Chapter 12 Observation Paper

In this paper, I discuss my experience with observing a group counseling session with the purpose of evaluating it in terms of how it is set up, how it is run, interventions used, culturally sensitivity, and the contribution toward my professional development as a social worker. The group setting plays a critical role in social work outside of the individual session and can be largely beneficial for clients in the forms of therapy, counseling, self-help, and support. By attempting to better understand group interventions, I will learn how to apply this strategy in aiding clients for whom this method is appropriate by increasing their social supports.

Excellent research question. The participant can give a detailed account of her experience, moreover, the researcher will have the opportunity to observe the participants behavior due to the PTSD. The participants accounts and observation is part of the criteria for qualitative research.

In the society, people interact and express their behaviors differently. Sometimes the personality of a person can be identified by different factors such as body language or facial expression. This field work observation report will give more details about individuals’ behavior. There were 10 people being observed from this field work. The first case was a woman who was on the conversation on the phone while sitting. It was 6:20 AM on Monday, Nov 7 in the ticket office of Lansdale train station. I was sitting in front of her. The woman looked around constantly during the conversation. In addition, whenever the door open, she always looked who is walking in. Sometimes she took a short breath, fondled her hair, and lifted her toes. The second

Based on my discussion with Sarah’s mother and teacher I decided to do an antidotal assessment. I constructed a form to help guide and keep track of certain systematic observations of the child which were behavior during routines, socials skills/behavior with peers and with adults, language, reading/emergent literacy skills, and math skills. The following is data taken from my observation of six-year-old Sarah Thompson during a typical day in her first-grade class:

John is a social, artistic, and creative 8 year-old Hispanic 2nd grade-student. He lives with both of his parents and comes from a lower- middle class socio-economic background. He enjoys coloring, dramatic play, and video games.

Over the past few weeks, I have been observing an all-girl organization by the name of EAGER Inc. I observed middle-school aged girls in Baltimore City Charter Schools. The girls have been working together for about one to two years. They interact with one another on a daily basis, and sometimes after school for programs. The groups needs came to the agency's attention through the principal of the school who noticed that the girls needed behavioral assistance. This group of girls need mentors and the appropriate guidance that will help them transform into successful young women and people who can help keep them out of trouble. The group barely got along with each other, and they always bumped heads during the sessions. The girls realized that

In July, on two consecutive days, I attended two group sessions for two and three year-old children that took place at the libraries in various parts of San Antonio. The library setting of these groups additionally emphasized the importance of early literacy through a series of interactive and entertaining activities. The goal of these sessions was to offer a great variety of educational and entertaining activities to encourage development through play and learning through sensory stimulation, storytelling, and movement.

On Sunday 12/18/2016 at approximately 2336 hours, I J. Farmer, was out on a traffic stop with other officers at the intersection of Tegarden and Pass Rd. While standing outside of my patrol vehicle, I observed a white Chevrolet truck traveling south on Tegarden Rd just north of this intersection. I observed the driver of the truck, later identified as James Lau, stop the vehicle on the side of the road and asked for an officer to come speak with him. I walked over to his vehicle, and as I approached I could smell the odor of intoxicants coming from the vehicle. When I reached the vehicle, Lau asked if he was allowed to drive around the patrol units parked on Tegarden Rd.

Chapter three is titled “Observing” which disproofs a common misconception stating that observing is simply visual when in fact it involves all the senses. One main point stresses that an observation requires one to “focus on looking again, to think about what we see.” Many times while observing one glimpse instead of analyzing all aspects such as the color, structure, line and shapes of a painting. Another main point claims observation depends greatly on listening, touching, smelling, and/or tasting. Most things have a particular sound, feel, odor, or flavor to distinguish from others.

I want to participate in Bridge II because I could really benefit from the preparatory work for organic chemistry offered through Bridge II. From Bridge II, I hope to gain how to study and do well in the organic chemistry class at Northwestern. I want to be able to improve how I learn and utilize chemistry for not just the organic chemistry class, but also apply the techniques to my other classes and career. As a low income student, I feel a lot of pressure to do well in hard courses like organic chemistry and participating in Bridge II will hopefully relieve some of this stress.

Northwestern University is the college I've decided that fits my interests. I chose this University because it is ranked 10th in academic success out of eighty Midwest regional colleges. It's also ranked in the top fifty affordable colleges in the Midwest. One more reason is that they have a great field of study in Medical Labatory Science. I will be entering Medical Labatory Science as my major. I want to enter this major because chemistry is one of my strong suits in school. Also, I love hands-on learning and being able to work in a lab type of environment. Northwestern University is in Orange City IA, it is approximately five hours away from Dubuque IA. In 2016 Northwestern had their highest enrollment which was 1,260 students.

The school that I am observing has an enrollment of 561 students. Out of the 561 students, only 42% qualify for free/reduced lunch. There is still little to no diversity in this school. 90% of the school’s students are white. However, in addition to the 90%, there are an additional 9% of students in this school that are to be considered a part of a minority group. Only 2% of the school’s population is Hispanic, and another 5% is African American. The teacher to student ratio for this school is 18/1. This ratio is higher than the average student to teacher ratio in Missouri, and that ratio is 14/1. Furthermore, the percentage of students with IEP’s that attend this school is 11.5%. Surprisingly, there is only on student in the entire school

On Monday, October 23, 2017, at 8:00 AM, the investigator traveled to the vicinity of the Insured’s residence located at 17045 Moon Crest Dr., Encino, CA 91436. Upon arrival at 9:50 AM, the insured’s home is located on the north side of a single roadway curve highway, where there is no parking on either side of on Moon Crest Drive and Nance Street. The home which the claimant resides at is a single-story family home which is found in the north-east corner of Moon Crest Drive and Nance Street. The residence is encircled with an eight-foot fence which encompasses the property, with a driveway which intersects with Moon Crest Drive. The front entrance is protected with an electronic wrought iron gate. Beyond the gated path, the road leads to

I remember it as if it were yesterday, although it has been over 20 years. My 2 brothers and I running up the long set of white stairs in front of the Museum of Science and Industry. It was the one place we got to see my mother be a child again. The one place we could touch, play, get overly excited, even scream at the top of our lungs and not have to worry about her being stern with us. We always looked forward to going due to the endless activities and awesome science gadgets they had on display.

My practicum took place on September 7,2016 from nine thirty to ten thirty. The practicum took place at Impact Early College High School in Baytown. The class I observed was Ms. Nguyen’s class of juniors and seniors that contained twenty students, seven boys and thirteen girls. The class appeared to be alert and ready to learn. Since this was their second period class they already had enough time to shake off their fatigue. The subject was Pre-Calculous and the topic was operations of functions. Students entered the classroom in a calm manner and socialized until it was time to start class. The teacher instructed the students to take their seats and take five minutes to write their assignments into their academic calendar. The teacher went