Overall, I received fair feedback. Although I was able to hit most of the skills from each category there were a few that I missed from each. During the actual practice I was very focused on not messing up and hitting the key points. However, once I was finished and recapping over the session I realized both strengths I have developed and challenges I still need to work on. This experience showed me what I have have learned thus far in class and also what I still have to learn. From what I personally thought and from reviewing my notes that the observers took, a few of the strengths I found were as follows. The biggest strength I think that I have developed is my understanding skills. Throughout the semester and then again during the demonstration
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It lined up with what I find to be my strengths and also what I find to be the things I need to work on. It showed that I show strength in both understanding and attending. Both observers marked almost every mark in these sections of my evaluation. To me, this was not a big surprise because I find these two areas to kind of go hand in hand. I found these to be more natural when talking with the client because this is how I am in my daily life. I have always been the type of person to teeter between empathy and sympathy. I truly just have a love for people and that is am big reason I chose social work.
The observers were also spot on with the areas I struggle with. I only got about half of the marks on beginning skills on both sheets. Although I love people, when I am forced to take the lead I sometimes become nervous. The more in depth we got, the more comfortable I become and that will show in the way I open up. However, I need to work on hiding the fear of messing up in the …show more content…
Although we have been practicing all semester, this was different. To me, this was the first time it felt real. It helped me realize that I do have a lot to learn but it also gave me a little more confidence in myself. I was very timid going into it, I felt worried that I was going to screw up and not know what to say. Of course, I did not do perfect by any means at all. But, I did show strengths that I did not necessary realize I had developed yet. It also showed me the things that I still need to work on as
It lined up with what I find to be my strengths and also what I find to be the things I need to work on. It showed that I show strength in both understanding and attending. Both observers marked almost every mark in these sections of my evaluation. To me, this was not a big surprise because I find these two areas to kind of go hand in hand. I found these to be more natural when talking with the client because this is how I am in my daily life. I have always been the type of person to teeter between empathy and sympathy. I truly just have a love for people and that is am big reason I chose social work.
The observers were also spot on with the areas I struggle with. I only got about half of the marks on beginning skills on both sheets. Although I love people, when I am forced to take the lead I sometimes become nervous. The more in depth we got, the more comfortable I become and that will show in the way I open up. However, I need to work on hiding the fear of messing up in the …show more content…
Although we have been practicing all semester, this was different. To me, this was the first time it felt real. It helped me realize that I do have a lot to learn but it also gave me a little more confidence in myself. I was very timid going into it, I felt worried that I was going to screw up and not know what to say. Of course, I did not do perfect by any means at all. But, I did show strengths that I did not necessary realize I had developed yet. It also showed me the things that I still need to work on as