaking to a class for an hour about something that I feel passionate about. Class of 2014 said that senior project was such a drag, but it's not a drag as long as your topic is actually something you'd love to learn about. Senior year wasn't hard at all, well at least to me it wasn't, which is why I actually enjoyed my senior year with no stress or anything. I'd like to wish Aaron, Vinny, Michael, Anthony, Chris, Daniel, and the rest of the seniors all good luck on their presentations.

Blog 19 : Independent Component 2

Content:  

LITERAL
(a) Include this statement: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents ___ hours of work.”
I, Alan Gutierrez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 31 hours of work.
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
My mentor was the one who put me into the Big Brother Program which is what I did for my last independent component.
(c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)
UPDATED.
(d) Explain what you completed.    
I completed 31 hours of being in the Big Brother Program which is a program where you help out a child from 1st-6th grade that has a mental illness like depression,anger, etc.  You go to the child's school and basically hang out with them for as long as you'd like.

INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
APPLIED

How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 

It helped me understand my topic better because by working with Jared it showed me that I'd love to work with people dealing with depression and talk to them or do any of their favorite activities together, but at the same time figuring out why they are depressed. To me it's really eye opening and this program has made me realize that. 

Extra Blog Post : March

For the month of March I've decided that Jared should be writing more in the composition book. The new thing I'm going to do is let him take it home and tell him to write in whatever he wants, he could doodle in it too. I want to see if he shows how he's feeling in his writing because he doesn't share much when we're just outside playing.