Thursday, January 9, 2020

Personal Journal Past Experiences Shaping Future Career...

Understanding the impact of past experiences, the resulting feelings and beliefs and the resulting impact on how individuals view the world effects the way individuals in a social work perspective approach practice (Chenoweth Mcauliffe, 2005). Gambrill (2005) argues about the importance of self-knowledge in understanding an individuals own strengths and limitations, while Thompson (2000) expanded on this idea including understanding how the use of self impacts on theory and knowledge. This essay will provide a reflective description and analysis of the impact of important personal and professional practice on my future practice in the social work profession. First a descriptive overview of key past family issue will be provided and a†¦show more content†¦Being in child car did not have a negative effect but rather I believe that having a constant and stable ‘mother figure’ I found in the day-care mother had a very positive influence on my personality developmen t, in particular my conscientiousness and my positive outlook. Such an impact can be explained with the person environment fit theory (Caplan, 1987), with the day-care environment meeting my emotional and physical needs which were not being met in the home environment. I believe that being home alone most nights at the age of 10 greatly impacted on my current anxiety levels as I often experienced anxiety hearing noises and movement which kept me up late at night. Remarried When I was 15 my father remarried to a woman from Thailand who was 25 years old (10 years older than me), she gave birth to my sister when I was 15. It is difficult adjusting to having a new person join your family, but we all found it particularly difficult trying to adjust to the new family structure and the cultural differences and expectations. My fathers’ new wife often expressed anger to my father about me, she was homesick for several years and often took this out on my father in an emotionally abusive way. She often refused to speak for several days and threatened to leave my father and commit suicide with my little sister. Amato(2005) identified the formation of a stepfamily as having aShow MoreRelatedEssay Experiential Methods for Acquiring Self-Knowledge1509 Words   |  7 Pagesdirection of their career journey? Various strategies have been developed to provide guidance toward this end; however, as the realities of work change due to such factors as glo bal competition and new technologies, it is necessary to develop new awareness of self in relation to work. 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