Personal Reflection Statement

Another dilemma would be when to break confidentiality and share information. If you have any concerns about a child or feel they are at risk you need to share them and report it, it is always better to be safe than sorry.

The purpose of this assignment is to self-reflect on what has been learnt in the topic this semester and how it is going to influence as a health professional in our chosen field. This assessment is made to encourage us to be able to identify the values and beliefs we have as individuals and how these impact on our ability to interact without others in a diverse society. This self-reflection will include the results from an Implicit Association Test to help gain a greater awareness of my own unconscious thoughts as well as evidence from reliable sources to help back up statements and give evidence to support this assessment.

        One of the most important things the educator must do is protect the confidentiality of any information about children and their families. If you plan to discuss sensitive issues

Sometimes young people might feel more comfortable to share some confidential information with teachers than their own parents, it is important that you make it clear to them what the limits of the confidentiality are before they share the information with you. In situations where information ingathered, it is important to make it clear the reason why the information is being collected and also that it will only be used for the purpose it was first gathered. People need to know their rights in a situation like this so is would be a good practice to inform them of their rights around confidentiality to help them understand more. Even thought it might be legal for some older children to agree to information about them being passed to relevant professionals, in most cases a parent in required to give consent to information about their child being shared with other professionals when necessary. Sometimes information about a child might be needed to be shared with all the staff members of the school, for example, a child that suffers from asthma or epilepsy. You would need to share this information with all staff without anyone else knowing. You can do this by holding a meeting for all school staffs or by sending

My personal mission statement is as follows: To be a positive and influential person in society while still being myself at all times.

Throughout the first semester of English 101A, I had struggled a lot because English is not my first language and it is not an essay class for me as a foreign student. And I did not have a strong basis on writing because I did not use to write a lot. I started learning English properly after I got in the U.S in 2013 from Ethiopia. Most of the time I focused on reading books that the teacher assigned to me and answering the questions. And sometimes we summarized a chapter from books. And starting English 101A as a freshman in college it was very hard to get familiar with the writing style because in high school we did not have specific writing rule like MLA formatting. And a high school writing was very different from college. As a result, I had to review MLA formatting and work cited when I started taking English 101A in college. I worked very hard in English 101 because it is an important course in order to succeed in my all college courses. Even though I have seen tremendous progress on the recursive writing process and writing a detailed essay with good examples during the last semester in English 101A, I have to continue to work on improving grammar and practicing timed writing.

As I was reading this book, I kept having awe moments because I have either seen the material covered in real time or have thought about it. Out of the five career strategy components, the two that stood out for me were extending experiences and networking/connecting. Reflecting on my educational and professional career, these two themes have been the most relevant.

Because I finished my hours a few weeks ago, I will be generally reviewing my time at Lacey Spring and reflecting on the impact the school had on me and the difference I made on their student’s lives in the classroom overall.

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.

You all must be asking yourselves the following: What does Kevin’s eligibility for Special Education Services have to do with his cultural identity? Specifically how growing up in a Latino household helped him construct his educational philosophies. Think about it: Today, I would not be determined to become the great, successful, caring, loving, firm, and knowledgeable teacher that I am destined to become if it were not for my academic struggles that occurred early on in my educational career. In fact, I find it pivotal for current and future teachers to realize and understand that his or her life and educational experiences are valuable and meaningful, especially since it can be used to make a difference in the lives of his or her students—the future of this great diverse nation. Today, I am certain that my calling is to transform my negative educational experiences, specifically my primary school years experiences into positive and life-changing teachable moments in my future elementary classroom.

When interacting in a group setting, I tend to overanalyze everything by cause of being a highly sensitive person (HSP). Consequently, I am usually more aware of subtleties. This in turn, helps me to analyze concepts, behaviors, and needs –accurately. In other words, I tend to focus on finding answers that align with my observations, ethical responsibilities, and commitments -when needed. For instance, I will go above and beyond to accomplish successful outcomes, even if I have to work longer hours; my motivation relies on the organization’s success, helping others, and my personal pleasure of accomplishment. Also, I would demonstrate honesty and keep promises, trust and support, I am understanding/ empathetic, and have respect for all of the group members.

“I plan to give members of my committee more control over their initiatives,” I said before the senate body after my appointment as the new Academic Affairs Chair within the Student Government Association. Forever encapsulated into the meeting minutes was my bold idea: the Renaissance of the Academic Affairs Committee.

Here, I enrolled in the several classes during Fall of 2016. Towards the end of November, I was going through some really bad mental issues. This caused my boyfriend of two and a half years to break up with me, which caused me to spend a week in the hospital for behavioral health help. Once I returned, there were three math classes that I had missed, a paper in english that was due soon, and a painting due in my painting 1 class. I was never able to make up the math classes because of the amount of work that I had missed, but I did try to finish my english class and the painting for the painting 1 class. Trying to distract myself, I signed up for another class over winter break. I managed to complete the first set of assignments, but the manager of my job at the time, Jodi, was constantly scheduling me 6 days of the week, for 7-9 hour shifts. As well as working another job about 4-5 days a week to help me pay for a trip to Hawai’i with my friend Vanessa and her significant other. With this amount of stress, I was never able to complete my course work because of working 12-14 hour shifts almost everyday at both jobs. I realize that putting off school for work was my mistake, but I was still not in a good place in my mind at the time, and only wanted to make time pass, so I could distract myself. I believed that the only way I could do this was working, and unfortunately let my school work pile

First semester of my senior year has taught me a lot about my writing abilities and how to be consistent with fluency, while increasing the maturity level being used within my writing. I have always thought of myself as a good writer, but having the opportunity to receive criticism from others has truly opened my mind to different views.

NTRO I consider myself a member of many groups including my biological family, my church family, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) alumni, and George Mason University’s (GMU) Master’s in Social Work (MSW) graduate student cohort. My biological family includes my immediate family members, as well as my extended family members. While I do not see my extended family often, I do identify them as close family members, as we share many of the same values and traditions. Similarly, to my biological family, I identify my church family as a group I am a part of. Before moving to Virginia to begin the MSW graduate program at GMU, I attended a church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina regularly. I quickly immersed myself in the activities and mission of the church, and it became one of the groups I most identified with over the course of my four-year undergraduate experience. Over the past few months, I have found another church in Virginia and I am confident it will soon become one of the groups I most strongly identify, as the church is a place where people with similar beliefs and values gather together for a common purpose. While I no longer have strong feelings of group membership with my church family in Chapel Hill, I now strongly identify with the UNC-CH alumni instead. Despite being over two-hundred and fifty miles away from Chapel Hill, I feel a strong connection to my past classmates and all other UNC-CH alumni as a result of having shared experiences