Simulation Critical Self Reflection Essay: Peter’s Case File. Critical Self-reflection should be an integral part of any practitioner, within any field not only Social Workers. As it is important for one to reflection on one’s own self; as often as one would brush their tooth to prevent it from decaying. The Client Peter Nyok, in the scenario had visit our agency after a police officer suggested it. My preconceived notions of the client and the reality was so different that after the simulation, I had to reflect on my own bias and assumptions. Lishman (2002) Stated “We need to develop our self-awareness and capacity for critical reflection . . . to ensure that our motivation and ‘experience’ are used to enhance our practice” (P. 4). After …show more content…
Who, identifies as Black of East African decent, specifically from the country of Sudan which is his birth home, where he was given the name Peter Nyok. He is currently 20 years old and Lives at home with his mother, who is depressed and unable to work due to the loss of her husband Peter’s Father, who died due to being shot by the police. Peter is considered a lower-class individual he works Tim Hortons. With his mother who is unable to work, he explained that it is rather difficult on a day to day basis. Peter finished high school and was in a program that got a taste of University before the tragedy of the death of his father. This cost him to lose loves one such as, his brother who moved out. His mother is unable to work, so peter must take up Weight of the family. He was unable to pay his tuition which then led to him being kicked out of post-secondary …show more content…
Being identified as a black male within the team, having similar intersectionality which is a tool used to address multiples discrimination, due to multiple identities that one hold, this helps us to understand the access to rights and opportunities (AWID, 2004). I felt it was important to draw on my experiences to relate to the client Peter. I feel though has peter could relate to me, after self-disclosing struggles that I had with the system, and how I overcame them. During the interaction, my goal was to empower Peter which I soon realized was not the appropriate time. Being tensed talking about his racist experiences with the fourth
In this article, the author, Esther Urdang, shows the readers how self-awareness is a necessity in the field of social work. She notes that being more self-aware protects social workers from things such as inappropriate relationships, burnout and not following necessary ethics. Urdang explains how specific casework, similarities between the client and worker, mental disability, involvement in a client’s personal life and self-disclosure can aid in developing inappropriate relationships. Towards the end of her article, she further emphasizes how social work education should focus on helping students become more secure in themselves and their experiences so they know how this affects their work (Urdang, 2010).
...hat has worked and what hasn’t. If a student for example is taking blood for the first time and something goes wrong, they don’t find the right vein. Reflective practise would help that student to understand what he/she done wrong while carrying out the procedure and how they could stop that from happening again. Not is only reflective practice good for pointing out the bad factors of something but can also be there for when a procedure goes exceptionally well. If a health professional finds a certain technique works better than what’s in place already, reflective practise is a good way to shear the information you found with other colleges so they can carry out that particular producer. Gibbs 1988 is an example of reflective practice, he uses six stages when doing reflective practice which include Description, feelings, evaluation, analyse, analyse and actions plan.
Charlie Brown voice actor from the 1960s animation, Peter Robbins, is in serious trouble, according to People. The child actor pled guilty to sending letters from his jail cell offering $50,000 to the person who killed San Diego County Sheriff William Gore and he threatened a mobile home park manager as well. Peter will be sentenced on December, and je could spend four years and eight months in jail for his actions.
For the purpose of this assignment I will consider how I have already started to develop as a ‘Critical Practitioner’. By this statement I would put forward how I am being ‘open minded’, use a ‘reflective approach’ that takes account of ‘different perspectives, experiences and assumptions’ (Glaister cited in the reader pg 8). I will discuss how my practice has developed and has been influenced by K315 course materials such as Barnett’s three domains of critical practice, action, reflexivity and analysis (Barnett cited in Glaister in the Reader p. 13) as key aspects of understanding the complexities involved in practicing critically. I will also discuss the importance of Glaister’s three pillars of everyday practice, ‘Forging of relationships’, ‘empowering others’ and ‘making a difference’. (Glaister cited in the reader pp. 17-21). I will analyse and evaluate my progress using examples from my practice learning opportunity in a Criminal Justice setting which will illustrate ways in which I have begun to demonstrate the autonomy required of a qualified worker, ‘respecting others as equal’s and the ‘open and not knowing approach’ (Glaister cited in the reader pp 12-14) whilst working to SiSWE standards. I will conclude by demonstrating why as a Critical Practitioner and reflective thinker I have been able to make informed judgements that seek to empower the service user, allowing them to take account of their views whilst balancing the complexity of professional power issues.
On the 1st of November 2013, I performed my first simulation on the module, Foundation Skills for Nursing. This simulation was on checking for vital signs in patients particularly, measuring the blood pressure (BP) which is the force of blood vessels against the walls of the vessels (Marieb and Hoehn, 2010). We also measured the temperature, pulse and respiratory (TPR) rates of a patient. This simulation’s objective was to engage us in practising some basic observation techniques taken on patients in and out of hospitals and to familiarise us on some of the tasks we will be performing when in practise. I will be applying the “What”, “So what”, and “Now what” model of reflection in nursing by Driscoll (2000).
