Blog 13: 10 Hours Mentorship Check-In

“The exchange of knowledge is what creates a bond between the mentor and the student.”

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

Throughout the course of senior year I have been completing my senior mentorship hours with Dr. Maureen Burney at Chino Mental Health Associates located at 13751 Roswell Ave # A, Chino, CA 91710.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

The person who called in was my mentor, clinical/health psychologist Dr. Maureen Burney. I would consider her an expert since she achieved a doctorate in clinical and health psychology and has accumulated over 30 years of experience in practice within the mental health field. In addition to this she has worked in various locations including the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center as a supervisor of the Crisis Intervention Team, Pitzer College as a research assistant, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health as a Masters Level Practicum, and the Behavioral Medicine Unit of La Palma Hospital.

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

In total I have completed a total of 57 hours including my 10 summer mentorship hours.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

What I have completed with my mentor have been various tasks experiences in the psychology field including creating evaluations and predictions of different patients, working on business management (independent practitioners) and lastly on small projects of investigation towards informing the public on the importance of knowledge on mental health.

I believe that my mentor and I have a strong bond that has been reflected in the way that I have presented my knowledge on my topic of suicide prevention. Dr. Burney has been a great mentor not only for senior project but for other important aspects in following a field in psychology. She assisted me with applying to private schools that specialize in psychology and pushed me to look at myself so that I could better other people.

For my next hours my mentor and I plan on working on a new project of creating a video channel on informing the public - possibly with PSAs or with short educational films.