Impact Activity

For my impact activity I went to Fern Elementary to voulunteer at their afterschool program and I worked with the kindergarteners and the first graders. In this activity I learned so much just by analyzing the kids. I learned that when interacting with kids, you have to have paitence, creativity, and be very energetic because they could get bored really fast. And while I went through this experiance I kept in mind that this will help me to get to the level I want to be in before I go to school for Psychology by "learning to deal with people" as Ms. Frankel said. From this experiance I've learned that I'll do fine in being in a enviroment with working with people, because to me working with kids is a very big task. And if I could do that then I could be able to work with anyone.

Some activity's that I did with the kids was help the kids with thier sight word flash cards, arts and crafts, two group games called (silent ball & down by the river), and at the end the kids just had free time by playing with twinker toys. While helping one of the girls with thier flash cards I really began to understand better ways to help her by breaking up the words and sounding them out. And in arts & crafts I helped the kids design fliers to give to thier parents, to inform them about water play day. This had to be the most challenging part of the experiance because everyone wanted me to help them with thier flyers and sometimes the kids were shy, so it was hard to understand what they wanted. In the two games I noticed that no matter what age people are they are able to work well with eachother and was acctually suprised to see how much they got into it. This was my favorite part of the day becuase I really got to interact with the kids.

Through this whole experiance I feel that I have really learned a lot. I feel that the research that I had done beforehad had really prepared me to do this activity, becuase it gave me a insight on how it would really be like to interact with people and understand where thier comming from or what they need help with. And from that I feel like I'm confident that I really do have a natural skill or passion for this type of work enviroment or job. Even if it's not just with children. So in conclusion I feel that overall this has been a good experiance for me.

Helping kids with flash cards



Arts & Crafts

Passion essay

Psycology

In doing my research on the internet (Google) I have learned that when going for your degree in psychology, depending on how far you go in college will can determine what field of psychology you can go in. And after my research I have decided to try going into getting my Psy.D in Psychology. With this degree I am able to teach or conduct psychology research or provide direct mental health services at a applied setting or work place. And in my research it say’s “most Psy.D. Programs require between 4 to 6 years to complete. According to an article by John C. Norcross and Patricia H. Castle in Eye on Psi Chi, it takes approximately 1 to 1.5 years longer to complete a Ph.D. than it does to complete a Psy.D.”

With my interview with Ms. Frankel (psychology & social studies teacher) I learned what jobs are there dealing with psychology? And how long it would take to get a certain degree? With this degree you could be a counselor which takes 5 years, or you could get your Ph. D which could take around 8 years at the most. You could also be a undergraduate and use that to get a different career that involves only a small amount of years of psychology. I also learned what the difference between a Psychologist and Psychiatrist is. A Psychologist studies therapy and the science of Psychology. And a Psychologist is a actual doctor. And she told me that if I am thinking of going into this career path I would have to deal with people and know how to deal with them. And I asked her if I wanted to start preparing myself to go into this career what I would have to study? And obviously she told me I should study Psychology senior year.

Some things to consider when thinking of going into a career with Psychology is will I actually be willing to be able to deal with people and learn how to help them. I personally feel that I want to do this because I love to help people with their problems, I really am interested in learning the science of Psychology, and because I feel that my style of learning and what I’m interested in would fit this job, because the way I like to learn and view the world is by analyzing and finding the reasons for everything. And I feel that for someone who will have to help and deal with people I would be perfect for it. Another thing I would consider when thinking of going into this career path is if I would be stable enough to deal with demands of actually mentally and psychically taking in other people’s problems, and analyzing and evaluating them to figure out how I could help them. I do feel that I am good at helping people, but I do have a hard time dealing with a lot of stress so that is something I am concerned with.

But overall I feel that I could benefit from studying Psychology because I am actually really interested in learning how people think and the reasons for why they think that way. So that to me is the most important to me that I am actually interested in what job I choose. Another thing I think I would benefit from studying psychology is that if I don’t choose to be a psychiatrist I could still use that degree to do something else that is related to it. And also if I study psychology I could help people feel better and to me that is the benefit because it will not only make them feel better, but also make me feel better. So I feel that this career is right for me.