Content:
Post 20 open-ended questions for approval you want to ask an expert in the field of your senior project. The focus of your questions should be on your many answers.
1.) How will an adolescent best grasp knowledge about his/her stress and use it to their advantage?
2.) What is the best relaxation skill to possess and why is it better than the rest?
3.) How would food and nutrients effect an adolescent's stress level?
4.) What makes adolescent's stressed in the first place?
5.) Is it better for an adolescent to attempt to handle their stress on their own or with the guidance from somebody, and why so?
6.) How would an adolescent with a very stressful and busy lifestyle ever have the time to try and fix their stress?
7.) What are the main pieces of information that an adolescent should know in order to become successful gatekeepers of their emotional ways?
8.) As an adolescent is it potentially physically or mentally dangerous to have stress? (Like I know when your older it can lead to heart problems, etc. As an adolescent are there any risks like that though?)
9.) How do you teach an adolescent how to become more stress-educated?
10.) Is stress inevitable? Can we only apply treatment to stress but never really just erase all stress completely for good?
11.) What are some examples of stress relief skills and tactics?
12.) If as an adolescent you are not able to treat your stress, will it be impossible or nearly impossible to do so as an adult?
13.) Where you ever stressed out a lot as an adolescent? If so how did you personally deal with your stress?
14.) What are the gatekeepers to an adolescent's stress and emotional levels?
15.) When in terms to stress, would physical training and exercise help relieve stress more? Or would something solely mental and non-active be more beneficial to ease your mind, and why so?
16.) If you were an adolescent in this present day, which stress reliever route would you chose and why?
17.) When dealing with stress is better to use a mixture of different stress tactics or stick solely to one thing that helps you with your stress the most, and why?
18.) Can technology somehow help an adolescent manage our stress? Or is technology part of the problem when it comes to stress? Please explain.
19.) Is there a certain method that gets you to become less stressed faster? More efficiently? Which? Why so?
20.) What is the best way a therapist can help an adolescent cope with stress?
Monday, March 3, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
February Extra Blog Post
Content:
During this month of February i didn't do too much mentorship, I could have done more if I wasn't so busy with the soccer season. However I did see my mentor on occasions this month and she helped me come up with my 2nd answer for my Essential Question which includes relaxation skills. She even showed me this really cool relaxation app on her Ipad called Breathe2Relax.
The app was pretty cool because it has a lot of interactive functions that help you with breathing exercises, and it can help you pinpoint a certain part of your body to mentally work out and relax.
I am considering using the Ipoly IPads to be able to utilize this app during my senior presentation and using it as an activity. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Right now it is a possibility that I'm pondering.
During this month of February i didn't do too much mentorship, I could have done more if I wasn't so busy with the soccer season. However I did see my mentor on occasions this month and she helped me come up with my 2nd answer for my Essential Question which includes relaxation skills. She even showed me this really cool relaxation app on her Ipad called Breathe2Relax.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Blog 16: Advisory Meeting #2
Content:
EQ: What is the best way a therapist can help an adolescent cope with stress?
Answer 2: The capability to use relaxation skills is the very foundation of coping with stress.
3 Details to support:
-Answer and supporting evidence were based off my mentor (Karla Rodriguez) and informational packets that she gave me regarding the different aspects and treatments of stress.
EQ: What is the best way a therapist can help an adolescent cope with stress?
Answer 2: The capability to use relaxation skills is the very foundation of coping with stress.
3 Details to support:
- The type of relaxation that really makes a difference in dealing with anxiety is the regular, daily practice of some form of deep relaxation. Deep relaxation refers to a distinct physiological state that is the exact opposite of the way your body reacts under stress or during a panic attack. Regular practice of deep relaxation for 20 to 30 minutes on a daily basis can create relaxation for your entire life if you keep doing it daily. After weeks of doing it daily, you will then begin to feel more relaxed all the time.
- Deep relaxation, among other relaxation skills not only will prevent stress but also increase energy level and productivity. It will also assist your concentration and memory. Regular relaxation skills tend to increase your ability to focus and keeps you from stressing out.
