Personal Growth Analysis

Sixty days of carrying 80-pound backpacks, sleeping under a tarp for shelter in the Utah winter – welcome to “wilderness therapy.”

This helped me create a specialized plan of care for my patients and their families.

I remember previous backpacking trips, but most were only for a few days. These short trips were never enough and I always wished I could stay longer in this paradise as the trail seems to finish almost immediately after starting. This past summer, I learned about the Pacific Crest Trail, and I realized that there was a way to more fully connect with nature. The five month, 2,700 mile backpacking trail runs from the arid Mexican border in California to the mountainous Canadian border in Washington. Instantly, I knew that I would someday undertake this challenge. The trail tests both physical and emotional strength so much that only a fraction of aspiring long-distance hikers finish. I was not deterred from my goal, and the thought of the immersive challenge excited me. Taking this trip solo would finally allow me to experience self-reliance, something only realized when alone in the wild for days on

P1 – Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social Development of the Individual through the Life Stages

Unit SHC 32 - Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s

Oprah’s success and achievements is also an example of interactionist approach, from poverty to wealth, from sexual abuse to social icon, and overcoming mistakes by hard work ethnics and efforts. She has

The classroom presentations really helped me put everything together. Preparing for the presentation allowed me to look back and examine all the previous lessons learned up until this past Thursday. Doing this gave me a good sense of gauging my current positon and to critique myself. I was able to figure out some of the things I did wrong, for example wasting time by trying to write about a broad topic. Although I am passionate about helping low-income children succeed, it did not provide me with a clear thesis due to its complexity. I am still thinking about applying for a Masters degree in Juvenile Justice, but for this class the data was overwhelming. With that said, I realized that there were some things that were done right. For example, I was able to move on to another topic, which not only interests me, but was not fully covered during my last 24 months of Organizational Leadership classes. I believe there is a need to understand how a leader’s emotions affect their ability to influence others. This past week allowed me to reflect and realized that I was on the right path because I find my topic interesting. Having to present my journey to the class and being able to listen to others will allow me to plan

At 53 miles total, which worked out to roughly eight miles per day, the trek we had selected was the longest I’d ever hiked. And on top of that, each Scout had around 50 pounds in their backpack. I remember the pure relief that came over everyone when we reached the halfway point in our daily hike, threw our backpacks onto the ground, and took a brief five minute break. Some days, I felt like I couldn’t hike any further. Every inch of my body hurt.

For the first four days I spent my time hiking twenty-two miles in the mountains. And in these mountains we carried in large backpacks around fifty to sixty pounds which included our clothes, tents, sleeping equipment, and camping equipment that was used throughout the hike. The trail we used was very dangerous, in most parts the trail width was only about 8 inches. If you looked to your right there was a rock, when you looked to your left, well, it was a cliff. My team and I learned to rely on each other for physical strength and safety. I had to

For my sophomore project I did a three week course that consisted of river rafting ninety miles down the Deschutes and backpacking the Three Sister’s wilderness. The first week was spent mostly on boats, rafting through the summer sun twelve miles a day with tarps supported by paddles to sleep under at night. As physically and mentally straining as was, it only got more difficult in the next two weeks. We moved to our starting point miles away from the Sisters Mountains. I spent the next fourteen days hiking long distances with a fifty pound backpack on, very limited food, and bleached water. The most impactful part of this trip was the forty-eight hour solo. Two days with no food or company is a very interesting experience that most people

We got to our destination and I was with the people I knew, but I felt as leader, that I should go meet the students I did not know. There were activities when we had to work as a group and it was my responsiblity to make sure we all worked together to get it done right and have a good time working together. There was a presentation we had to present as a group, infront of the other schools in our district. I was nervous but I always think about my peers before myself, so I had gave them a pep talk before the presentation. I assured them that we would do great, and that I would start off so that they can feel better. After the presentation, the ASB director had reassured us that we did reall well and she was proud of us.

My feeling was anxiety, because I tend to be more shy in a group of strangers than with people that I am close to like family, and people that I work around. When it comes to being in a group, I tend to not talk. My thoughts about the classes changed over the course of the semester because at the end the group sessions turned out to be fun and entertaining. My feelings changed because the class was fun. They also change because Glen made it fun to do and also because we did not just have to sit at a table and write notes all the time.

I am ecstatic when it comes camping, but I was always discouraged and slightly afraid of backpacking. Backpacking has an abundant of opportunities of going wrong. This winter, I turned to my friends and went backpacking in the snowy terrain. They taught me the ins and outs of backpacking safely. My friends were patient with me during the whole trip. Facing backpacking taught me if you are going to do something, commit and execute with no hesitation.

In this assignment, you will critically evaluate articles in the field of adult development. Each week, you will read two articles from the Annual Editions: Human Development textbook (see the weekly readings for the chosen articles). For each article, do the following:

Although I did not pass with a distinction, I still managed to obtain an average of 72% for the overall degree.