The Pros And Cons Of Personal Theories

Individuals entering a field of work such as welfare or social work will have an understanding of their purpose and goals for personal development and their work practices. These individuals will know who they are and know their values and theories about life (O’Connor, Wilson and Setterlund, 2003). A theory about life as defined by Martin and O’Connor (1989) a concept that explains why a process or an idea happens in the observable world. Throughout my life, I have come across several values and beliefs held by my family, friends, teachers, health care workers, and many others. After evaluating their usefulness, I have created my own sets of theories about life and the values and beliefs they possess. The particular theory I will talk about is best known as ‘not giving up on myself or others in order to gain success in life.’ Using the terms personal theory and implicit theory, I will examine and evaluate the positives and negatives my theory has on my practice as well as the importance self-awareness when applying theory to practice. To compliment my theory and practice, I will then provide strategies that will limit the negative impacts of my personal theory in my teaching practice.
Over years of implementing this theory on others,

Not only is their positives and limitation of having the students observe my behaviour and take on board for their own purposes, but also the importance of understanding that my personal theory may not apply to all students. After completing this piece, I have developed a higher sense of awareness for the importance of self-reflection, for not only myself, but the way I use my personal theory as a hopefulness to benefit students rather than hinder their learning abilities. Overall, I have gained understanding of how my implicit theory will affect my practice good, bad and