Senior Project Self Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I am proud that I got to teach people on what dance/movement therapy is because this is not a very well known form of therapy. 

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)? Why?

AE            P            AP            CR            NC

I would give myself an AE because eventhough I was nervous I was able to deliver all the information I needed to say. I also engaged my audience and by the looks of my different activities I could tell that they did learn a lot from what I taught them in my 2-hour.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?

AE             P            AP            CR            NC

Over all I would give myself an AE because of the amount of work and research I've done. I didn't really come in with any contacts or connections. However, I managed to learn so much about my topic. 

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

Service Learning definitely worked for me, Working Bib, and 3-column. I was able to organize my presentation and I-Search based on my 3-column and I was able to stay organized throughout the year with my working bib, towers, etc. Service Learning worked because it was me experiencing everything I read and researched. Great experience. 

(4) What didn’t work for you in your senior project?

What didn't work for me is that my interviews where late and that brought my grade down in a sense. Relying on someone else for my grade definitely didn't work for me.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples. 

I've made so many connections throughout. I've learned so much about my topic that if I do end up following this career path I would go in knowing. I also know of a lot of workshops that happen so it would just help me over all move into this field of therapy.

I've also learned to contact people and that I can ask help to professionals and some are more than willing to help with what ever it is I'm trying to find out. 

2hr Presentation

2hr Presentation Lesson Plan

Service Learning

Content:

(1) LIA Response to blog:

Literal

Service Learning Log
The contact information has remained the same as in my interview. I will give ortega the information again if necessary.

Contact: Lynnette Adams.

Interpretive

I think the most important thing I gained from this experiece is the change in my perspective. I really got to know the kids that I was working with. They go through daily struggles but most always come to the therapy session with a smile. I really got to learn how to work in this type of enviroment. How to interact with the instructor, my mentor, and staff that would work there. It was a really enriching experience.

    

Applied

How did what you did help you answer your EQ? Please explain.

Service learning helped me answer my EQ because I actually saw and participated on the process of dance/movement therapy sessions. I was able to see and talk to my mentor, Lynnette, about the kids and how their progress. I was also able to participate and lead the session, go around making sure everyone was participating in this group session.

Room Creativity.

 2-Hour Room Creativity and Activity ideas

(1) How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?
I plan to have pictures of the type of dissorders and patients who are benefited from this type of therapy.
Also dance related posters and some of the props used in a therapy enviroment

(2) What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?

I plan to have the students perform a dance routine with certain limitations. I have the props that they could use.
Also, I would like for another group to assess each performer according to a worksheet I will be handing out.

Research Towers Final

Research Towers

3 Column Chart Updated

3 Column Chart Updated

Fourth Interview Questions

1. How have you used your previous dance techniques during a therapy session?
2. How do you compare your dance movement therapies and your dance shows?
3. Do the use of props seem beneficial at any time?
4. If you could recommend me to take any dance class, which one would it be?
5. Did your dance major seem to help while you were going through the DMT course?
6. Did it take you long to learn to apply and see the Laban movement analysis techniques?
7. How would you explain the movement analysis going through a session to someone who has no background on the subject?
8. Do you think a warm-up assessment helps you or your patients?
9. What do you recommend to do in order to complete an accurate warm-up assessment of your patients?
10. How do you handle working with minors and their parents, is there any specific procedure?
11. Do you have to have extra knowledge of the different patient disorders?
12. How do you handle the diversity of the patients in this particular therapy field?
13. What have been some obstacles or hardships you've faced during therapy sessions?
14. What have been some of the greatest goals reached by your patients?
15. Usually, what kind of environment is set during your therapy sessions?
16. How can you make sure that your patients feel safe in the environment you are working on?
17. Why do you think people don't really know a lot more about dance/movement therapy?
18. What factors would be important to keep in mind when thinking of the expansion of this type of therapy?
19. What is something you enjoy about working as a DMT?
20. What about this field interested you, why not just physical or psychological therapy?