Assignment #12
My essential question: How does having the foundation of charity and volunteer work implement to the growth in the psychology field?
1. Why did you select this as your essential question?
I I selected this as my essential question because while I have been interning at the Place of Forsyth, I constantly question how the career I want in psychology would incorporate into the work people do at the Place. Some of the questions I ask myself are," does just having a degree without experience benefit you? How much more can you relate to your clients if you just have a degree in psychology? Will you really see the reality of being a social worker or psychologist?" Overtime, I have realized that one of the first misconceptions is assuming that a degree alone will get me a job after graduation. In today's world, employers expect much more from an applicant than just a degree alone. The questions they will ask you transitioned from "do you have a college degree?" to "what experience and skills did you gain while you were in high school or college? " This brings me back to my question. Striving to gain several types of experiences, such as research , internships, volunteering and part-time jobs on my resume by the time I graduate will benefit me greatly. These types of experiences will not only help me decide on a career path, but they are necessary to landing my first job and/or being accepted to the graduate program of my choice! However, it is more than just being accepted to my dream graduate program. A chartered psychologist named Ruth Lowry once said," long term volunteering is a form of pro-social behavior that involves commitment given over an extended period of time." In conclusion, you will definitely find the real value of the career instead of acquiring it and just doing the job like it is no different. No, volunteer and charity work has challenged me to do things I have never done before and commit to amazing things. There is always so much more to learn and to do with an amazing career like this.
2. What excites you most about finding the answer to this essential question?
I am extremely excited to share what I have discovered about this question with other people. I am excited to find other students or people who are interested in the same career as me, and to give them an insight on the most important parts of pursuing this career. Throughout my life, I have known that helping people is the only thing I want to do. Everyone wants to make a difference in someone's life, but I want to learn and educate myself the right way. so I can be the light in people's lives. I am an immense fan of movies, and there are several movies I have watched with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or a social worker. The characters who played these roles did an amazing job portraying how several people actually do their job. They do not commit to the time they have with each client; it is only about the money. They do not have the experience needed to help them connect with their clients. They are not committed to the job itself, and they overall do not strain to push themselves out of their comfort zone. Therefore, I do not want to be like one of those psychologist or social worker. I want to show people that committing to doing things like volunteering an doing charity work will take you a long way. You will not just be brighter on your resumes, but you will also discover a whole different side you might have not known you had.
3. Do you feel that this question accurately reflects a desire/need that you have to find out more about this topic? I most definitely fee that this question accurately reflects the desire I have to find out more about this topic because I feel like there are people in the world who are blessed with this amazing career and they take advantage of it. Most of them might not feel the need to acquire any experience, but that is completely inaccurate. I am also not speaking about the school experience; you definitely need to gain that experience, but I am discussing the work with people from a different background and situation type of experience. At the Place, I work with a variety of different people; people with all different types of situations come and ask for help. I have always tried to make sure that they felt comfortable, so sometimes I would play with their kids or talk to them about their life. Most of them always find it so interesting when I talk about Haiti. Just for that moment, the maybe forgot about their life situation. It is the little things like this that pushes me to see a whole new light of wanting to be a psychologist. It is easier to talk to interact with people who are different than me. I learn to listen to their story and I can find ways to help them feel more content. It does not even have to be an enormous gesture; It can just be by telling them how well they raised their children or telling them of all the great things there is to look forward to in life. I have the desire to learn more about my question and the different impacts it it will on someone like me.
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