Self assessment is defined as an evaluation of oneself or one’s actions and attitudes, but in Human Services it is particularly defined more specifically as being competent in assessing not only yourself but knowing you have qualities such as; organizational skills, professional outlook, attentive listening skills, communication skills, and a developed sense of empathy. Many individuals throughout the human service field have unique characteristics, skills, and talents that separate them apart from their colleagues. All those quality traits however make them “special” in a way that it benefits them as a human service professional in an occupation referred to as a “helping field”. A. Discuss your unique characteristics, skills, and talents and how they relate to your interest in the field of human services. …show more content…
As previously stated human services in referred to as a “helping field”, a field that requires the individual at hand to portray unique characteristics, skills, and talents that can relate to their interest in the field itself.
I would like to consider myself as a future human service professional, especially since I believe I acquire the characteristics, skills, and talents it requires to be a successful human service (rehabilitative service) professional. The unique characteristics I believe to have myself are courage, empathy, and respect for diversity. Courage is a natural “fight or flight” response that one can or cannot perform, precisely it can be as simple as someone having strength in the appearance of pain or grief. As a human service (rehabilitative service) professional having courage will often benefit me in high-stress situations and multifaceted or high-risk environments. Being in the human service profession there will be situations where I will have to be in uncomfortable or dangerous altercation, whether it is protecting a child’s welfare or exposing myself to unknown
outcomes. Characteristically the ability to understand and share the feeling of someone else is very important, this ability is called empathy. Empathy is a very important characteristic to have as a Human Service Professional because it sets apart the client feeling isolated to the client feeling a sense of comfort. Having empathy can make a client also expose themselves more, this results in the client finding a problem-cause-solution approach (with your guidance). Respect for diversity is highly essential in today’s world of cultural, ethical, and moral differences. I think that having respect for diversity will give my approach of helping others a “bias free” method of managing clients. Given the breadth of the profession I choose to pursue in the human service or rehabilitative service profession it will be necessary to keep an open mind in all circumstance. More than just mental and moral qualities are needed for a human service professional, but skills are equally as important for success in the field. I believe I have certain skills such as self-awareness, social perceptiveness, and active listening. Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires. This will continuously be useful in the human service field relating to being able to evaluate my own performance and always working toward the goal of being the best “me”. By incorporating the criticism from other colleagues and supervisors with my self-evaluation I can compare and contrast feedback for my overall performance as a human service professional. Social-perceptiveness can be how people judge others and make inferences about other people. We have learned individual’s emotions by observing information we visually see from physical appearance, verbal and nonverbal communication. Having the skill of social-perception can help me separate what “may be” and “what is” how an individual is feeling. Not every client is going to willingly or honestly communicate how they feel through words, so body language, vocal tone, and physical appearance can be other supportive reasons. Communication is no doubt important in the role of a human service professional, but a skill I have attributed is active listening. Active listening is also a communication technique widely used throughout the human service field, which requires the listener to paraphrase or restate what they have heard the speaker present. I believe having this skill is crucial because it is supporting the speaker by showing you have absorbed all the information they just shared with you. This is a positive approach of feedback by confirming you did not just hear the client but you made an effort to reflect on the information being shared. Logically we all as individuals have certain tendencies or abilities we possess, these in the human service field can also be called talents. Personally, when I think of what my talents are related to the human services it is generally always regarding my professional commitment, interpersonal abilities, and objectivity. Being in a human services relies of professional human service workers to get “the job” done, it is also exceedingly recommended to have a professional commitment. I would like to believe that I have developed the talent of professional commitment over time through learning the ideals of professionalism in different courses. Human service professionals are to be committed to ethical values and standard of the profession they pursue. Also adhering by the morals of the Code of Ethics for Human Service Workers, and being knowledgeable as well. Correlated to professional commitment is interpersonal abilities, throughout the time of learning about the definite talent I have continuously progressed in this area. Using my interpersonal abilities I will be able to demonstrate life skills effectively and sensitively to faculty members, staff, clients, and other professional when the opportunity arises. This will help me be more effective in both my personal and professional life, all because interpersonal abilities are endlessly being developed. Lastly, the most distinctive ability I retain is the idea of objectivity or fair-mindedness. Being fair-minded is the same as being impartial to judgment. The popular phrase “you cannot judge a book by its cover” is very relatable in the sense something that you see may not always correlate with the quality or character expected. I have always given people the benefit of the doubt because I will never put a limit on someone else’s full potential, especially since maybe all they needed was a helping hand. B. Describe your interest in the field of human services or rehabilitative services. For my part, I have always been captivated by the rewarding outcomes of the human services and rehabilitative sciences occupations.
Working as a Human Service Professional can be a challenging pursuit. The attitude of the human service worker can sometimes be a problem itself. Many
To me having courage makes me feel stronger than ever. Courage is one of the things that helped me join NJROTC, and it helps me get through the days. Before I learned what courage was or even used it, I was too shy to even say my name out loud. But when I joined NROTC they helped me break my shyness. And now I see clear, I know in the future courage will help me stand up and make it to my goals in life.
The Human Service field can be challenging to people at times and rewarding as well in other moments of one’s career. What is the Human Services field exactly? According to the National Organization for Human Services they report that “the field of Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the goal of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations” (NOHS, 2009).
A human service profession can be defined as a holistic and wellness approach that attempts to understand the individuals within the context of their career, love, and relationships, and group interaction from the counseling profession. According to Woodside &McClam(2015, p. 5), human service is derived from six perspectives such as the themes and purpose of human service, the interdisciplinary nature of human service, the helping relationship, management principles, professional and professional activities. These all six aspects are unique needs of individuals, families and communities. In human service work, social workers need to specialized body of knowledge and skill for each practice setting, each special population group, and each psychosocial issue. According to Clubok (As cited in Ed Neukrug, 2000, p. 33) human service knowledge base is derived as much from psychology, guidance, and counseling, nursing. Field learning can be organized along fields of practice. The field concerns with a range of disabilities including speech and languages
In conclusion, I have reflected upon the Competencies in Professional Counseling and Related Human Services handout and offered a detailed exploration of my strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, I offered an argument in support of my proposed method for attenuating my strength and improving my weaknesses. This culminated in a plan for continuous self-improvement, in all areas, upon completing my regiment of study at
Define the term “the whole person” and explain why this is important in human services and explain the components of “the whole person”
Learning this competency made me think about what makes a good human service professional and how I measured up. It caused me to look at my life and my experiences and realize how different things could have been for me if I were to have received certain services growing up. I have also learned from my class that all kinds of people from all walks of life, can find a place they are needed in human services.
My first obstacle in becoming the social worker I envision is myself. As a Southern woman, I was taught to pray, have good manners, to cook, not to display behaviors in public unbecoming of a lady, to honor my word, and that it was my duty to help those in need. These principles speak to the social work values of service by helping others, integrity in being honest and ethical in the things I say, and dignity and worth of a person, by treating others in a respectful manner.
In the world, there are 7 billion individuals, 7 billion minds, 7 billion souls and 7 billion hearts and then there’s me. I am one out of 7 billion individuals that want to pursue the fascinating field of social work. When I was a child I wanted to be a lawyer, model, actress, doctor and so many other professions, I changed my mind quite often as most children do. One thing I was certain of was that I’m a people person. I thrive on helping others and it gives me a sense of satisfaction. Throughout this essay, I will discuss why I am a good “fit” for social work, the strengths I possess, and some of the most pressing social problems facing our country today.
*As my first year in the nursing program comes to a close, I am to write this assessment based upon my abilities in each of the listed outcomes. I know I have much to learn, but I have also gained a tremendous amount of knowledge in the short amount of time I have been a part of this program.
Courage is a state of mind that enables a person to overcome fear, pain, danger, or hardship. Although different from one another, all aspects of courage involve taking risks.
As we reviewed the self awareness module this past week, it was very interesting to see how the self assessments provided the class with information about their own personal human behaviors. I was aware of most of the information provided but there were some tendencies I was surprised to find that fitted my character. It was good to be reminded of the things I had forgotten about myself. Learning about my individuality and how I interact and respond to others based on my traits, personality and behavior has been an awakening experience. It is also great to know that I can work on areas that need improvement to become a more balanced person to better assist my subordinates, teams and organizations.
The personal qualities that I equip for the social work profession is the ability to work effectively with people from diverse populations. I was born and raised in a community composed of diverse populations which has given the training/knowledge to become a social worker. During the internship and the volunteering, I learn to be empathy with other people. I have what I takes to be a social worker because I want to help
Self assessment is a process in which you examine yourself in attempt to discover and learn more about yourself. Your likes, dislikes, behaviors, attitudes and habits can be found during this process. You can use the discoveries to your advantage by accepting or changing strengths and weaknesses. I plan on using this course to enhance my personal skills to become a better student and find success in earning my Bachelor of Arts degree at Ashford University in Social Science. Self Assessment is the first step in my successful future.
Courage permits one to face extreme dangers and difficulties without fear. Courage is having the capacity to face your own internal doubts. Courage is classified into two types: the ability to face physical danger, and the ability to face emotional hardships. In his philosophical novel, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche emphasized the importance of courage. “War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has thus far saved the victims,” he says (Nietzsche. 42). Since any change in life requires action, it is courage that turns visions into reality. Moreover, it is a prerequisite for all other virtues, because without the courage to live according to someone’s own standards, the implementation of other virtues would be impossible. Some people think that courage is having the ability to do shameful things, but that is not actually the case. It is courage that is necessary for living in integrity. Moreover, courage is necessary for the society as a whole, and one of its qualities is contagiousness. For example, all great revolutions in history