Psy 270 Week 2 Video Analysis

From my earlier process recording, I was able to see how my technique change over time when engaging clients. From my earlier process recording with Donavon, I notice I was doing all the work during our sessions. I was asking questions that I needed answers to and not allowing Donavon feels like he was controlling our session. Although I was able to engage with him I realize I struggled with asking him certain questions. I also realized that I was focused on his family and his living situation and not what he wanted

My goals for the session were to introduce myself to the client, understand the client’s concerns, learn her background and current situation for several areas relevant to her life and her concerns, such as medical, family, legal, educational, and vocational. I

During the session a strength that was pointed out what that I was able to reflect throughout the session and this is a strength because it showed that I am being assertive and being able to reflect back to the client everything they said and also expressing the same emotion that they told me back to them to show them what they are doing and so this shows them what emotion they are putting in with their words so that they know how they are feeling about a certain topic. I think this is a strength because they are able to show that I am not only listening but also taking in the

When I watched my own video I realized a lot of things that I did well. One of thing,that

I also learnt when working in a group you cannot rely on other people, and it is best if you all have a copy of the footage so if someone is away you can still carry on and work. In addition, i found that communication with in your group and with the client is essential, as we lacked a lot of this and it did affect us. I also learnt a lot of editing skills along the was such a adjusting the contrast and brightness which were new to me. I also learnt about synchronizing all the audio up, which was quite difficult at some points, as we did not always have the lips to synchronize it up to. The video turned out good in the end it was slightly different as planned but our clients were pleased with the outcome and were happy to work with us. We also worked well with our clients, which was defiantly our strong

You included a lot of descriptions on your observation to help present a visualization of the kitchen. In addition, the transition from describing the environment to client was nicely executed. The major steps of David's movements are well-written and straight to the point. As a matter of fact, I found it interesting how David preferred to write his name and the date after completing his assignment instead of writing it in the beginning. It is also fascinating to see how a young child, such as David, value education because he understands the importance of his family's money. Also, the examples of work for different lifespan were well-thought-out.

1. What video did you watch and what did you learn from watching the video?

Looking back at our conversation, I noticed that I had gone through the five stages of listening. These stages are receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding. During the responding stage, I found that I wanted to cut into the conversation to ask questions which would have been immediate feedback, however, I remembered that it is important to let the client finish talking. I then resorted to using delayed feedback by waiting until the participant had finished telling her story before I added any questions or comments. During the conversation, I found that I had to use active listening as well as empathetic listening. Applying active listening gave me the ability to improve mutual understanding by sending back what I thought the participant meant in context and feeling. likewise, empathetic listening allowed me to think about how I would feel if I were to lose my sight in one of my eyes, in addition, evaluate how my life would be affected. It was also amusing to get a glimpse of how much fun they have while playing jingo. As I watched how some of them reacted, I could tell that they take it very seriously, as they demand it to be quiet so they could hear every picture

During the peer consulting I decided to locate a comfortable space and test the audio settings before starting the session. At the beginning, I realized I was extremely nervous because describing a challenge others may not understand is always hard. However, instead of adopting a defensive posture, I tried my best to not stereotype and assume my teammates had the best intentions while hearing my situation. Additionally, one of the first things I noticed was how different we were. While one of my teammates lived in Vermont, the other one lived in Boston. Additionally, anyone spoke Spanish or were immigrants. For that reason, it was a moment of vulnerability for me since I wondered how anyone would be able to relate to my story. However, after

From the start I knew I did not want a continuous shot where I rambled on and on, so I cut parts out here and there to make the video look a little cleaner. I also added an instrumental in the background so viewers could at least nod along while they watched. The last big thing would have to be the pictures I included. I am a very visual person so I knew having images of some of the things I was talked about would definitely be cool. I messed up a little in some parts of the audio, but overall I am really proud of how the video turned out. The making of this video was definitely a lot more fun than I thought it would

I demonstrated listening skills at the 1:35, 2:00, and the 3:25 minute marks. However, there are many more examples throughout this process recording where I demonstrated listening skills. Listening is such an important skill because it allows the practitioner to convey and understand what the client is saying (Chang at el., 2013). While I was listening, I also showed curiosity in Kelsey’s story. For instance, Kelsey mentioned that she is visiting her brothers at the 1:39 minute mark. After she explained that she was seeing her brothers, I asked her at the 1:49 minute mark how old her brothers were. Additionally, I asked this question so Kelsey would be more at ease to tell me where her brothers were. I thought I did a great job utilizing listening

In critiquing my role play video the first thing that I took notice too was the timing aspect of the mock session. Realistically I know that much of what I highlighted in the video would take multiple sessions to cover and get to a place where the client really has trust in the relationship to actively use the techniques I introduced in the video. After reviewing the video footage a few times I think one strengthen was within the quality of the relationship shown. Some of the feedback that I received from my volunteer client was that the engagement felt authentic and in the moment. If I had to identify one strength within the video it would probably mimic what my volunteer client voiced in his feedback. However, I found it rather difficult in the beginning of the mock session and finding that common ground with the client to introduce the next step in the intervention. I constantly had this reoccurring thought towards the start of the session, not to jump right into things and overwhelm my client. I think that goes back to what I stated early about not having a realistic amount of time to demonstrate everything in one sitting/session. Timing is essential to my practice in developing that trust and in this case it may have put some unwanted pressure to things. There was this constant battle of not moving too fast but on the other side I wanted to make sure everything was properly covered in what techniques I wanted to highlight for the intervention. In regards to attention

I planned to reach my goal by keeping in mind the specifications I had set out to achieve. I focused on one topic the whole time which was Environmental harm that Palm Oil was causing. I also have to meet all my due dates and not procrastinate. First step was to get all the research done. I had some great sources that combined really well to form the whole outline of my video as well as the body of the video. I then started making my video which took me some time as I was working with a new program. I also ran into some problems but I was still able to meet my due date. Since I am not a tech person my video didn’t turn out amazing or anything but it had all the important information so I think the viewer understood the message. My other goal was to cover every aspect of palm oil such as; how it affects the environment, and how it affects people. My main specifications are: to meet all my due dates I set out for myself, find well rounded information on Palm oil and create a video that has all the information I that covers everything.

Overall, I feel I improved from the first video session. I seemed more comfortable on camera. In addition, I felt that I let the client talk a lot more in this session. I remained silent for most of the session, speaking when I felt necessary. At the end of the session, my client’s response was cut off, for next session I will try to make sure to not stop the tape before the client responds.

The most productive part of the counseling session was when I found myself thinking about how I left my door unlocked and windows open, which did leave to an awkward pause, however I regained self-awareness and began to discuss how the client and I will discuss his goals in a future session. The reason I found this to be the most productive was because it pushed me to regain control in an effective way and demonstrated that counselors makes mistakes to the client, which could add to the authenticity aspect.