Tag: reflection
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Reflect:
As I learn more about implicit bias, one ethical issue that comes up for me is the possibility of unintentionally misunderstanding, minimising, or interpreting a client’s experience through my own worldview. Even when the intention is to be respectful, implicit bias may affect what I notice, what I ask, what I assume, and how I…
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Reflect
An effective mental health practitioner facilitates assimilation of culturally diverse clients into society. I found this statement challenging to answer. After contemplating the statement I decided on this answer. Being an effective mental health practitioner do support the clients culturally diversity and encourage them to participate in society while respecting their cultural identity, values, family,…
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Reflect: Multiculturalism
How do you believe counsellors can develop an awareness of one’s own cultural values and biases and value other’s worldviews? My first thoughts on this question are to become familiar with my own families cultural background, to gain an understanding of the migration origin story of my family and that of others. To learn about…
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Reflect:
Consider if a client were to intersect anywhere in your list. What would this be like for you? If a client were to intersect anywhere in my list of roles I play. I would be very clear and honest about my roles, and would remind the client of my professional boundaries and the appropriateness of…
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Reflect: Organisations and Advocacy
My Aged Care: Counselling older adults can be a form of advocacy because it helps them express their needs, wishes, and concerns. A counsellor supports them to understand their choices and have their voice heard.Older adults have different backgrounds, experiences, and needs. It is important that services respect these differences and treat people with dignity,…
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Reflect: Child protection
As I enter the field of counselling, I feel a strong sense of responsibility when thinking about child and young person protection. Children are among the most vulnerable members of society, and counsellors play an important role in recognising concerns, responding appropriately, and helping to keep children safe.I also feel that child protection can be…
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Reflect: Professional complaint
Yes i have had a complaint made about me as an NDIS provider. As a mental health support worker I have some interesting situations. The NDIS investigate the situations but found no findings against me as there had not been a breach. Evidence showed that I had operated within the bounds of my professional position.…
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Reflect: Boundaries
How do you feel about setting boundaries with your future clients? Are you someone who gravitates towards having fewer barriers to getting close and not wanting to impose boundaries? Are you more of a person who likes to have a strong divide between work and personal life? When working with clients I have experienced respectful…
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Reflect: On family
Consider commonalities in the lives of the majority of your family members. My family is myself, my son 31, and my daughter 25. My father was a part if our family but recently passed. I was his main carer and loved the times we had together. One commonality between us is humour, we have a…
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Reflect: On connotation
5.3 Fat has many connotations to me. In the 1980’s when I was a teenager, growing up in an image-fixated time, being fat was the worst thing that could happen. I felt body conscious to the point of verging on having an eating disorder. The word ‘fat’ had negative connotations. Fat meant many things back…