Furthermore, interventions must redress and denounce the discrimination that the client has been exposed to. In this particular case, the social worker must act as the client’s ally in order to remedy the discrimination and self-resentment that he experiences. The problems present within the client’s life are inherently personal, therefore, in order to properly assist the client, the social worker must be a close ally to undo the harm that has been done to him in the past. I will work as an ally to this client, as acting as an ally is the best way to promote and practice anti-oppressive principles. Working as an ally is integral to the practice of comprehensive and anti-oppressive social work. Acting as an ally to a client means closely working with the client towards their own personal health, and also towards social justice. The ally model believes in the enactment of social justice and social equality, by closely working with oppressed clients towards empowerment and social change. With this client, an ally model is necessary, as the oppression and discrimination that he has endured can only be resolved through a close social worker relationship, and a move towards social justice and equality (Gibson, 2014)). As acting as an ally to the client will ensure that social work interventions work comprehensively, as the empowerment of a client cannot occur unless the client trusts the social worker. Furthermore, employing progressive social work intervention tactics, such as anti-oppressive and strengths based approaches, empowers and advocates for the client. A key principle of social work practice is respect for the dignity and diversity of individuals, which was a principle that was not upheld in the client’s past social service experience (Heinonen &
In social work profession, it is notably important that a practitioner be able recognize aspects of their decision making that may be motivated by uncontrollable circumstances such as past experiences, family values, and personal values. Uncontrollable circumstances, such as the examples listed above, all attribute to personal biases a practitioner may display when working with individuals, groups, families, or communities. A personal bias is the negative or positive perspective or demeanor, both knowingly and unknowingly, of any particular individual, or group of individuals, based on different diversity factors that may skew the way that an individual interacts or perceives an individual or group (Miller, Cahn, Anderson-Nathe, Cause, Bender, 2013). Therefore, as a social worker, the importance of practicing self-awareness is that it helps the practitioner to shuffle through personal biases, and in return, aid in social justice and be effectively responsive to diversity factors in the practice setting (Bender, Negi, Fowler, 2010).
Respect “I believe letting the client know that even if you don’t have the particular difference of race, physical, or mental health issues that as a counselor you are willing to work with them for the best possible outcome.” (B. Schauland, personal communication, November 11, 2015)
Ultimately, when a counselling professional is in a session with a client, the content should be focused on the client and their feelings. Therefore, I believe there is a fine line about when to open up about your personal life and reflect your own feelings on a particular topic that may come from a place of emotion rather than neutrality, which is what we as practitioners should strive for (Simon, 1990). However, as Myers and Hayes state, this notion of neutrality may be a little bit outdated, if not completely inaccurate in today’s society (2006). It is evident that we as social workers bring our pasts, opinions and biases with us to the interview, and there will be times where our personal experiences will want to guide where the conversation
Learning by critical reflection creates new understandings by making conscious the social, political, professional, economic, and ethical assumptions constraining or supporting one’s action in a specific context (Ecclestone 1996; Mackintosh 1998). Critical reflection’s appeal as an adult learning strategy lies in the claim of intellectual growth and improvement in one’s ability to see the need for and effect personal and system change. Reflection can be a learning tool for directing and informing practice, choosing among alternatives in a practice setting, or transforming and reconstructing the social environment (Williamson 1997). Can critical reflection be taught in a classroom? Does the new knowledge created foster change? This Myths and Realities investigates the extent to which critical reflection can be taught to adult learners.
As a social worker in training I bought positive development in skills, though many still need more attention, some more than others. Social workers require many flexible skills that are hard to begin, but I feel I have made a good start with my peers, my short-comings and strengths included. The reflection individually and with peers is an important tool to my skills growth, as well as the practice in doing it, which builds my confidence in my future in skill growth and a competent social
After the video recording that demonstrates my counselling micro skills, this written evaluation of the interview demonstrates my understanding of the skills. Also, I will discuss how effective I was at using the skills by employing critical self-reflection skills, thus providing suggestions for my improvement. Consequently, the importance of reflection and evaluation in counselling is due to its enablement of a “new or revised interpretation of the meaning of one’s experience as a guide to action” (Taylor 2001, p. 220). In other words, critical self-reflection helps to identify and assess one’s assumptions in order to substantially change these assumptions and provide an informed path to action through experience, study and self-awareness
My experience of overwhelming homogeny growing up, sheltered me from the reality of racial discrimination and oppression of other cultures. Further, my general whiteness does not provide me with any relatable experiences of oppression or racism. Conversely, I can assume that my clients who are culturally diverse might automatically assume that due to my whiteness I am not relatable or lack empathy towards them. This assumption of a lack of multicultural competency is hurtful, but understandable considering my outward appearance. My whiteness and the stigma that I may receive due to my whiteness though, is simply not comparable to that of those who are of color and have experienced life-long oppression and discrimination.
Reflective practice is the process of taking a step away from the work environment and thinking about your practice, consciously analysing the decisions you make during your practice and drawing on theory, relate it to what you do in practice (The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, 2016).
The field of social work is one that requires much self-reflection on the part of the worker. In doing so, it helps the worker better understand his or her own emotions and the thought processes that these emotions come from. The goal of this paper is to provide my own self-reflection, relating it to my own emotional intelligence in the domains of relationships, tolerance, flexibility, self-management, and emotional awareness, and my future plans and goals in Widener University’s MSW program.