I contemplated about the amount of information I was willing to disclose in this first writing assessment about myself. A life lesson I learned the hard way was, the more people know about you the more they can harm you. Not to say that anything I share in this paper will be used against me, but I have become very sceptical about sharing personal information. For as long as I can remember I have always been a social butterfly never having trouble making friends in any environment. What I did not realize that instead of being myself, which was what ultimately drew people to my personality, I became a people pleaser. I began to thrive on being liked by my peers that I did any and everything to maintain these relationships.Not until college was
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Each client was unique due to being in different stage in their lives, some needing more care than others. As an aide our main goal was to assist /accommodate each person with their daily living activities, make sure they were eating or attending all meals, and receiving their medication needed. For me this experience was rewarding because I was not only able to gain experience in my field, but my passion for helping older adults grew stronger each day. All the residents stated how caring and gentle I was and how much they adored me, but I don 't believe they will ever understand how grateful I was to be able to be employed by a company where I loved my duties and was able to figure out how this passion could become a career for myself.
A year before graduating, I reflected on all I had learned thus far and what activities brought me joy. I finally decided after reflecting on my great grandmother having Alzheimer 's, and my grandmother having dementia, that I loved the older adult population I would open and own my own dementia day care. After creating this long term goal for myself, it seemed as If I then was able to see who I was, and why I was a significant contribution on this …show more content…
With my healthcare background I am able to have the knowledge of certain medical aspects as well as administration when running my own facility. With a minor in business and dementia I was able to learn more about the financial aspects of owning and maintaining a company and specifically caring for the older adult population. It is not my initial intent to become a counselor per say, but I would like to be able to counsel the family members of those who I am caring for. Ultimately I plan to incorporate my learnings from both fields of study to further my life and career. Currently I am continuing to be comfortable in my own skin by putting my best efforts into working as hard as possible to focus on my tasks at hand. I make an effort to obtain as much reading on my field of interest as well as attend conferences and seminars on the subject matters. I also am starting to manage my money and create a savings, but this process was accelerated due to me being with child. In closing, I am elated to state that now I am comfortable being myself in any environment, I have created short term goals to aid me in reaching my long term goals, and I have created a better financial situation for myself in order to provide for myself, my child, and my bright
Each client was unique due to being in different stage in their lives, some needing more care than others. As an aide our main goal was to assist /accommodate each person with their daily living activities, make sure they were eating or attending all meals, and receiving their medication needed. For me this experience was rewarding because I was not only able to gain experience in my field, but my passion for helping older adults grew stronger each day. All the residents stated how caring and gentle I was and how much they adored me, but I don 't believe they will ever understand how grateful I was to be able to be employed by a company where I loved my duties and was able to figure out how this passion could become a career for myself.
A year before graduating, I reflected on all I had learned thus far and what activities brought me joy. I finally decided after reflecting on my great grandmother having Alzheimer 's, and my grandmother having dementia, that I loved the older adult population I would open and own my own dementia day care. After creating this long term goal for myself, it seemed as If I then was able to see who I was, and why I was a significant contribution on this …show more content…
With my healthcare background I am able to have the knowledge of certain medical aspects as well as administration when running my own facility. With a minor in business and dementia I was able to learn more about the financial aspects of owning and maintaining a company and specifically caring for the older adult population. It is not my initial intent to become a counselor per say, but I would like to be able to counsel the family members of those who I am caring for. Ultimately I plan to incorporate my learnings from both fields of study to further my life and career. Currently I am continuing to be comfortable in my own skin by putting my best efforts into working as hard as possible to focus on my tasks at hand. I make an effort to obtain as much reading on my field of interest as well as attend conferences and seminars on the subject matters. I also am starting to manage my money and create a savings, but this process was accelerated due to me being with child. In closing, I am elated to state that now I am comfortable being myself in any environment, I have created short term goals to aid me in reaching my long term goals, and I have created a better financial situation for myself in order to provide for myself, my child, and my bright