In the field this week I did not expect anything out of the ordinary. On Monday, October 17th, two other interns and I attended a meeting with the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition. In this meeting we learned the services the organization provides their clients. The organization provides help to fathers who are at risk of being incarcerated due to back child support as well as fathers who desire to be more involved in their children’s lives. Attending this meeting with our field supervisor gave me the opportunity to witness competency skill 5 in action. During the meeting two men explained their positions within the organization, and shared their experiences with helping a number of men who are oppressed by back child support. The men explained
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I was able to observe students in their classrooms and continue to learn their behaviors within the classroom setting. A professional performance from a social worker requires the ability to, “Identify stages of development and areas of growth based on the following dimensions: biological, spiritual, psychological, socioeconomic, cultural, aesthetic; and gender roles and relations.” This is an important skill for me to learn, therefore, being in the classroom is important so I will be able to identify the developmental stages in the children. For example, there was a student who was playing with a ball and another student took the ball away from them. The student then told the teacher but the teacher encouraged the student to express her feelings to the other student and explain that they did not appreciate having the ball taken away from them. This was an attempt by the teacher to help the student develop self-respect. By having the student perform this action, this taught the student to speak up for herself due to the fact that the student will not always be able to depend on someone else to speak up for her. Therefore, I was able to identify a psychological and cultural developmental stage the student is having to learn by observing the
I was able to observe students in their classrooms and continue to learn their behaviors within the classroom setting. A professional performance from a social worker requires the ability to, “Identify stages of development and areas of growth based on the following dimensions: biological, spiritual, psychological, socioeconomic, cultural, aesthetic; and gender roles and relations.” This is an important skill for me to learn, therefore, being in the classroom is important so I will be able to identify the developmental stages in the children. For example, there was a student who was playing with a ball and another student took the ball away from them. The student then told the teacher but the teacher encouraged the student to express her feelings to the other student and explain that they did not appreciate having the ball taken away from them. This was an attempt by the teacher to help the student develop self-respect. By having the student perform this action, this taught the student to speak up for herself due to the fact that the student will not always be able to depend on someone else to speak up for her. Therefore, I was able to identify a psychological and cultural developmental stage the student is having to learn by observing the