- Relaxation skills will also increase self confidence and reduce blame towards yourself. This is because stress and self criticism usually are paired up. The relaxation and muscle tension will make you feel confident and more able to be aware of your own feelings.
-Answer and supporting evidence were based off my mentor (Karla Rodriguez) and informational packets that she gave me regarding the different aspects and treatments of stress.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval
Content:
1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
I will assist my mentor Karla Rodriguez Vallejo and side projects such as the whole LGBTQ session things I was doing with her, and many other additional side things with her. Also I will continue my helping out at GRYD program with Adrian Mancilla and help him take down notes and discuss with him about the adolescents and their troubles.
2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will complete a log that documents my time as well as post up pictures and bring in papers that we worked on.
3. And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
For starters, anytime I'm with my mentor I am continuously getting help towards my senior project because she always helps me out and makes sure I fully understand everything. I will work with her on additional side projects that will tie into stress and thus get me more involved with my EQ. As for the GRYD program, I will work with adolescents and going behind the scenes with Adrian Mancilla and being able to find out the answers as to why these individuals are considered "at risk" and the answer is often due to stress based off certain events or people. Finding out about adolescent's stories and how they become stressed and the alternatives to getting around stress will be touched upon during the GRYD program.
4. Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it the independent component 2 log.
Done.
1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
I will assist my mentor Karla Rodriguez Vallejo and side projects such as the whole LGBTQ session things I was doing with her, and many other additional side things with her. Also I will continue my helping out at GRYD program with Adrian Mancilla and help him take down notes and discuss with him about the adolescents and their troubles.
2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will complete a log that documents my time as well as post up pictures and bring in papers that we worked on.
3. And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
For starters, anytime I'm with my mentor I am continuously getting help towards my senior project because she always helps me out and makes sure I fully understand everything. I will work with her on additional side projects that will tie into stress and thus get me more involved with my EQ. As for the GRYD program, I will work with adolescents and going behind the scenes with Adrian Mancilla and being able to find out the answers as to why these individuals are considered "at risk" and the answer is often due to stress based off certain events or people. Finding out about adolescent's stories and how they become stressed and the alternatives to getting around stress will be touched upon during the GRYD program.
4. Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it the independent component 2 log.
Done.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Blog 14: Independent Component 1
Content:
LITERAL:
(a) I, Jorge Mancilla, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work. (I completed 32 total hours though.)
(b) I completed my independent component hours thanks to two remarkable individuals.
-Adrian Mancilla, GRYD member
-Karla Rodriguez Vallejo, Marriage and Family Therapist
(c) DONE. All my hours are logged.
(d) I completed a total of 32 hours worth of Independent Component. For the majority of my independent component I worked with Adrian Mancilla who is a member of Gang Reduction Youth Development (GRYD) and he mentors at risk youth and counsels them whether it be school or home visits. He showed me the ropes at his office and gave me a general explanation of his job. He taught me how to write case notes which are notes that he first jots down during his actual conversations with the adolescents but than later on he officially types out the reports and makes them as precise as possible. I went with him on two home visits and was able to listen and observe to most of the conversation between the client (at risk youth) and the client's parents but I had to leave when confidential information was being said. Afterwards I would debrief with Adrian Mancilla on the way to his office and than assist him with his case notes. Not only did I formally work with Adrian Mancilla but I also worked in a recreational matter as well that involved teaching sports to certain of the adolescent and even being fortunate enough to go with the group of adolescents that graduated from the GRYD program and were rewarded with a trip to Knotts Berry farm.
The other smaller section of my independent component consisted of doing over time with my mentor, Karla Rodriguez Vallejo. This "over time" was basically me doing more hours of mentorship. For example I helped Karla create an LGBTQ pamphlet that provides information on LGBTQ specific programs with their addresses, numbers, and hours of service so that adolescents whom need assistance in "coming out" , stress, or anxiety can go seek assistance if they wish to. Other than the LGBTQ project that we were working on, Karla also personally helped me out with my foundation for my final presentation and we went over possible answers and activities together.
