Reflection Paper On Stage Fright

As with every new experience, I have sort of a stage fright. It is not easy to go out there as a newbie. What if I cannot do it? Do I have what it takes? Pressure is on. This class has been a wonderful experience for me. I found a lot of support and care, which I believe, are the roots of counseling but also a good soil for self-improvement. Overall, I feel that we learned a lot in a few amount of time. The combination of classes and the experience we get from our video recording show a great learning curve. As we are getting ready to tackle our first practicum it is interesting to look back and notice what we already accomplished and what needs to be improved.
In general, when it comes to that first video my eye contact was good. I could try …show more content…
I did not really know where to go as it was our third interview but the fact that DM’s had another panic attack was a good entry point. I wanted to apply focus on what DM was saying to go deeper. I also wanted to take her to the here and now and that is why I asked her how she felt her anxiety was now. I was really excited to found more material to work with and point the cultural difference that she felt. Once this was out, I did not know what to add and where to go with that piece of information. I got stuck in the happiness that I finally knew where her anxiety came from. The transition, to talk about change that can occur that would have DM work on the way she sees her coworker, was hard. I wanted to express that maybe they were fine with her and that it was irrational thoughts but did not know how to put it together so it would not be too confrontational. Maybe I should have ask her what made her think that way, to deconstruct this idea. I also could have work on the ambivalence that she feels about her job, pride but not a good cultural fit. I tried goal settings at the very end but was not sure if I have to work with my client to set goals or come up with one for them to