Essay about Reflective Diary

I chose the case study from chapter three, Teamwork atMarshall’s Processing Plant (Miller, 2009, p. 57-58). The case study explains that management at the processing plant would like input about getting employees to participate again in the Team Management System. The Team Management System at Marshall’s consists of teams of employees representing their job function within the plant. These teams meet once a week to discuss ways to improve production. Once a month a representative from each team of employees is chosen to attend the Marshall Team Meeting and bring issues to the table for discussion from each work group

The aim of the reflective essay is to highlight my own personal development skills that I have developed during first semester of my module. However, in this report I will make sure my learning ability phase and what this module has allowed me to work and understand in improving my personal skills and purpose. My major aim is to develop and assess an in depth range of my personal traits as a student in order to endorse my future development plan.

Ever since I began reading as a small child, I have loved literature and the written word. However, even though this has always been the case, I originally was not a literature major when I entered Arizona State University. Instead, I began my college career as a Physics major. What I came to realize after completing some of the required courses for the major was not that I was not good at physics since I had done exceptionally in all my classes, but that I was more interested in reading the articles and writing the assignments for my classes than I was in actually doing research in the physics department. Therefore, even as I was pursuing an entirely different degree, my love of literature and writing was still fundamental to my learning, and it was this that eventually lead to me changing my major to English Literature. Coming to this decision to switch majors was difficult, however the experience was beneficial in the long run. Not only am I now enjoying the work I am doing as a student more, I also understand that writing, editing, and reading critically is important to all disciplines. Had I not first begun my

From my first days at The College of Wooster, I can tell that I will be aptly prepared to have a successful future both during college and beyond. I’ll immediately be challenged and engaged by the First Year Seminar which will provide me with opportunities to make friends, engage in a topic of interest, and further develop my writing skills. In addition, this seminar will prepare me for college success.

This writing activity is a great way for me to think beyond what I thought about something before. I feel that it was a way to keep an open mind at different issues and to know what’s right and wrong with the issue. It was difficult to believe something that I doubt. It was hard for me to think about what is so great about a specific assertion and also how can I show that I believe it with all my heart. It was also hard to give details about an assertion that I doubt. It is easy to write about something that you doubt because you know a great amount of information about it, but when you have to write in a way to believe in it, it is hard to do so because you just never thought about believing in it. Doing this activity made me take a

“Sometimes you have to look forward, move on and try to forget what happened in the past.”

Having the opportunity to work with our client on home modifications over the past month was an enlightening experience. Not only did we learn how to implement contextual interventions, we also were given the opportunity to practice building rapport, administering assessments (COPM and SAFER-HOME), and developing our first evaluation report. Amongst this learning experience, the first step to making this summer fieldwork successful was developing rapport with our client, B.K. As learned in our previous fieldworks, developing a trusting, partnered relationship is key to creating a successful experience for not only you the therapist, but to assure the client receives the most benefits they can from the therapy. To build rapport with B.K., we spent our first two sessions getting to know all aspects of B.K.’s life including her work, play and leisure interests, ADL and IADL performances, social participation techniques and educational background.

Throughout the last four weeks of participating in this course, I have not only been revised of things, I have also learned a lot. One of the most important things I have learned would be understanding the clear writing skills and be concise with citing scholarly sources and outside research. Adapting to new ways to develop clear writing material has been an eye opener for me. What I thought I knew about writing wasn't anything compared to what I have learned throughout these last four weeks.

I was a 13 years old when I joined Shamrock in 2007, and it was the first time I was living away from my family. It was pretty hard to get used to everything at first, but things started to get only better and better.

In Aug. 2010, I completed my B.S. in Environmental science concentration in biology at Taylor University. Courses I have taken, allowed me to be familiar with different aspects of biology, ecology and geology. As a result, I was able to experience the tangibility of these fields, for example gathering and analyzing field samples. Furthermore, one summer was spent taking and examining water quality samples, as well as examining plants and animal specimens. For my senior project, I designed and completed a practicum, where I removed invasives plants from a local forest near my hometown. After accomplishing the objectives, the superintendent offer me the position of a natural resource specialist.

In the beginning of the year I was not confident in my writing abilities. I did not know how to format different types of essays, nor did I know the meticulous research that goes into each and every paper. When we started off with narrative writings I felt fairly comfortable, but little did I know that I was a grammatical nightmare. My most common mistake was forgetting about commas before coordinating conjunctions. I would also often times become wordy or improper whenever I wasn't sure how to get an idea across. Whenever the year started I was clueless on how to format any dialogue at all, but as the year progressed these dialogue mishaps dwindled down until in my final papers they were much improved. Finally, my greatest personal improvement

Business writing has been quite refreshing and rewarding for me, expanding my ability to write professionally. I have learned the different methods for business writing, such as resume and interview tips, proof reading for 30 minutes or so, and the different forms of correspondence writing. Also, we study how to write effectively without being excessively long, getting right to the point. Even being able to update my resume and cover letter, and writing memos for work is much better.

When it comes to reading for information, I tend to go back and forth to the scuba diver and a guy on a Jet Ski. It depends on what I am reading per say, if I find what I am reading interesting then I read more in depth rather than something I find unappealing. Generally speaking, when I look for information for a given assignment, I tend to ‘treasure hunt’ for information and facts I believe are relevant to the topic I am assigned to. I do not give myself the time to actually dive into readings if I am looking for specific information. The reason to why I do this is because I must find information quickly in order to start the writing process and finish the given assignment. On the other hand, when I read something for pleasure, I take

This reflective report is going to demonstrate an outline of our group dynamics leading up to and during the presentation. The purpose of this is to learn from the experience so that any other future group presentations will be improved. I will also give my opinion to what I have learnt in regards to presenting and overall my ability to work in a team.

For my second reflection, I will use a scenario about a client who needed assistance with accommodation services. This reflection will demonstrate how my emerging practice framework is formed, and will critically reflect on the theories, skills, knowledge, and intervention I used to guide my practice.