Coming Out Of Your Closet Analysis
Module I
Regarding the video "Coming Out Of Your Closet":
1. Why do you believe the act of "coming out" (whether regarding sexual orientation, divorce, illness, abuse, addiction, etc...) is so difficult?
• Confession is difficult no matter what the situation may be. Having to be truthful about something you fear someone will judge you about because you have witnessed it being dpone to somepne else or you have done it to others.
2. If you were "coming out" for the first time about something in your life to a human service professional, how would you want that professional to respond? Give specific examples.
• If coming to a professional about something close to my heart, I would expect their response to be thought out and show signs of empathy. For …show more content…
example, if coming out to my clinician that I had an abortion, I would want his/her response to be “I can only imagine how hard that must have been for you, how are you dealing with this now on your own?”.
3. Describe a time that someone "came out" to you about something (secret). How do you think the person felt as they were telling you? How did you react? How do you think the person felt about your reaction?
• A friend of mine came out about an experience they had with the same sex, and I gave my friend a non-judgmental response as well as an honest one. I know that my friend was nervous while telling me everything because my friend had been holding the secret for so long. My reaction to what was told to me was a neutral one and my friend was very satisfied and felt a sense of relief.
4. If you could re-live that experience, what would do differently?
• If I could relive that experience, I would have been more open to converse and allow my friend to talk more about it. I don’t feel I gave much of an opportunity to my friend to express how they might have felt afterwards.
5. Do you have any other comments you wish to share?
• Never make things hard on anyone then they are already making it hard on themselves.
Regarding the video "Love Is All You Need?":
1. Why do you believe the film was named the way it was? Is there a more appropriate name that you would give the film?
• I feel the film was named “Love Is All You Need” because the parents in the film did not show her much love at all. I feel love and support would have saved the young child’s life, versus being so hard on her and forcing her to be someone she is not.
2. How did the video make you feel? Give specific examples.
• The entire video made me very emotional, because the young girl did not deserve to be ridiculed about who she was inside. I did not enjoy watching them beat up on her and not even the adult figures took up for, I can only imagine how she felt when the teacher blamed her for being in the boys bathroom and not even acknowledging that she could have been drowned by her peers. It must be very confusing as a child to look at an adult as your protector, when they too are against you.
3. What do you think it feels like to be the girl in the video? Give specific examples.
• If I was the young girl I would feel like I had no one and that the world was never going to accept me. My mother was not there for me emotionally nor physically, if I had an issue I had to cope on my own, her mothers moved her into a community where they conditioned their children to annihilate anyone who was not like everyone in their community. Getting bullied and having no one to turn to is not a great feeling and for a girl her age, who’s brain isn’t fully developed she felt her only way out way to leave this world.
4. If you were the girl in the video and went to a human service professional for help, in what ways would you want to be treated and respected? Give specific examples.
• I would want the professional to respect what I have expressed to him/her about the community I came from, even though I am having a problem within my community because I am different from the others. I also would want, my helper to treat my situation delicately.
5. What did you learn by watching this video?
• Treat others the way they should be treated, with respect and as a human being. Never mistreat someone for been themselves.
Module J
1. What is one of the most pressing ethical issue you expect to encounter when you begin working as a professional? What are your specific concerns?
• As I begin working as a professional, I am expecting to encounter my level of competency. feeling like I do not possess the skills or knowledge necessary to help a client.
2. What is informed consent and why is this important?
• Informed consent is having permission from a client in order to disclose any information that was shared during the sessions. It is important to have permission from the client before sharing anything about them, because if the client has a change of heat about your services you are covered because the client has signed a informed consent form.
3. Why is confidentiality important? How might this be challenging?
• Confidentiality is very important, so that the client feels safe and can effectively be serviced. Also, the clinician is protected by confidentiality policy’s as well.
4. Can confidentiality be guaranteed in a technological world?
• In a technological world, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed no matter how hard or what software you may possess. There will always be security hackers who are skilled to do so.
Module K
1. Summarize what you have learned about keeping personal and professional boundaries.
• It is necessary to set boundaries within the work place and with the personal relationships you have, because those relationships whether it is business or not will run smoothly and you can avoid the hassles that would occur if you did not have any.
Setting boundaries is also most important when it comes to the health of the physician and client, without them you run the risk of being taking advantage of and burnout.
2. What difficulties do you anticipate may occur with maintaining boundaries? Are there specific situations that you anticipate will be challenging? If yes, why and if no why? Give specific examples.
• The difficulty I feel with maintaining boundaries, I expect to come most when I am helping a client in dying need. Meaning I may feel so much empathy for a client that I would want to help them out as much as I can, but that would cause conflict with the boundaries I set to begin with.
3. How could you respond to a client who requests to be your Friend on a social network like Facebook?
• If a client asked to befriend me on a social media platform, I would have to kindly decline their offer and inform them of the polices of the agency and boundaries that must be present between physician and
client.
4. How can you use what you have learned to set-up boundaries in your personal life?
• I have learned that it is most easiest to set boundaries at the beginning of every relationship, that way you and whomever you are setting the boundaries with, will have a clear understanding of their place.
