Independent Component 2

Independent Comp. 2 Calendar

I Griselda Solis affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work. Throughout 2nd semester, I have been going to my elective which is Peer Mediation, and we have been working on mediation; mediations are what we do whenever two people are having some type of conflict but can't resolve it themselves. What we as mediators do is have both people tell their part of the story and throughout the mediation attempt to come up with an agreement that both parties will be happy with. This relates to my senior project because these mediations are very similar to what a psychologist does, they try to help their patients with their problems and just with a psychologist, whoever we mediate and whatever is said during the mediation is completely confidential. And in psychology confidentiality is a very important factor because if confidentiality is broken then that psychologist will lose their license.
During Peer Mediation we have simulations of mediations, so we get into groups and we 'mediate' each other with made up scenarios, this gives us practice for whenever we would have an actual mediation.
Aside from my elective, I also have been taking notes on books or movies that have to deal with psychology, for example one book I have read is called Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax. This book was really helpful for me because it explained how females and males are different in every aspect, like in the brain, how we hear things, see things, etc. and this is something that is very important to know for anyone that wishes to be a psychologist because this better helps them treat their patients; which also helps them become more successful.

BOOK: Girls Against Girls (Notes)

BOOK: Why Gender Matters (A few notes)

Our personal overview of Peer Mediation:

Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. For my independent component, I plan on continuing with my elective, which is Peer Mediation. Also, anytime I read a book or watch a movie that has to do with psychology I take notes on it.
2. This plan should meet the 30 hours of work requirement because we have elective twice a week and for at least one hour. It also met the requirement for last semester, also any activities that we may have during peer mediation outside of elective time will help me meet this requirement. And since I'll also be taking separate notes outside of the regular research checks this should help me as well.
3. This relates to my EQ because by learning more and more about how to help people manage or fix their problems, this helps make any psychologist more successful and it makes their patients believe in their psychologist so that way they can come back whenever they need to.

Independent Component 1

I Griselda, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
During the time in which I am in Peer Mediation, I have learned how to deal with and approach the different types of human emotion in a safe and non-violent manner. I also learned how to deal with either one person, or with a group of people that are having a problem and help them resolve that problem in a way so that all members in the group are satisfied with the outcome. For example these are a few of the techniques that are used to help solve a problem:

Each day we learn different ways that we can help other people either by resolving a conflict or by doing simulations. This helps me with my senior project because it helps me understand more and better ways of being able to helping and treat patients in the future. I can also always refer back to the worksheets that I get whenever I may be confused about something.

My grade in Peer Mediation:

Calendars with log of hours: 

Independent Comp. Calendar 2011

Independent Comp. Calendar 2012

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1. I plan on helping out at Golden Springs, and once I get more experience by working in my elective which is Peer Mediation, start working with the children there as well.

2. This plan should meet the 30 hours work requirement because it will take planning to actually get started on helping, and that planning time will be counted into the hours needed. Also I plan on going to Golden Springs as many times as I can, plus the already scheduled plan.

3. My independent component relates to my EQ because by working close with the children and talking with someone that knows about psychology when it comes to being around students daily. Also simply just being able to observe the correct ways to communicate with a student that's maybe having a hard day will help me get a better understanding of will help someone become a more successful psychologist.