Opportunities that I could have done something more about
Networking with other social and community services in the community
I appreciate that the PNWHC gave me a lot of learning opportunities during my placement. I enjoyed attending monthly members meetings hosted by Community Service Council (CSC), and Manawatu Abuse Intervention Network (MAIN) because I was able to meet social workers and key workers from a wide range of social and community service agencies in Palmerston North. Listening to these workers’ experiences in supporting their clients gave me a general insight into what services are available from each agencies and how they contribute their resources and work together to increase the awareness of welfare issues within the community. …show more content…
I was anxious about my performance and progress for the first half of my placement; however, I was able to build my confidence as a social work placement student as well as a community health worker at the PNWHC by receiving positive feedback from the PNWHC staff. Receiving complements from the PNWHC clients assured me how I interact with them was appropriate. Furthermore, my placement at the PNWHC allowed me to see how conflicts within the PWHC members were resolved by the collective way. Based on what I have learnt from my placement at the PNWHC, I would like to continue using a strength-based approach and learning different approaches and techniques from experienced practitioners when I do my second placement in the near future. I would also like to improve my communication skills in order to become a reliable social worker in my field of interest, mental health. Furthermore, towards the end of my placement, I realised the importance of having holistic self-care as the helping profession could be emotionally draining. One my goals would be to improve my physical as well as psychological wellbeing by monitoring my eating, sleeping cycles, and daily
Networking with other social and community services in the community
I appreciate that the PNWHC gave me a lot of learning opportunities during my placement. I enjoyed attending monthly members meetings hosted by Community Service Council (CSC), and Manawatu Abuse Intervention Network (MAIN) because I was able to meet social workers and key workers from a wide range of social and community service agencies in Palmerston North. Listening to these workers’ experiences in supporting their clients gave me a general insight into what services are available from each agencies and how they contribute their resources and work together to increase the awareness of welfare issues within the community. …show more content…
I was anxious about my performance and progress for the first half of my placement; however, I was able to build my confidence as a social work placement student as well as a community health worker at the PNWHC by receiving positive feedback from the PNWHC staff. Receiving complements from the PNWHC clients assured me how I interact with them was appropriate. Furthermore, my placement at the PNWHC allowed me to see how conflicts within the PWHC members were resolved by the collective way. Based on what I have learnt from my placement at the PNWHC, I would like to continue using a strength-based approach and learning different approaches and techniques from experienced practitioners when I do my second placement in the near future. I would also like to improve my communication skills in order to become a reliable social worker in my field of interest, mental health. Furthermore, towards the end of my placement, I realised the importance of having holistic self-care as the helping profession could be emotionally draining. One my goals would be to improve my physical as well as psychological wellbeing by monitoring my eating, sleeping cycles, and daily