Blog : Independent Component

Literal:

a.) "I, Kimberly Gonzalez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours worth of work."
b.) I have three sources that helped me complete my independent component, which are the culture fair at Mt. Sac, Evelyn Luna at UC Riverside and a book called "Parent's Guide to College and Careers" by Barbara Cooke.
c.) Done
d.) On April 9th, I attended the culture fair that took place at Mt. San Antonio Community College, and there I was basically taken around the world and was shown all the great and wonderful things that comes along with each country. On April 17th and 18th I went with Evelyn Luna, an academic counselor at UC Riverside and shadowed her around during the day. And for the rest of my seven hours, I took Cornell notes on the book that Ortega lent me. Since in an hour, I do 3, then for 7 hours, I should have done 21 and I did.

Interpretive:

Going to the culture fair was such an amazing experience because as I watched them dance and talk about the different cultures, it made me realize that there are many people out all around us that have different cultures and different religions and a college counselor has to see that too in order for them to give appropriate and helpful advice to his or her students.

 They were so happy to take pictures !

 The looked beautiful and even had their own photo booth in their own Bangladesh station

 I can say they were amazing Salsa dancers, they even showed us some basic Salsa moves!

 These two Hawaiian dancers danced amazing and they even showed us some of their traditional instruments including the hula hula.

 This is also another student showing us another, quite unique Hawaiian dance.

 These two were from the UK group. The guy on the right looks like he is in pain.. he is. He didn't expect people to take pictures of him while he was wearing his tiny tiara..

These amazing group represented the American Deaf Culture and they only made me 10 times more interested in their culture.

I know that it is side ways, I couldn't find how to make it right side up but I have the hard copies with me in my binder. I took notes on the book I previously mentioned and although it is a "Parent's Guide" I did carry helpful information on college for me.

 I did seven hours worth of Cornell notes on April 23rd and on April 24th.

Applied:

Doing these 30 hours helped me be more confident on my previous answers as well as my third answer. The fair helped me feel secure about my third answer because culture is important, we each have different cultures and it's important to learn how to give appropriate advice without insulting someone's culture or religion. As for the book and seeing my mentor Evelyn Luna, they both helped me see the importance of college starting from the senior year of high school. And the book had so much information on career assessments that is part of my first answer. The book started talking about how Psychologist John Holland created one of the most popular frameworks for career-interest inventories used in high school and college.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Content:

Literal: 

a.) I, Kimberly Gonzalez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b.) Evelyn Luna helped me complete this component.
c.) Done
d.) During these 30 hours I spent my time at the side of my mentor, getting a better feel as to what she does. I realized that it was going to be a very busy 30 hours, since there were recovery workshops going on. I helped her by making copies for the students and their parents. These recovery workshops were taking place during my 30 hours. All three days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Interpretive:
-This entire experience has been significant because they help me realize that being an academic counselor isn't an easy job. She always has a busy day and I absolutely look up to her because even after a long stressful day, she manages to put a big hear-warming smile on her face and is always willing to give a helping hand. I was able to take pictures of her office and what it held but not images of her while in action because of security issues.   

Applied:
-The component helped me understand the foundation of my topic better because it opened my eyes to a more "real" scene. When I had gone during the summer, there wasn't much to see or do since the classes weren't set and not many students needed help, due to them barely settling back in. So seeing her and helping her work with the students in the recovery workshops was an experience that is unique. Not every day do you get to see the counselors in action.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Content:

1. I plan on going over with my mentor, Evelyn Luna to UC Riverside and with my other mentor, Elmer Rodriguez at Mt. SAC. With both mentors, I plan to shadow around and see how it is that they work, what they do, how they do it. I also plan on doing 10 hours worth of research that will help me with my third answer that is based on multicultural counseling, and the affects it has on colleges and universities.

2. Well showing the proof of the hours will be hard but with the research part, I can do notes on the books and or articles that I read. Due to me not being eighteen, I won't be able to be in the same office as my mentors but I'll find a way to have proof of my hours.

3. I will be doing research on the topic of multicultural counseling, i'll be looking into more books and articles and taking notes that will be worth the rest of my hours. As for with my mentors, seeing how the work, what they do with the students, or maybe if I'm given scenarios, that could serve as proof of me being with them.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

Content:

1. I plan on shadowing a mentor and see what she does during school hours, with and without her students

2. For evidence, I plan on taking  pictures of the work that I do.

3.  I might do more research on psychology and maybe child development since I will be working near if not with them.