Self Reflection Journal

: The therapist met with the client for an individual session. The therapist checked in with the client and assessed with the client’s mood. The client spoke about how she is upset and anxious because one of her peers discharged today from the facility. The client stated that she is going to miss her so much and she is hoping to see here again. The client shared that she misses her mother and still worried about here as she was sick since last week and she hopes to see her again during the family therapy session. The client shared that she feels happy because she saw her parents last Saturday and she enjoyed their company. The client reported that she refused to eat fast food with her parents because when she smells the fast food it triggers

Before my shift with the fire department, if an emergency arose, I would call 911 and watch as they cared for the individual and whisked them away. This time, however, I was part of the emergency response team and was able to observe their inner workings. My time at the fire department was eye-opening to the various roles that everyone fulfills and the multitude of equipment and protocols that they must know and perform. My day started with a tour of the facility and an overview of the equipment. I was also able to observe as they checked and restocked equipment and passed off from one shift to the next. They have multiple people in each unit that are cross-trained to

This week placement is a bit boring. We don’t have much to do, but regardless we had one workshop about Second Career. I helped the other staff that facilitated the workshop in doing it. It was informative as it tells and gives clients what they need to know about it. Also, helped them understand who is eligible for Second Career. At the end of the workshop, clients had group’s discussion about the workshop. I was asked to supervise the group discussions where every members of each group were able to discus among themselves what they learned.

As I promised at the beginning of the semester, I had stated that I was to write about my experience being part of the editorial board of the magazine Jaded. During one entire semester, we dedicate it to analyze and read submissions and select the ones that we will like to publish. As you may not know, Jaded dedicates to publish diverse authors. In other words, people who write about their experiences as immigrants, or pertaining to more than one race or background. Although, are inclusive and consider any piece for its merit, because in the end, everyone comes from somewhere, and we are interested in knowing everybody’s story.

For my Search Engine/Database Comparison and Self Reflection paper I selected to search hypothyroidism. I chose this subject for two reasons. The first is in 1986 I had a tumor on the back right lobe of my thyroid that I had to have surgically removed. Within five years of that surgery my left lobe had stopped functioning which I knew was a possibility and if this happened I would be on medication the rest of my life. Which brings me to my second reason for researching this – I ran out my prescription recently and when the pharmacy contacted my physician for a refill the office did not respond so I had went approximately a week with no medication which I had never done. So to be aware of the symptoms and how it might affect me if at all, I

I resumed working on the development of my powerpoint presentation and begun pulling together the NHANES dataset I will be using for my research project.

The experience happened during our second meeting for Operations Management class when we were asked to analyse a case study in groups then present an output. I joined a group of managers who have very strong personalities and the discussion became highly technical.

My journey through, Religion and Personal growth was very informative, insightful, increased my perception, and I did a lot of self-reflection while taking this course. I experienced the greatest learning starting with what religion meant. I always felt God’s presence when I prayed however, learning that religion is the fear and awe one feels in the presence of God’s sprit was an amazing moment for me. I now understood why worshiping God had such a profound effect on me since childhood. If you sincerely from your heart give God love he always love you in return.

In high school, countless obstacles are thrown your way that can decrease motivation, happiness, and overall mental well-being. Jobs, dating, friendships, and other high school normalities can have a substantial impact on a student’s life as well as their motivation to maintain favorable grades and perform well in extracurriculars. These have the power to diminish a person’s self-esteem and even induce harmful tendencies or thoughts. In response to these unfortunate realities, I continued to remind myself of those who built me up during my life as well as those who tried to bring me down. This mentality helped keep myself on track with where I desired to be when I graduated. During the process, I even learned that people or events that damage or pain you, can become one of your greatest motivators.

Planning out the future for oneself can be very difficult, since not everyone is sure on what one wants to be or do. From doing a personality assessment, True Colors helps make a clear picture for me to focus on what I want to do with my life. My personality mainly reflects on the color gold; gold is titled responsible. Some of the traits that reflect me are that I am predictable, loyal, sensible, and respect authority. From the better understanding of who I am, I was able to decide on two career paths that interest me and that stand out from the others. One is becoming a teacher and the other is being in the dental industry as a dentist.

I am now approaching the conclusion of my college career and starting to adjust to work life. This is a period of self-reflection and an attempt to put everything I learned into perspective. During this period of my life, I have been constantly thinking and contemplating my future. I feel very anxious yet nervous during this time while I am adjusting to this new stage of my life. When I was in High school my life was very structured, because I could be very dependent on peoples help and I obviously still lived with my family. When I went to college, I had to break away from that feeling of dependency and start the adjusting to adulthood. In college there was more responsibility and I started to become more independent. This was a crucial step in my life but choosing a career is going to be an even bigger step. It is a bigger step because; I have to start structuring my career goals and family goal for the future. At this moment all I can think about is my career, and how I can I keep improving myself for work life.

I have had the opportunity to meet people of many different backgrounds. In this paper, I will talk about two individuals with whom I had the pleasure of working with as a case manager at a behavioral health agency in the Greater New Orleans area. Before I go into detail about my experiences, I think it would be important to identify myself. I am a black female, in my early twenties who identifies as heterosexual. I also do not have any mental or physical challenges and grew up an upper middle-class family. Working in a diverse community has impacted my perspectives of people and groups in a positive way that has allowed me to be more aware and respectful of people that are different than me.

I am Ethiopian. I was born and raised in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. I belong to the Ethiopian community, not only in Ethiopia but also here in America. Finding Ethiopian friends who share the same interests as me, understand our culture, fluent in our languages, and plan on returning back to Ethiopia someday, has always been a struggle for me. Most of the Ethiopians who I meet are Americanized. When I was studying at Northern Illinois university, I was blessed to have a small circle of Ethiopians who grew up there. Spending time with them made me feel secure like I actually belonged. Lucky for me, I am also a part of the African community. There are 54 countries in Africa; however, there is an unbreakable bond amongst Africans around the world. We share the same identity and have the utmost love and respect for our continent and the people living there.

To be strong is to strive to be the most formidable person you can be without hesitation. It also means to know you’re not actually strong, that it’s okay to rely on people. All of my experiences in my short sixteen years of life taught me this. When asked who made me the person I am, I cannot simply tell you one person helped me to turn out this way. Every person I have ever met, every experience I’ve had with them has contributed. However, I can tell you who I relied on when I knew I wasn’t as tough as I’d like to be. I can tell you of my beloved mother who taught me some of the most important things in my life and is still encouraging and influencing me.

To begin I want to state that I had passed all my classes and thus I was allowed to leave early at 1:15 pm. The first week we came back from spring break though, our main goal was to start raising money as fast and efficiently as possible. Starting the week of April 24th my main job in the classroom was contacting and social networking our project, while still helping to fundraise. This week I also created the GoFundMe page and shared it on all my existing social media accounts. My main p.m. goals that week were more centered around linking our prototype ideas and sketches, going to Home Depot for materials. On Friday the 28th, my teammate Laurel and I had to go to set up a conference with City Councilman Mike Bonin. Instead, we set it up with Field Deputy Anna Kozma for the next week.