After business symposium, we discussed our strengths in the
event and areas where we could improve as a class. Last week we also wrote an
assessment on our experiences at business symposium in order to help us reflect
on our performances and benefit as much as possible from the event.
I also completed another research assessment, which
highlighted the importance of understanding child development to forensic
psychology work in family courts, especially in custody evaluations. Without
completely understanding the developmental stage of the child in a case and the
needs that accompany that stage, it's hardly possible for a psychologist to
make the best decision regarding the custody arrangements for the child.
In addition, this week I wrote my topic proposal, in which I
officially propose forensic psychology as my field of study. In the process of
writing our topic proposals, we investigated our personality types, and
compared our traits to traits that are useful in our fields to see if they're a
good fit for us. For instance, I tend to be very analytical, which is an
important trait to have working in many areas of psychology, because it drives
the psychologist to try to understand his or her clients as thoroughly as
possible.
