I haven't had the easiest life growing up, but I guess who has right? I grew up with an addict, a functioning addict but an addict. I also grew up with my mother and the siblings I know and love who have shaped me to be the strong young woman I am today. My personal development has come so far. I am now almost 20 years old starting to figure out who I am and what I want to do with the rest of my life. Throughout my personal life I have learned you have to get through the storms to have rainbows. Hard times pass you by and you keep moving on. I have been in behavioral health hospitals for anxiety and manic depression, I was attacked, had to deal with sexual assault not once but twice , have dealt with hard earned money being stolen by my father …show more content…
I wish I could do it all over again and leave all my problems at the door but it was very difficult to concentrate on something that felt so little at the time, even though it wasn't when I had a thousand other things going on. For days at a time I couldn't get up out of bed, I couldn't even shower sometimes. I would worry everyday that I would get home from school and my dad would be dead or never come home again. So I wouldn't go to school a lot to I could be home with him because I was worried it would be the last time I would see him. Cora services really helped me and I was very involved with them. I received a scholarship from them because I was nominated by my counselor who truly believed that I deserved it. The Cora services did so much for me, they changed my life. I had a caseworker who worked with me on putting in all of my applications, helped me search for the right school, applied to scholarships with me. If it was not for her I wouldn't be where I am today. When I moved into bloomsburg university I changed. I enjoyed going to class everyday, I was studying every night and I loved
The professional development interview was very insightful because it provided me with useful knowledge and information for the career path I hope to follow. I conducted my interview with Dr. Julia Felton, who is a child clinical psychologist and a faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. In addition to working as a researcher and Director of the Clinical Psychological Sciences Masters Program, she also works in a private practice, providing clinical care to primarily children and adolescences. Her research focuses on Dr. Felton’s research focuses broadly on gender differences in developmental psychopathology.
Life can have many ups and downs. One positive thing that has happened to me is being able to go on Mission Trips with my local youth group. I have been on a total of four mission trips in my life. Each one I go on opens my eyes to God. It brings people together and allows everyone to go and help the communities out. The mission trips are filled with teenagers from all over Missouri, that go all over America to help out. All the mission trips are put together by the CCYM (Conference Council on Youth Ministries.)
The aim of this assignment is to provide a critical analysis of theory in relation to psychological and emotional impact and its application to social work. I will look at the psychological and emotional impacts in relation to discriminatory and oppressive constructions in order to develop and demonstrate my understanding of social work within a multicultural diverse society.
I, Chandler Smith, have had a very steady life. Growing up I never had to fight to eat or worry about where I was going to sleep. I had a very blessed upbringing. I never had a spontaneous moment to where I suddenly knew who, or what my life really meant. I had a good highschool football career, being a jock and playing with my friends, not a care in the world. Until one day at practice I went in for a tackle, and dislocated my shoulder. I tore the labium and needed surgery, ending my senior season and my football career.
Conscious growth has been the central focus of my life for many years. I study what it means to grow and how we can deliberately invite, process, and integrate new growth experiences.
Throughout life, you are obligated to endure many obstacles and obstructions. I had a vast number of hardships and found not all to be triumphant. Life is all about perseverance, motivation, how you handle tough times, and what you do to get passed them. Such hardships can include failure in a task in which great effort was given, the passing of a loved one, even fighting with a very close friend can all have devastating effects on ourselves.
My college career started with me just going to school to take PE classes while neglecting my main required core classes and always pushing them aside without any urgency to succeed in finishing school. A couple of years would go by with little to no progress and lack of motivation to succeed in finishing my college required classes. Soon landing a career oriented job and finding myself dropping out of college to focus on my work career. From this point and time I would learn the importance of school and the value of finish college through my years of experience at work. This awareness of value in finishing college would motivate me to want to go back to school. Soon I would find myself at American River College counseling center. Here I was coming back to school unsure of myself and in an environment where I previously never found success in school. After meeting with my counselor I was recommended to take a college success course. This course is part of a program called the Accelerated College Education (ACE). Because I was able to learn along the years being out of school the importance of gaining an education I gained a new motivation for school, signed up for this ACE program, and enroll in the college success
I grew up in a good home. I have wonderful parents and family members, and an amazing community that provided me with a wonderful childhood full of personal growth and preparation for future success. My parents and close relatives taught me the importance of kindness and always offering a helping hand. However, just as any, my family had some bumps along the way. My uncle and grandfather were addicts. I watched my family struggle with the emotional and financial stress that addiction can bring. Grandpa was in and out of rehab, and struggled with addiction to medication and alcohol until the day he died. My uncle struggled with a meth addiction and many other substances and was in and out of prison and halfway houses for a majority of my 19 years of life.
