Pre-Med Core Fieldwork Experience:

Observation and Reflection Process

Name: _Fatima Vigil-Figueroa ______ A/B Day: ___A___

Advisory Teacher: _Keeble______ Junior/Senior: _Junior___

Location or Agency: _____Healdsburg Senior Living_______________________

Prepare:
Prior to your first visit​ to your fieldwork location, please answer and reflect on the following
questions:
1. What do you know of the location you will be visiting? What services does the
organization provide? What do you understand your purpose of the fieldwork trip to be?

I didn’t know much about the living center until this year. The organization provides
Independent living, Assisted living, Memory care, Skilled nursing, Long and short term
rehabilitation, and Outpatient care. The purpose of our field trip is to experience how music
really helps patients of dementia and their experiences, also to enjoy their company.

2. If you are visiting a specific department, what is their primary focus?

We are visiting the patients that suffer with dementia, so memory.

3. What aspects of mental health do you imagine you will see during your observations?

We will join company of patients with dementia.

4. What bias (or preconceived ideas) might you have about the location you will be visiting?

I believe that it will be mellow, and smell like cookies or bread.

5. Please do some brief research on your location. Cite your sources as you look for
information on their mission statement, stated services and clientele supported.

The HSLC offers many different assisted living care (like mentioned up top), they offer
different room sizes to fit the patients needs, there are many different nurses and also have
many interacts with the community (community events), they offer music and connection
program which lets the community come see the movie alive inside and interact with the
 elders.

Observe:
Review the prompts in advance. Add to the text boxes after each visit, with dates labeled.

During your FIRST visit​:

- Take a look at your surroundings and read them as if close reading a text. Pay attention
to sensory details: signs posted, languages you hear, colors of the offices and uniforms.
Does your location have a certain smell or feel? What sounds do you hear? Etc. Record
your observations here.

Shadowing Date: Response: The visit was really nice, my partner was named Richard
1/29/18 he is a elder that has been living there for close to 10 years. The
environment is really quiet and calm, Richard likes sports and the put
doors. It smells super clean and it feels awkward at first then you get
used to it and calm. Richard doesn’t remember much of the present
but is good with somethings but he remembers completely on some
events when he was younger.

During ALL Visits:

- Take notice of your reactions (emotional and physical) to different things and reflect on
why you might be reacting this way. Record these here.

Shadowing Date: Response:Today I was with my partner Richard. He was really tired so
3-26-18 we decied to go outside and and walk around the garden. He told us
about his past experiences what he did when he was younger and what
he would do outside. He talked about his kids and grandkids it was great.
Since it was such a nice day outside we decided to stay outside and
thankfully the strawberries were ripe and ready to eat i found out that
richard loves strawberries and fruit in general it was

Ask questions of the person you’re shadowing and/or the industry people you encounter:
- general questions of interest
- relating to your potential career choices
- mental health issues or challenges they encounter or see as important to consider.

Record your questions and answers here.

 Shadowing Date: Response: n/a

Reflect:
After your return from shadowing each day, take a few minutes to reflect and answer the
following questions.
1. Describe a few specific highlights or observations from each day and a lesson (big or
small) you took away from each. Consider lessons that may be taken away from
negative experiences or challenges in your day as well as positive ones.

Shadowing Date: Response:

5/14/18 Today Richard was very tired and didn’t seem like was in the mood to do
much today until we asked him if he wanted to listen to music and once
we did listen for a while he was instantly in a better mood and was
energized and decided to talk about his day. We went outside and picked
strawberries for him because he loves strawberries and was really
thankful for them. We just enjoyed being outside talking about what he
used to do when he was outside and enjoying a sunny day and we fed the
chickens and the goats for a while but as soon as it seemed we got there
it was already time to go so it was hard saying goodbye and he was so
sweet giving us complements and was a very fun last day.

2. A. After your ​first​ visit: How did the experience meet, exceed, or fall short of your
expectations? How does this inform your expectations or preparation for your next visit?
What can you do to enhance your experience next time, if applicable?

Shadowing Date: Response: After my first visit i was very happy and surprised on how
much i liked the time i was there for. It was entertaining and a really
nice talk with my elder and really getting to know them and how they
like it there and also what they like to do.

B. On ​all​ visits: What connection(s) can you make between what you saw and mental
health:
- the role of mental health within this career path
- mental health needs or challenges within this community
- thoughts on how to prepare for or resolve these needs

Shadowing Date: Response: The connections that this experience has shown me is that
music can really brighten a person and refresh their memory and
really give them confidence to talk and tell you more about
themselves.