Blog 18: Third Answer

Content:

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

• EQ

How can a drug rehab counselor best help a teen with a history of substance abuse?

• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)

The best way for a drug rehab counselor to help a teen with a history of substance abuse is by combining medication with their treatment.

• 3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

- Detoxification is an important part of a treatment plan because it eliminates the drugs from the body and it also gets rid of the physical dependency. However, there are withdrawal symptoms and medications can be used to help the patient cope.

- They are effective in helping the addicted teen to stabilize their lives and reduce drug use.

Ex: Those addicted to heroin are given methadone during treatment.

-Drug abuse treatment must address brain changes caused by a long history of abuse, which requires the use of medication.

• The research source (s) to support your details and answer

SAMHSA: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Institute on Drug Abuse

• Concluding Sentence

The best way for a drug rehab counselor to help a teen with a history of substance abuse is by combining medication with their treatment because they help the patient learn to cope without the illegal drug by getting rid of the physical dependency.

Senior Project, The Holiday

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?
I can honestly say that I did absolutely nothing related to the senior project. All the teens were on break, as well as the counselors. 


2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
The most important thing I learned is that I probably should have worked on it during the break because now I'm going to have to cram all my remaining hours into a few days before the hour check.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
I would interview a counselor that comes directly from a Treatment Center due to their experience and knowledge of what it takes to actually help someone recover from an addiction. I've been looking up centers and actually found this one by googling "best treatment centers in the OC"

This treatment center is designed specifically for teens and I think it would be a great help, and also more reliable than treatment centers in Pomona, as I have mentioned my frustration earlier. My dad lives in Fullerton so getting there would not be any trouble. Hopefully I'll be able to get an interview.

Blog 9: EQ

Content

1. Review this. Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

Essential Question

Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question. The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic. An essential question must:

Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question) Takes a stance (Allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)

Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

-I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2. Review the following EQs and Tell us if it meets the rule of 3 criteria. Tell why it does or why it doesn't

a. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

Yes, it meets the rule of 3 criteria because it allows for further research, allows different answers, and is clear and concise.

b. What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

I think it meets most of the criteria, but I think it should be worded a little bit different because the EQ itself can be a bit misleading as to what the actual topic is. (ex. is he a judge, lawyer, prosecuter, etc.)

c. What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

I think it's a good start but I don't think it meets the criteria because the answer to the EQ is pretty obvious and doesn't call for a lot of additional research.

d. How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?

I think the EQ is a little too specific to the point where the student may have trouble finding more than one answer.

3. Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project. How can counselors best help troubled teens?

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Content:

1.  What is your working EQ?

What problems are most at risk youth facing today and how can counseling psychologists help them?

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

• A major problem most at risk youth are facing today is the influence of drugs and counseling psychologists can help them by providing family counseling/group counseling or sending them a rehabilitation center.

EQ: What is the best way to support an undocumented student in graduating from college?

•  Incite them to fill out their California Dream Act 2 application; this application finally allows undocumented students to apply for financial aid.
• Further train staff to accommodate to the needs of undocumented students by requiring them to take courses in relevant areas such as remedial reading, ESL, Spanish language, and cultural differences.
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3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ? 
My most important source is definitely my mentor.


4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?
My mentor is Isabel Godoy and she works at SEA, a company that provides home/family counseling to teens on probation, on drugs, etc.

Blog 5 Project Reflection and Working EQ

The Pentagon: 
(1) Positive Statement: What positive thing happen as a result of what you have completed so far?
A positive thing that has happened, in my opinion, is that learning about all the things that teenagers have to go through has really changed my perspective on life. Doing my mentorship with a troubled teen counselor has really helped me improve my communication skills and give better advice to people who are in desperate need of it.

(2) EQ Content:  Pick a piece of research or your interview.  How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic? 
I read an article that comes from a psychology based website and it talked about the different types of therapies that psychologists use and which ones work best for certain issues. It gave me really good insight on the type of strategies that counseling psychologists use for their clients and it also gave the roots to certain issues so it also gave me good insight on the background of the client even though it was pretty general.



(3) What has worked for you so far in the senior project?
There's alot of other areas that tie into my topic so finding research has been really easy and I'm not even close to running out. So far Ive done some research on substance abuse, youth violence, and general psychology but the list goes on with other topics i could use.

(4) What hasn't worked so far? 
Finding people to interview is somewhat difficult because they're all extremely busy or view me as just a child that shouldn't be in that environment. I got lucky with my mentor because she's my mother but finding other people to interview is gonna be tough. 

(5) Finding Value:  

•  What is a potential question you would like to study this year?  (working EQ)
• A potential question could be "What problems are most youth facing today and how can counseling psychologists help them?" or somewhere along those lines.
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•  What do you plan to do for mentorship?  If you haven't found a mentor yet, then discuss where you are currently looking and who you are talking to to find it.  
• I plan to hopefully be able to have at least one conversation with a client and see what advice i can give them to whatever conflict they're facing. I want to have more than one mentor though just to get more experience and see things from different perspectives.

2013 2-Hour Presentations Reflections

Literal: 

1.  (Know) What presentations did you see?  Name the topic and the person's first name.
The presentations I saw were:
Natalie - Weight Loss
Sebastian - Woodworking
Natalie - Interior Design
Antonio - Locksmithing
Alicia - Child Life Specialist
Brittany - Clinical Social Work Therapy
Manny - Healthy Mexican Food
Christopher - Video Game Journalism
Eric - Running a Skateshop
Angel - Political Campaigns
Cherokee - Animal Control
Jocelyn - Physical Fitness
Zhailah - Anesthesiology


2.  (Need to know) What questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior project in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said. 



I don't have any questions regarding their individual senior projects nor the project overall because most of the students did a good job of thoroughly explaining their topics and i got a good understanding of the project too.

Interpretive:

3. What has the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?

I think the essential question is the most important part because their whole project revolves around trying to answer that specific question.

Applied:

4. What topic are you considering doing and why?
I'm considering doing Psychotherapy or something involving substance abuse mainly because I think it's fascinating how powerful the mind is. I took a psychology class this semester and my mom majored in Psychology too so finding mentorship wouldn't be a problem. As for the substance abuse, I find it interesting because I know a lot of people whose lives have been affected by it and have become so reliant on it that I just couldn't ignore it.