One branch of psychology is known as lifespan psychology, which is the study of the development of humans from birth until death. The study of a person’s lifespan is used to help other people overcome their developmental challenges through learning about how others deal with the various stages of development. According to Robert S. Feldman (2017) “lifespan development examines the way in which people develop physically, intellectually, and socially.” (p. 1) One of the best sources on how to get through a developmental period in life is to ask someone who has already gone through that phase. Therefore, Linda Peevely agreed to answer a few questions about the different stages she has gone through in her 77 years of life.
As a first year student, college is an excellent opportunity to discover one’s own sense of identity and interact with a diverse range of people. Unfortunately, everyone will experience moments of confusion, loneliness, or even disengagement during their college years, which may cause a lack of interest for campus involvement. Through many studies, there are several theories that determine the parallelism between a student’s growth and their involvement interest, which also provides helpful methods for first year students to overcome challenges during this time. As Luckyday mentors this gives us insight to how to carefully approach different situations from mentees while forming a lasting impact on their transition from high school to college.
I will start by explaining the methods that make it easier for me to know my characters and skills. The first method is self-knowledge (McBride, 2010). Self-knowledge is “knowledge or understanding of one 's own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations” (Merriam Webster, 2015). I believe the foundational element in achieving my personal and professional success is being knowledgeable about myself. Self-development starts with self-understanding. When the individuals recognize their own personality, social and emotional intelligence, strengths and abilities, it makes easy to improve their performance, address the gaps in their competencies and build around their strengths (Fallon, Begun & Riley, 2013). Self-knowledge is the way that assists me in scrutinizing my behaviors and attitudes and being more recognizable about my strengths and weaknesses traits.
I was entering the release papers Ned Kelly had signed yesterday at the Police Station. It was a difficult job and I had to make several trips to get them all filed. I heard a voice and looked up to see Ned Kelly riding a glossy chestnut horse and talking excitedly to a Hawker I didn’t know the name of. I don’t like him, that Ned Kelly. Too confident. I still had some papers for the boy to sign so I signalled for him to come over to where I was standing.
Life is challenging we all go through something no matter what. Life brings pain that we have to be strong about that we have to overcome and become stronger.We have to be strong a tough though the worst times.No matter what we have to keep going in life and just try harder and harder everyday.Everyday is a new day were we can make the same mistake.Were we have to learn from our mistakes and keep going through the most bad days.Life is a beautiful thing its a special thing that we have to be thankful for what we have.All though there is bad stuff in the world we have to try our best to fix those problems. Whatever you are going through remember that there is something to live for. That everyone makes mistakes that we have to admit to and
There is a quote that I choose to live by that states: “Don’t let your struggles become your identity.” I have never been the type of person to let my hardships overcome the goals I trying to achieve. My parents told me they were separating my freshman year of high school, a week later my Grandmother whom I was very close with passed away unexpectedly. Following this unfortunate string of events, my life became a whirlwind over the next few years. My Dad moved to a different town, my Mom struggled with overcoming her mental health issues, and both became reliant on alcohol to get through this difficult time. Money has been very tight since their separation, so tight that they are unable to actually file for divorce. There were some nights in high school where we went without dinner and we relied heavily on our food stamps every month.
Personal Development is a lifelong process that involves the assessment of current skills and talents and the enhancement of oneself based on that assessment which then leads to the realization of goals and an improved quality of life. To be able to assess yourself, you need to be able to reflect on your past which helps you to understand the attitudes you have developed and the foundation that you will be building your life on. Also, you have to reflect on your present to see if there’s room for improvement and reflect on your future so that you can achieve your aspirations.