Sam: The Person Environment Occupation Model

In the film ‘I Am Sam' Directed by Jessie Nelson as the main storyline of this film that show in that anything is possible to fulfill to get where you want to be no matter what kind of Disability a person has. The Director shown a huge importance in the filmed of a real life situation to the viewers. In which a man named Sam Dawson a loving, caring mentally challenged father that takes care of his daughter Lucy. The movie shows a more real-life situation that was when Lucy turns 7 she passes her intellectual further than her father, and their bond that they have is being taken away from social service. Also, as for how well Sam could stand up for what he believed as a father with many obstacles and struggles despised of his disability.

The name of the film selected for this case study is I am Sam. (2002) The protagonist of the film is Sam Dawson, who is played by the actor Sean Penn. Sam Dawson is a developmentally or intellectually challenged adult male, who has a young daughter, primary school aged, named Lucy. Sam and Lucy live together without her mother, who is a homeless person. There is not extensive information provided in the film regarding Sam's upbringing, but based on his present situation, he is a well adjusted person in a middle class atmosphere. It seems he has enough assets to provide for himself and his daughter in a fairly independent basis. His daughter, Lucy, is happy and taken care of, but the tension begins when Lucy exceeds Sam's mental capacity. Her peers ridicule her and her father because of his intellectual deficiencies, calling him a "retard." The character's family consists of Lucy primarily, and some of Sam's other disabled friends who all help each other. One of Sam's greatest and most prominent "likes" is that he is a huge fan of the band The Beatles. One of his strengths is his love for his daughter. Another strength, although it is perceived as a weakness by others who might prey on him, is that he goes through life with a sense of awe and naivete. Of course, this is a result of his disability, but even still, he could have

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An occupational therapy student observed a 5-year-old boy of Hispanic race going through his daily routine in a government-funded preschool classroom. During his observation, the student was able to know the child more by conversing with him questions related to his family. Throughout the conversation, the child exhibited little to no eye contact, yet he was receptive while playing with Lego figures and miniature dinosaurs. The student learned that the 5-year-old child has two brothers, ages 1-years-old and 6-years-old, along with a mother and father. But, according to him, he only lives with his mother.

It seems that during my whole career permanence is more aspiration than reality, or it is more dynamic rather than permanent as practice, to be intended in Giddens’ terms (1979), so including a fair level of agency towards the world. This is even the reason to say that my uniqueness and sameness arise from this dedication to a/the never-ending commitment to some form of professionalism, being this associated with the language, the culture or with the academic field.

In chapter 2 of The Fifth Discipline the author presents the question does your organization have a learning disability? This question is presented as a result of individuals acting or reacting in regards to their positions in their organizations. The first point in this chapter states that “I Am My Position”. This can become a major set back in operation. When employee or even a manager takes on the manifestation that they are there job and that alone. It stifles their growth. That employee we’ll never see himself or herself as anything other in the position in which they hold.

The movie I am Sam, released on December 3rd, 2001, is a heart-wrenching and tear-jerking movie showing the bond and the love between a father and daughter. Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) becomes the father of Lucy Diamond Dawson (Dakota Fanning), who is named after The Beatles’ song, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”. Lucy is the product of Sam’s night with a homeless woman, who was just looking for a place to stay. She abandons them immediately after Lucy is born, leaving Sam to raise her on his own. There is a greater issue, however, than Sam being a single father. Sam has a developmental disability, which only allows him to function at the level of a seven year old. As Lucy grows and develops, her mental abilities slowly transcend her father’s.

Every second of his time is taken up by both his current career and graduate school and he recognizes that he has absolutely no time for anything else. He is hoping that the career change into counseling will provide him with more flexibility and autonomy with his time as his final goal is to open up his own private practice. With this change in his career Stephan hopes that he will be able to focus more on his personal needs and the values that he really sees as important. Overall in the future, Stephen wants to have more balance in his life. He wants to have time for his spouse and leisure in addition to the time he spends on his work and learning. The primary future roles that he hopes to have are more than he currently has but they include spouse, leisure, worker, student, and citizen. Not only does he how to spend more quality time with his wife he also hopes to be able to increase his leisure activities such as reading, meditation, and studying the main areas of his interest that include psychoanalytic and the Jungian therapeutic approach. In his work, he wants to have more time for his health and sleep by having more control over his work hours and

This part will discuss self-awareness and continuous self-development through analyzing a number of prior researches, then come up with the link of them to support my role as a manager in the future.

The personality framework, as it is known, is greatly determined by environmental surroundings. A human being is not developed only by what is inherited, surroundings of growth and the care they receive, but also by opportunities they get as well as the experiences in the society around him/her (Payne 2005). These include the ability to make choices and to take steps in order to achieve goals, which is especially important to us is. This ability (or lack of ability) shapes an individual’s character and influences the extent to which he/she will be the effective player in his/her life (Pinderhughes

However, poor decisions and “…social and economic conditions inhibited [alternative] career paths” (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 2002, p. 256). The psychosocial domains of education accomplishment and emotional reactions were excellent additions to career theory of which both help to better explain the reasons behind my career choices, both then and now (Bandura, 1986, 1997). Reciprocity between a person and organization barely scratches the surface when life satisfaction is concerned. My self-efficacy was never in question during my time in the oil field nor did my goals ever lack determination or resolve. Nevertheless, a lack of education—9th grade was the highest grade I completed prior to earning my bachelor’s degree—financial obligations, and parental responsibilities did serve as barriers that did “make career progress difficult” (Swanson & Woitke, 1997, p. 446). Sure, on a grand scale I helped “drive” the world by excavating oil and natural gas, but now I am able to touch lives on a personal, more intimate

This essay demonstrates my understanding of the psychological theories and concepts which were discussed in lectures as I have applied this knowledge to the case example. I have employed two psychological topics such as the Humanistic perspective of personality and Stress and Coping theory.

The subject of one’s job is a common inquiry as others are curious whether or not someone is satisfied with their work, if they actually enjoy what they do for a living, and if one’s job holds a significant meaning for them in their life. The notion of job satisfaction, in conjunction with personal well-being, has steered many human resource directors and social psychology researchers to perform in-depth reviews and studies regarding the correlation between these two topics, thus helping this matter forge ahead in the field of psychology. In the journal article titled Predicting Job Satisfaction: A New Perspective on Person-Environment Fit (2014), Erin Hardin and James Donaldson hypothesized the plausibility of two distinct factors that might play a role with regard to person-job/environment fit and job satisfaction which were, ideal-job actualization and actual-job regard (Hardin & Donaldson, p. 635). Although the two researchers added their unique flavor to their study, there were items that could potentially be viewed as bias. With respect to the article and a Biblical world view, there was not an outright association between the two, but there could be an alignment in relation to concepts regarding how one views themselves in relation to their job, and the impact of counseling.

Reviewing the life stages in terms of Super’s career developmental tasks, my development and growth in my career closely mirrors his theory.

For this paper I have selected to discuss one of the broad themes of human relations topic of motivation. I will explore this topic deeper and how motivation is reflected and applied in our professional and personal lives. Motivation appears to be the biggest facet or human desire, whether those desires be material, financial, professional and so on. Motivation also appears to be the only factor in how things become initiated to be completed.