INTERPRETIVE:
APPLIED:
My independent component 1 helped me in various ways to better understand the foundation of my topic and EQ. for example, with GRYD I worked with adolescents whom most of the time were stressed out and burnt out. Adrian Mancilla would ask them questions on why and I was able to hear REAL answers on why adolescents got to a certain point in their life where they became so stressed that they became considered "at risk youth." Through the GRYD program I also learned how athletic activity can also help relieve stress and take your mind off negative thoughts as well as exercise and provide great psychical health which according to research is also in correlation with a less stressful lifestyle. Through my over time with my mentor I learned about how things such as being a member of the LGBTQ community can lead to a more stressful lifestyle due to insecurity and low self-esteem however there are solutions such as LGBTQ specific programs that enhance courage and guide you along the way of becoming confident and coming out. Not only did I learn that from Karla but I also learned 3 potential answers as well as potential activities for my final lesson presentation. Overall I was able to experience the REAL reasoning of REAL adolescents whom were considered as at risk youth and discover the focal point as to why they changed their life ways and why they had/ have a stressful lifestyle. I also discovered solutions, and got a better understanding of how stress is created whether it be through the way you were raised, your neighborhood, your sexual preference, or your high standards. I have learned plenty from my independent component and I am grateful for the humbling experience.
LITERAL:
(a) I, Jorge Mancilla, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work. (I completed 32 total hours though.)
(b) I completed my independent component hours thanks to two remarkable individuals.
-Adrian Mancilla, GRYD member
-Karla Rodriguez Vallejo, Marriage and Family Therapist
(c) DONE. All my hours are logged.
(d) I completed a total of 32 hours worth of Independent Component. For the majority of my independent component I worked with Adrian Mancilla who is a member of Gang Reduction Youth Development (GRYD) and he mentors at risk youth and counsels them whether it be school or home visits. He showed me the ropes at his office and gave me a general explanation of his job. He taught me how to write case notes which are notes that he first jots down during his actual conversations with the adolescents but than later on he officially types out the reports and makes them as precise as possible. I went with him on two home visits and was able to listen and observe to most of the conversation between the client (at risk youth) and the client's parents but I had to leave when confidential information was being said. Afterwards I would debrief with Adrian Mancilla on the way to his office and than assist him with his case notes. Not only did I formally work with Adrian Mancilla but I also worked in a recreational matter as well that involved teaching sports to certain of the adolescent and even being fortunate enough to go with the group of adolescents that graduated from the GRYD program and were rewarded with a trip to Knotts Berry farm.
The other smaller section of my independent component consisted of doing over time with my mentor, Karla Rodriguez Vallejo. This "over time" was basically me doing more hours of mentorship. For example I helped Karla create an LGBTQ pamphlet that provides information on LGBTQ specific programs with their addresses, numbers, and hours of service so that adolescents whom need assistance in "coming out" , stress, or anxiety can go seek assistance if they wish to. Other than the LGBTQ project that we were working on, Karla also personally helped me out with my foundation for my final presentation and we went over possible answers and activities together.
INTERPRETIVE:
The picture above is part of the permission slip for when the group of GRYD "clients" had their graduation reward of going to Knotts Berry Farm.
The picture above is a GRYD Substance Use Self Evaluation form that the "clients" have to answer themselves. This evaluation form makes it easier for the GRYD staff to assist the clients and achieve a better understanding of their cases with substance use.
The picture above is a piece of the daily route sheet that Adrian Mancilla is required to fill out for every visit to a client that he makes. Due to confidentiality I could not take a full sheet picture because the rest of the sheet had private information on it regarding the client and the client's family.
The picture above is of Adrian Mancilla's personal notebook. This is the notebook where he takes his informal case notes on during his visits. He later finalizes his notes and types them out at his office where he completed his final draft of his case notes. The reason why the picture is from far is due to confidentiality of the information written.
In the picture above is a flyer about the GRYD program's basketball sessions. As I explained in my log, GRYD also provides a recreational outlet for the at risk youth to enjoy themselves and have friendly fun.
In the picture above is the flyer about the soccer program that GRYD is responsible for. The soccer was in high demand over the other sports so they ended up expanding the day from just Monday's to Saturday's to. As documented in my log, I went to the soccer session on a Saturday and it was a fun day. I assisted Adrian Mancilla teach a little about the fundamentals of soccer and we concluded the soccer session with a scrimmage that consisted of all the clients. They really enjoyed themselves that day, I did too!