Regarding the video "Coming Out Of Your Closet":
1. Why do you believe the act of "coming out" (whether regarding sexual orientation, divorce, illness, abuse, addiction, etc...) is so difficult?
• Confession is difficult no matter what the situation may be. Having to be truthful about something you fear someone will judge you about because you have witnessed it being dpone to somepne else or you have done it to others.
2. If you were "coming out" for the first time about something in your life to a human service professional, how would you want that professional to respond? Give specific examples.
• If coming to a professional about something close to my heart, I would expect their response to be thought out and show signs of empathy. For …show more content…
example, if coming out to my clinician that I had an abortion, I would want his/her response to be “I can only imagine how hard that must have been for you, how are you dealing with this now on your own?”.
3. Describe a time that someone "came out" to you about something (secret). How do you think the person felt as they were telling you? How did you react? How do you think the person felt about your reaction?
• A friend of mine came out about an experience they had with the same sex, and I gave my friend a non-judgmental response as well as an honest one. I know that my friend was nervous while telling me everything because my friend had been holding the secret for so long. My reaction to what was told to me was a neutral one and my friend was very satisfied and felt a sense of relief.
4. If you could re-live that experience, what would do differently?
• If I could relive that experience, I would have been more open to converse and allow my friend to talk more about it. I don’t feel I gave much of an opportunity to my friend to express how they might have felt afterwards.
5. Do you have any other comments you wish to share?
• Never make things hard on anyone then they are already making it hard on themselves.
Regarding the video "Love Is All You Need?":
1. Why do you believe the film was named the way it was? Is there a more appropriate name that you would give the film?
• I feel the film was named “Love Is All You Need” because the parents in the film did not show her much love at all. I feel love and support would have saved the young child’s life, versus being so hard on her and forcing her to be someone she is not.
2. How did the video make you feel? Give specific examples.
• The entire video made me very emotional, because the young girl did not deserve to be ridiculed about who she was inside. I did not enjoy watching them beat up on her and not even the adult figures took up for, I can only imagine how she felt when the teacher blamed her for being in the boys bathroom and not even acknowledging that she could have been drowned by her peers. It must be very confusing as a child to look at an adult as your protector, when they too are against you.
3. What do you think it feels like to be the girl in the video? Give specific examples.
• If I was the young girl I would feel like I had no one and that the world was never going to accept me. My mother was not there for me emotionally nor physically, if I had an issue I had to cope on my own, her mothers moved her into a community where they conditioned their children to annihilate anyone who was not like everyone in their community. Getting bullied and having no one to turn to is not a great feeling and for a girl her age, who’s brain isn’t fully developed she felt her only way out way to leave this world.
4. If you were the girl in the video and went to a human service professional for help, in what ways would you want to be treated and respected? Give specific examples.
• I would want the professional to respect what I have expressed to him/her about the community I came from, even though I am having a problem within my community because I am different from the others. I also would want, my helper to treat my situation delicately.
5. What did you learn by watching this video?
• Treat others the way they should be treated, with respect and as a human being. Never mistreat someone for been themselves.
Module J
1. What is one of the most pressing ethical issue you expect to encounter when you begin working as a professional? What are your specific concerns?
• As I begin working as a professional, I am expecting to encounter my level of competency. feeling like I do not possess the skills or knowledge necessary to help a client.
2. What is informed consent and why is this important?
• Informed consent is having permission from a client in order to disclose any information that was shared during the sessions. It is important to have permission from the client before sharing anything about them, because if the client has a change of heat about your services you are covered because the client has signed a informed consent form.
3. Why is confidentiality important? How might this be challenging?
• Confidentiality is very important, so that the client feels safe and can effectively be serviced. Also, the clinician is protected by confidentiality policy’s as well.
4. Can confidentiality be guaranteed in a technological world?
• In a technological world, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed no matter how hard or what software you may possess. There will always be security hackers who are skilled to do so.
Module K
1. Summarize what you have learned about keeping personal and professional boundaries.
• It is necessary to set boundaries within the work place and with the personal relationships you have, because those relationships whether it is business or not will run smoothly and you can avoid the hassles that would occur if you did not have any.
Setting boundaries is also most important when it comes to the health of the physician and client, without them you run the risk of being taking advantage of and burnout.
2. What difficulties do you anticipate may occur with maintaining boundaries? Are there specific situations that you anticipate will be challenging? If yes, why and if no why? Give specific examples.
• The difficulty I feel with maintaining boundaries, I expect to come most when I am helping a client in dying need. Meaning I may feel so much empathy for a client that I would want to help them out as much as I can, but that would cause conflict with the boundaries I set to begin with.
3. How could you respond to a client who requests to be your Friend on a social network like Facebook?
• If a client asked to befriend me on a social media platform, I would have to kindly decline their offer and inform them of the polices of the agency and boundaries that must be present between physician and
client.
4. How can you use what you have learned to set-up boundaries in your personal life?
• I have learned that it is most easiest to set boundaries at the beginning of every relationship, that way you and whomever you are setting the boundaries with, will have a clear understanding of their place.