As a social worker, my field experience has manifested growth with in my interpersonal skills and has limited my countertransference. These two skills are essential in clinical practice, as I develop as a social worker, becoming self-aware of these skills attributes to positive self-care. In my journal, I started the semester at field with a sense of confusion and displacement at the agency. My experience detailed events that showed chaos in the midst of my learning. There were no proper trainings that would exhibit a foundation of confidence for ones self-esteem and motivation. The agency’s focus was on getting the interns ready to assess cases and demonstrate counseling interventions. The other interns stated they were just as confused as
…show more content…
Society predicts the norms in which we interact with individuals (Roos at. el., 2015). Our perception is that people will behave in a way that is predictable to us. When you give a greeting to someone; you expect a greeting in return. It is when others do not behave in a way that we expect; unpredictability exists. As I developed this skill at my field placement, I was challenged by the unpredictability of the staff members, especially the DVO group facilitator. I expected she would know I was an intern, with a lack of experience and knowledge. I had a pre-conceived notation that she would lead me into a level of confidence, the procedures of the group, and we would work as a team. I spent endless weeks trying to understand and predict her …show more content…
As a social worker, when I engage with clients, who have developed unhealthy attachment with others, I understand the concept that this may be their first healthy relationship. As I build rapport with my clients accepting my own attachment deficiencies will assist with empathy and empowerment of the individual.
As I build relationships with co-workers, I need to express my discomfort with them professionally. Previous experiences in my life have caused a discomfort in trust, which caused me to approached employment confrontations with caution. The confrontations did not go as planned; therefore I adapted behaviors that allowed me to keep to myself and avoid confrontation. My unhealthy attachments precede an unhealthy cognition, which were observed in my behaviors. Now that I am aware of this, I can continue to develop my relationships and be aware of countertransference with my
Society predicts the norms in which we interact with individuals (Roos at. el., 2015). Our perception is that people will behave in a way that is predictable to us. When you give a greeting to someone; you expect a greeting in return. It is when others do not behave in a way that we expect; unpredictability exists. As I developed this skill at my field placement, I was challenged by the unpredictability of the staff members, especially the DVO group facilitator. I expected she would know I was an intern, with a lack of experience and knowledge. I had a pre-conceived notation that she would lead me into a level of confidence, the procedures of the group, and we would work as a team. I spent endless weeks trying to understand and predict her …show more content…
As a social worker, when I engage with clients, who have developed unhealthy attachment with others, I understand the concept that this may be their first healthy relationship. As I build rapport with my clients accepting my own attachment deficiencies will assist with empathy and empowerment of the individual.
As I build relationships with co-workers, I need to express my discomfort with them professionally. Previous experiences in my life have caused a discomfort in trust, which caused me to approached employment confrontations with caution. The confrontations did not go as planned; therefore I adapted behaviors that allowed me to keep to myself and avoid confrontation. My unhealthy attachments precede an unhealthy cognition, which were observed in my behaviors. Now that I am aware of this, I can continue to develop my relationships and be aware of countertransference with my