In the picture above is the calendar for GRYD activities that are scheduled for February. They had calendars for every month but UI messed up and through them out. I just got this calendar though and it basically foreshadows future independent component days for myself in which I will volunteer and assist Adrian Mancilla.
I didn't really take any pictures with Karla (my mentor) because most of the time we were either working on the LGBTQ packet (which I can bring a copy of) or she was assisting me with foundation for essential question answers and assisting me come up with ideas for activities.
Overall throughout the 2 home visits I completed, soccer session, Knott's trip, office hours, and time spent with Kalra I was fortunate enough to complete 32 hours of independent component.
My independent component 1 helped me in various ways to better understand the foundation of my topic and EQ. for example, with GRYD I worked with adolescents whom most of the time were stressed out and burnt out. Adrian Mancilla would ask them questions on why and I was able to hear REAL answers on why adolescents got to a certain point in their life where they became so stressed that they became considered "at risk youth." Through the GRYD program I also learned how athletic activity can also help relieve stress and take your mind off negative thoughts as well as exercise and provide great psychical health which according to research is also in correlation with a less stressful lifestyle. Through my over time with my mentor I learned about how things such as being a member of the LGBTQ community can lead to a more stressful lifestyle due to insecurity and low self-esteem however there are solutions such as LGBTQ specific programs that enhance courage and guide you along the way of becoming confident and coming out. Not only did I learn that from Karla but I also learned 3 potential answers as well as potential activities for my final lesson presentation. Overall I was able to experience the REAL reasoning of REAL adolescents whom were considered as at risk youth and discover the focal point as to why they changed their life ways and why they had/ have a stressful lifestyle. I also discovered solutions, and got a better understanding of how stress is created whether it be through the way you were raised, your neighborhood, your sexual preference, or your high standards. I have learned plenty from my independent component and I am grateful for the humbling experience.
Friday, January 31, 2014
January Extra Blog Post
Content:
So this monthly extra post that I'm publishing focuses kind of on my independent component. As you may or may not know my independent component is based off assisting a program called GRID. The program is year round but new kids come and go. The program assists "at risk youth". Luckily my dad, Adrian Mancilla works with these at risk youth. So since the at risk youth ties into my EQ about adolescents and stress this is how I've been completing my independent component, well the primary part of it anyways.
So this month (January) was the graduation date for 16 of the participants of the program, or "clients" as they are referred to in the program. Well the program takes 6 months to graduate from, or a year for some...but for those 16 that graduated, they were rewarded with a trip to Knotts Berry Farm. I tagged along with my dad and the "clients" for the trip and it was pretty fun. The tickets were paid for, and we even got a free buffet over there. That concludes my additional blog post for January. Wooo hoooo Knotts was fun. Although I prefer Six Flags.
So this monthly extra post that I'm publishing focuses kind of on my independent component. As you may or may not know my independent component is based off assisting a program called GRID. The program is year round but new kids come and go. The program assists "at risk youth". Luckily my dad, Adrian Mancilla works with these at risk youth. So since the at risk youth ties into my EQ about adolescents and stress this is how I've been completing my independent component, well the primary part of it anyways.
So this month (January) was the graduation date for 16 of the participants of the program, or "clients" as they are referred to in the program. Well the program takes 6 months to graduate from, or a year for some...but for those 16 that graduated, they were rewarded with a trip to Knotts Berry Farm. I tagged along with my dad and the "clients" for the trip and it was pretty fun. The tickets were paid for, and we even got a free buffet over there. That concludes my additional blog post for January. Wooo hoooo Knotts was fun. Although I prefer Six Flags.
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| My fav ride of the day was Ghost Rider! |
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection
Content:
1. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
Personally I'm really proud of myself because I feel like I did a great job. I gave myself an extra pat on the back because I went first out of all the presentations and demonstrated my knowledge on my subject well. I'm most proud of being first and doing a good job, because often people that go on the 2nd day get more time to edit their presentations but I went first and I feel like I did really well. I'm also proud of how people got into my activity and demonstrated their knowledge of what I had just taught them, it made me feel good like if I did a good job as a presenter.
2. Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
I would personally give myself a P+ or an AE-
b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I think I deserve a P+ or an AE- because I met all the P requirements from the lesson 2 component contract and I also fill like I did most of those requirements super efficiently and I believe I deserve more than just a "P" so I think a P+ or an AE- should be appropriate. For example, I always made contact and I engaged the audience, I spoke emotionally and I really got into my presentation and I felt so connected to the audience when I spoke. Another aspect in which I believe I did really well is my activity. The whole class got into my activity and when I asked 2 groups to present, their answers were phenomenal and definitely demonstrated their knowledge of my topic which means that I must have done a pretty good job at presenting my topic and EQ. In conclusion, I would be ever so grateful to receive a P+ or an AE-.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
As I mentioned earlier, I believe my engagement with the audience really worked. I felt connected to them as if I had their full attention. I also believe that when I interacted with the audience with my sponge activity and activity that both went really well because I had 100% participation and everyone seemed so into contributing to the overall activity that was at hand. It was really rewarding to see people engaged in my activities and it felt even better when they demonstrated their knowledge of the subject that I had barely taught them.
4. (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I'm not too sure what I would have done differently, to be honest I'm pretty confident in the presentation that I completed. I feel like I did well and I don't think I would really change anything too serious. If anything I think I would just fix those one or two times when I talked and didn't stop for a breath and that led to me taking an unwanted stop in the middle of the sentence I was stating. So yeah, nothing too serious I would change.
5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I've actually been lucky enough to be able to come up with two more answers already with the help of my mentor. One of my other potential answers is "Teaching relaxation skills" to the adolescent which is basically strategies and activities that can be taught in order to help control stress levels. The other potential answer is "Teaching identification and expression" to the adolescent and this is because sometimes stress is caused because people can't express themselves and everything gets clustered inside and that leads to more stress. My #2 answer will be one of those 2.
1. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
Personally I'm really proud of myself because I feel like I did a great job. I gave myself an extra pat on the back because I went first out of all the presentations and demonstrated my knowledge on my subject well. I'm most proud of being first and doing a good job, because often people that go on the 2nd day get more time to edit their presentations but I went first and I feel like I did really well. I'm also proud of how people got into my activity and demonstrated their knowledge of what I had just taught them, it made me feel good like if I did a good job as a presenter.
2. Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
I would personally give myself a P+ or an AE-
b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I think I deserve a P+ or an AE- because I met all the P requirements from the lesson 2 component contract and I also fill like I did most of those requirements super efficiently and I believe I deserve more than just a "P" so I think a P+ or an AE- should be appropriate. For example, I always made contact and I engaged the audience, I spoke emotionally and I really got into my presentation and I felt so connected to the audience when I spoke. Another aspect in which I believe I did really well is my activity. The whole class got into my activity and when I asked 2 groups to present, their answers were phenomenal and definitely demonstrated their knowledge of my topic which means that I must have done a pretty good job at presenting my topic and EQ. In conclusion, I would be ever so grateful to receive a P+ or an AE-.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
As I mentioned earlier, I believe my engagement with the audience really worked. I felt connected to them as if I had their full attention. I also believe that when I interacted with the audience with my sponge activity and activity that both went really well because I had 100% participation and everyone seemed so into contributing to the overall activity that was at hand. It was really rewarding to see people engaged in my activities and it felt even better when they demonstrated their knowledge of the subject that I had barely taught them.
4. (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I'm not too sure what I would have done differently, to be honest I'm pretty confident in the presentation that I completed. I feel like I did well and I don't think I would really change anything too serious. If anything I think I would just fix those one or two times when I talked and didn't stop for a breath and that led to me taking an unwanted stop in the middle of the sentence I was stating. So yeah, nothing too serious I would change.
5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I've actually been lucky enough to be able to come up with two more answers already with the help of my mentor. One of my other potential answers is "Teaching relaxation skills" to the adolescent which is basically strategies and activities that can be taught in order to help control stress levels. The other potential answer is "Teaching identification and expression" to the adolescent and this is because sometimes stress is caused because people can't express themselves and everything gets clustered inside and that leads to more stress. My #2 answer will be one of those 2.
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