Talking In Spanish Reflection Paper

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C18. I prayed. P18. Thank you for the praying. Talking in Spanish was good for me. Can you please come to see me tomorrow? C19. Yes, if my supervisor says it is Ok. Other ways, I will let you know. P 20. Thank you. I will wait for you tomorrow. (We left the room) II. Reflect 3. Intrapersonal reflection My own emotional/spiritual landscape at that time: Because it was my first experience dealing with Psychiatric patient, I was alert, at the same time, I was vulnerable wondering what horrible situation could happen between chaplain and a patient when providing pastoral care, that is necessary to talk to in an open door room.? Name the aspects of your own identity/social location: Conversely to the patient, I was a matured woman. Although, I was not in the same legal condition, as a Latina I understand what is to be considered from the other side, to be rejected because our condition obligated to be silent, to be someone whose existence is denied, or brought to this country without been asked for parents, to become in someone who is not from here neither from there. Recall anything from your personal history that is relevant to this situation. When Jose was mentioning about his worries attending School, the need of monetary resources, to study business, I recalled the time about we move to this country, when my …show more content…

When I was providing pastoral care to Jose, as he was telling me his worries, I was vulnerable, and I felt pity for him, since we have alike stories as immigrants who wants to become better person through education. I cannot recall my body language, but I remember his body language, he was thoughtful when he was talking about money, and holding his notebooks all the time; likewise rubbing them nervously when he was talking about his mom. My hunch about our interpersonal dynamic is that he felt confortable enough that he was able to tell me about his legal situation, because normally undocumented people do not talk about

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