Responding Reflection

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

English Comp 1 was an eye opening experience. The course was emotionally and physically draining, but I strongly believe it prepared me for Comp 2. Learning and improving are a few of the rewards I received through hard work and dedication during the course. Throughout English comp 1, I discovered my biggest weakness. I improved some of my various difficulties, and I achieved a rewarding high point.

Firstly, she went right into the dialogue that you have, and build off of with a patient (especially substance abuse ones), and how difficult it can sometimes be

These past two years have made it hard for her to go through life. I asked her if the loss of my brother was something hard for her. She told me that she was very devastated, very sad, and that she felt that the world turned upside down. She always had thoughts of thinking if there was a future, but all in all, she takes it one step at a time. She always knows that God is there to help her. I connected to this question as well, I understood how we both felt, her tone of voice changed immediately, and I knew that right from the beginning. This was probably the hardest question to

She is very concerned about the confidentiality of your sessions and her mother talking to you. I will allow her to explain her reasons for this. After this communication I will leave this up to you and her as that is what she has requested, however if there is anything that I can do to help her or I need to change that I am doing please let me know and I will do

Researching the issue of smoking and tobacco addiction in Russia has allowed me to learn more about the history and culture of the country, and increase my understanding about the effects of smoking in Russian-speaking communities. Although no one in my close family smokes, I was surrounded by smokers when growing up and the issue of smoking remained unaddressed until I moved to Australia, where there are many anti-smoking campaigns and education about the effect of drugs on the mind and body. After researching the topic, I realised that my knowledge and understanding about this issue had been very minor before conducting this investigation.

After a tough practice or long day, I would call her and share the struggles I faced that day and every call she would reassure me that I could get through it. Most of the time it was her just listening to me ramble about the trivial details and letting me vent. Her most relevant piece of advice was to keep with it, while maintaining a positive attitude. Going about a tough situation is not easy, but it gets harder when the attitude is

Therapist met the client at home for individual therapy. Therapist did a check in regards symptoms, mood, thoughts, emotions, medication, coping skills, the highest moment of the week, the lowest moment of the week, and behaviors since the last session. Therapist discussed with the client the coping skills that he was using during the last week. Therapist discussed how the client can use his coping skills when he feels angry. Therapist addressed the client's concern about how he would avoid getting involved in argument with his mother to avoid being angry. Therapist discussed with client his expectations about how his mother will respond to his requests usually and having a back up plans so he would not be surprised with her reaction and use

Summary of Visit: Met M.M. and her two daughters and sister today at the cancer center. Visited with them and answered questions they had regarding the chemo and what would take place over the course of the next few hours. Completed a patient teaching on Neupogen a new medication she would receive tomorrow after chemotherapy. Discussed medications that were ordered to be taken at home before chemotherapy and why they are being given. Orientated her daughters to the facility and asked if they had any questions or concerns. I explained my role and what my family health project consisted of. M.M. stated that she would like to meet on Thursday so I could talk with her daughters and see how her diagnosis and treatments have affected them thus far.

She truly had a “mind-set” shift. She actually made mention in a session that she had recently seen a friend who had noticed a positive change in her. I reconnected with old friend friends. It felt good to be in those social situations. I am tired of ups and downs. I don’t need him anymore. I haven’t had any fun in the last year. I decided it is okay to have a school loan. I have also been thinking about if I don’t get into school, that it isn’t the end of the world. I love my job. I can apply again. I feel as though I am changing my mindset. It was fun to laugh again. We reviewed the inner critic. I asked her what her inner critic might say to her and how she may fend it off. She stated "I have the right to be happy." I am not going to worry about what the next thing is. I want to continue to be social, not living waiting for the next thing to happen, just live in the

I asked her why she felt the need to come in, what was going on in her life, how her home life was, etc. She was distant but quickly became comfortable with my presence. During the first session she admitted to feeling depressed, though her symptoms sounded as such I decided to wait until the second session to come up with a conclusion. After the second session and listening to her talk about the daily loss of energy, feeling of worthlessness, insomnia, lack of interest, and restlessness I concluded that she did indeed have Major Depression. On the day of the third appointment I explained the nature of depression fully to her. She needed to know that it wasn’t simply a phase but that it was a chemical imbalance in her brain causing this. I went on to explain that practices that she may have tried such as dieting, right-thinking/visualization, and meditation, though potentially helpful to the body would not “cure” depression or balance the chemicals in her brain. I needed to make sure she knew that this was something that could only be helped with

Academic literature can be wordy and hard to understand. This letter discusses the application of the "pitching research" template by Faff (2015, 2016) as a useful tool to help PhD students in understanding the literature – and particularly the "key" papers – that they read for their research. The authors also offer personal reflections on the experience of using the pitch template for this purpose and encourage other PhD students to use it to aid their

The primary therapist of the client contacted the client's parent over the phone to introduce himself as a primary therapist and make the first appointment for the first conjoint session. The client's mother agreed to meet with the therapist and the client over the phone for the first conjoint session on Monday, July 24th, 2017, at 04:00 pm. The mother checked with the therapist about the client as she reported that this is the first time he leave the house for a long time and she was anxious about his mood as she stated that he was depressed when he left the house.

Thank you for all you help with coordinating this workshop thus far. I had one other minor coordination item, I was wondering if you could help. Typically for longer meetings, I organize bringing drinks and some kind snack to ensure people stay involved for the entire session. Do you think this is something that you could help me with since you are on

This paper is my personal reflection on teaching and learning that is based on a model developed by Schӧn; reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action. An action based on reflection is beneficial for the progression of my career as a nursing educator and for the quality of my teaching. When I reflect in and on action, I engage in a reflection which is targeted not only at appreciating myself as a nurse educator, but also at refining my teaching skill (Serdenciuc, 2015). Schön (as cited in Molloy & Delany, 2009) described reflection-in-action as challenging my own inherent critical thinking, analysis and evaluation of an activity while maintaining a sense of inquisitiveness. Schön (1983, p. 280) also mentioned that reflection-in-action is a process where my thinking and action should harmonize. On the other hand, reflection-on-action is a process where I revisit the action with my retrospective thinking so as to acquire insights for the future (Wieringa, 2011). When reflecting-on-action, I should keep a reflective diary to record details of the action immediately after the action (Mulholland & Turnock, 2012, p. 74).