Reflection Paper For Practicum

Before starting my practicum at Lutheran Social Services I already had researched information regarding those within the elderly. I wanted to explore seeing ways I can offer my services for those within this population before taken such action. I honestly wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to apply doing “inform scientific inquiry” without knowing how to do this in an effective way or back up the information I had gathered. So overall, what I had thought about this competency was that I had to get experience in this in order to help someone when the time comes for I can assist them with confidence. There are a range of things that I still have yet to discover about this competency. But from what I know currently is learned in most of my classes were to have a peer-reviewed article, make sure it has valid information and can be proven. In my agency they do research in order to determine how their agency is doing throughout the agency as a whole. They do this by testing from a program called BrandIntegrity which determines how each department is succeeding or what needs improvement within the Lutheran Experience. They always encourage others to work together and have a positive goal towards the end of two, six month periods. In my Reflection during February 15th …show more content…
I want to be able to back up my information with evidence, supportive details and have a discussion about whatever it is. This competency is important because during graduate school I want to grow to become confident that I can conduct and deliver an important issue and present it in an effective, positive way. Along with, I want to determine that research will help strengthen or improve an organization depending on what you are trying to prove. Overall, I believe that if I take proper actions I can then do other research to help me determine the level of social work I want to