Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

Content: Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. The focus of your questions should be on your answer to your EQ.

• How long would it take for a client to be more open to you?
• What are the usual results for CBT?
• What would you do if a client implies committing suicide?
• What would you do if a client says that their friend is committing suicide?
• What are the procedures in treating a suicidal client?
• What is your opinion on Interpersonal Psychology?
• Is interpersonal psychology effective? Why or why not?
• Are parents involved in therapies often?
• Do you think its better to have a parent present at a therapy?
• What is the relationship between a parent’s personality to their child’s?
• Do you think clients can fully recover from a mental disorder?
• What do you think is most common with your clients?
• Where do you think a client most develops his/her personal conflicts?
• How big is a factor of a home environment?
• School environment?
• What are the common symptoms of depression? Is it made of of many or just as it is?
• What approaches are common in therapies in general?

If you have already interviewed someone two times, you aren't allowed to interview that same person without House teacher approval.

The interview itself is not due until Friday, April 17th to turnitin.com. However, we want to give you as much time as possible, so we are asking you to complete the blog now. Remember that in addition to turning in the interview, you also need to turn in the verification sheet to your House teacher.

Blog 17: Answer 3

Just like you did for answer 1 and 2 post your:

• EQ
• What type of therapy is most successful in finding coping mechanisms for personally-conflicted clients?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
• IPT (Interpersonal Therapy) is most effective in finding coping mechanisms because it focuses on the relationships between a client and a situation. It doesn’t go in depth with one’s personality.
• 3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)
• Instead of having to change who you are, you can develop better communication skills through sessions with others instead.
• It treats depression more effectively.
• You are able to find other solutions through being more open in your mind rather that doing things out of convenience.
• The research source (s) to support your details and answer.
• My mentor
• Concluding Sentence
• You don’t need to change in order to make yourself better, you can just be more open to ideas and other solutions.

*Write your answer like you would write a thesis statement.  Please don't give us one or two words or start your sentence with "by". Thanks!

Blog 16: Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

• What type of therapy is most successful in finding coping mechanisms for personally-conflicted clients?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• Group Therapy is an effective way to find coping mechanisms because it focuses on finding a balance within yourself to interact with other individuals

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is an effective way to find coping mechanisms because it focuses on how you feel about yourself and find a more in-depth resolution on why you feel a certain way.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• CBT is more effective because you can find your problems more accurately.
• CBT is mostly one-on-one, which would make a client feel a little more open to a professional.
• With the full focus of a psychologist, he/she can support a client with more detailed observances and suggest better/open suggestions.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• The Key Concepts of Cognitive Psychology

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• Themes and Variations of Cognitive Psychology

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

• All, in all, people are not the same. How a client wants their environment is up to them. It depends a lot on their preferences, whether they would like one-on-one or be in a group.

On Friday, 2/20 for Advisory #2, you will be presenting what you have from this blog.  The presentation is more like a share-out and should not last longer than 2 minutes. You don't need a visual, and you should not read what you have written.  

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Please review the component contract on page 12 of the senior project packet.   The Independent Component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research.  The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth.  On Friday, April 24, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

• Log of hours on an digital spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
• Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work,  photographs) as digital artifacts.
• My mentor will call.

• LIA

The senior team expects that your log will be on the right hand side of your blog in the Senior Project Hours link.   In addition to this,  we expect that you will be able to prove the total 30 hours of work by submitting evidence to the blog by the due date.  For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.

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

• I will continue attending group therapy sessions.

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

• I will co-facilitate the sessions with my psychologist.

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• It will enhance my research as I observe my peers

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

• Link

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do.   Once we review your Blog Post 15, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan.  If it is approved, please start working on it.  If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why.  It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved.