Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

• What is the most successful type of therapy for finding better coping mechanisms and alleviation to a client?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.

• Group counseling creates more leeway for an individual to express the troubles and personal conflicts among their peers. The understanding of experience and feelings create a similar environment to support and connect with each other, which can support those people to find their resolve.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

• My mentor, Sarah Eastwood. Not only has she decided to help me in this project, she has helped me over the years overcome my personal obstacles and negativity. Now she has become one of my closest friends and at the same time, my main source to find interviews, select books, research, and most important: experience.  

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• My mentor is a school psychologist named Sarah Eastwood. I co-facilitate group council sessions with her and have individual one on one sessions with her, I experience both ways of the therapeutic process, and at the same time, find my own resolve to my own personal conflicts.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• I will have one-on-one therapy with Mrs. Eastwood and help her co-facilitate group therapies with her in order to gain experience in my topic.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I will follow a schedule when the group therapies take place. Also, I would come to see my mentor on Mondays and Tuesdays. Those are the days where I can do one-on-one or group.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• I will experience both sides of the project as the counselor and the client.

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

• Okay.

 

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

The purpose of the second interview is to justify your mentor as an expert in the field. Thus, you will be asking them at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.
 

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?

• My mentor is Sarah Eastwood. She is a school psychologist who works at I-Poly.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• What is your definition of Psychology?
• Is there a difference between Psychology and therapy?
• Why do people’s emotions affect their personality?
• How do you feel when someone shares their story with you? Especially when their story is troubling or disturbing?
• How would you handle how they feel?
• What were your experiences and expectations of being a psychologist?
• Who else do you recommend I should see in for this field?
• Are there any books you recommend me to read in this field?

Blog 5: Mentorship and Research Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

• I have found my mentor, her name is Mrs. Eastwood, she is a school psychologist and also my friend. She is my psychologist since the past year, and now I feel comfortable asking her to be my mentor and teach me for my project.

• A book called the Key Concepts of Psychology, it helped me understand the process of the mind and behavior in a simple, yet detailed way. Its easy for me to understand.

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

Blog 4: First Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

• Mrs. Thurman, she is one of my mentor's, Sarah Eastwood's colleagues. I asked my mentor to help me find someone to interview for the first time in my project.

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

• I’m interested in studying psychology. What can you tell me about it?
• What kind of activities should I do during mentorship?
• What is the hardest part of counseling?
• How would you understand your clients?
• What is the best or your favorite part of your job?
• Who else do you recommend I should talk to?
• What books do you recommend I should read in this field?
  
  

Reminder:  The interview is due to turnitin.com by September 10 at 8AM. The verification form should be turned in that morning to your house teacher.

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1.  List your topic here:

Psychology is the topic I have based my senior project in.

2.  Write a question that helps to focus your research this month.

What does is mean to be a psychologist?

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

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