Getting Started!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! My project only officially started two days ago, so as far as updates go I don’t have a ton. I’m waiting for a volunteer packet to be cleared so my on-site volunteering likely won’t start until next week but I’ve found projects to work on at home for this week.
This week I helped my on-site advisor set up a Valentine’s Day project for her students. I think it’ll be very interesting to learn about the kinds of counseling activities that school counselors use for their kids because most psychology classes focus on treating adults. It’s so cool that counselors find ways for kids to express their emotions and learn how to cope, when kids aren’t as able as adults to figure out these emotions.
For example, the craft we put together this week focused on having the students listing things that they love. I’m going to make an extra copy of each craft that I set up so that if I do end up going into a career like this, I’ll have a head start on crafts and projects that I can use. I love that I’m finding ways that this project will help me in the future on top of just the final presentation and product.
One of the other projects I helped with this week was looking through youtube videos to find one that talked about how to talk about and reflect on emotions. It was very helpful for me to watch these videos because it showed me the language that counselors use to explain psychology to children.
I’m becoming more and more excited about this project with each day and I can’t wait to learn more as I dive deeper into this research, and I’m looking forward to sharing my journey with you guys.
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