Personal Reflection

I believe some of the skills necessary to be outstanding when working in student support services are having strong interpersonal skills, compassion, care and respect for individuals. When students are lacking self-confidence a student support service provider can assist in motivating and inspiring them to thrive and excel. A student support service provider must be kind, compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others. Students need to feel cared for and respected as an individual. The student support service provider should be a compassionate and enthusiastic person who has a strong desire to motivate and inspire students with diverse backgrounds, especially those with learning disabilities. Also, it’s vital to have good time management

self-reflect on who I am as a person as well as opening me up to more career goals that match my

On 08/20/2017 at 1002 hours FTO Wheeler #4361 and I responded to St. Luke’s Hospital emergency room entrance, on 3555 Cesar Chavez St., regarding a women in a hospital gown trying to break the caller’s vehicle window with a brick. Officer Wheeler and I were in full police uniform driving a marked patrol unit when we responded.

Firstly, the thought is about helping process theory and as a guide, which necessitate frequent question that is always asked; “Why does a particular method or strategy work or not work? This is known as mental theorizing that denotes rational rather than a feeling function. Helper requires a guiding theory to assist to make sense of complex helping process. It is believed that helper can help others without a thought about theory, but if it means working systematically in helping process, they require some “hooks” to execute the experiences and several frameworks of references in attainment perspectives on their work and improving the services. The core value of theory is to give direction to action phase of helping, however theory may not be required to begin a relationship, but it is important when making a decision to assist helpee in behavior change, and helper is required to have clear

Egan (1998) introduced The Skilled Helper model has three stages- current picture, preferred picture and the way forward. In every stage, there are three tasks that can be used to help the client to achieve better understanding of their concern, explore a range of possible solutions to the concerns, choose and plan the best course of action. The Skilled Helper model enables the helper and client to collaborate within a clear and flexible framework.

As a helper, we must keep in mind that our clients may or may not be of our culture or share our same values, in fact we may come across clients

This reflection will discuss personal diffidence and how it has influenced my academic studies, including my practice within placement settings. Gibbs reflective cycle (Gibbs, 1998) has been utilised as it illustrates a clear structure for the process of reflection. To conclude this reflection will draw together the themes which have emerged and highlight a clear action for future learning that will be used in order to enhance my future practice.

There are many skills or attributes that can be beneficial when working in student support services. The qualities that are most necessary is patience, motivation,adaptable and communication. Patience is important when working in a student support service because frustration from an authority can cause a student to shut down. Patience allows a student to move confidently at the pace that is best for him or her to learn at. The second a worker gets frustrated, they lose a connection of trust that becomes crucial when working with a student. Motivation is critical because students often can’t see the benefits of things they are doing currently. They have a lack of understanding that the things they do now, impact the future. If you can show students

When I arrived at the agency, the room was crowded and many people were waiting for their turned to be served at one of the several tables. The person that I interviewed for this assignment was Emily Hampshire, the coordinator of one of a program called 180. Emily has been with the agency for over a year and is currently the coordinator of the agency’s newest program. This program is a gang prevention and intervention program and was created for the local at-risk youth in an effort to prevent gang related crimes and help youth “change their life around”, as Emily mentioned. This program was created in collaboration with the local Police Department and the Mount Diablo Unified School District and in

1. To observe and rationalize our motivations and needs for becoming helpers can help us

It is quite remarkable to see the skills I have learnt put into action with individuals I encounter in my every day dealings. By implementing the basic counselling skills learnt, it has aided me in being a better person and also laid the foundations for my future career. Many skills were used in a variety of situations in the past quarter of a year, however, only a brief description of a few will be discussed below. It is simpler to learn a core skill from a textbook however it is more complex to apply that skill in practise; every individual is different and so are each of their issues. It is important as a student to familiarise ourselves with the key skills needed to become a successful skilled helper. In the beginning we are taught

This paper is a reflection of reading the Skilled Helper by Egan. The book has covered some of the personal values that are motivating me to becoming a helping professional. Some of the

Over the course of the semester I have learned a great deal about the field of psychology and how to best use the resources provided for me at The University of Southern Mississippi. From the class lectures to the psychology small groups all of these things have prepared me for my journey as a psychology major.

In the past year I have produced three different pieces of writing with different purposes and intended for different audiences, but they all share a common theme of family ties. The first piece of writing was a creative piece centred on fixing family bonds and bringing the family closer together. The creative piece was intended to entertain a more adult audience and was based around a real life even that happened when I was younger. The next piece was an exposition arguing the point of technology creating a divide between adult and child, it was made to inform and persuade the audience on my point of view, I chose this piece as it seemed a good topic to debate and related to the theme of family. The final piece was a magazine article, this piece was made to inform the audience of which holiday destinations are best for families and there is to do in the suggested towns or cities. In that the magazine piece was created for a target audience of parents with younger children. This piece is heavily linked to my creative piece as the knowledge I gained to create that piece was acquired through my travels as a kid and was based around what places I enjoyed most as a kid.

The writing I did this semester for Engl 110c has meant alot to me because I was able to pick a topic that has such a huge impact in my life. I was able to do the topic about Navy Wives, which has a huge impact on me. I recently became a navy wife a year ago and my life has changed drastically. I was able to share everything I wanted to about the life of a military wife through my writings, as well as share to my classmates about my topic. I really enjoyed creating my ePortfolio because I could come out of my shell and be me. I made a ePortfolio website that would be for military wives to read. I believe this website would be perfect for any military wife reading it. I was able to give tips and information on what it’s like to be a military wife, how to prepare for deployments and how to stay strong being a military wife.