Final Self Evaluation Essay
Final Self-Evaluation
Bediha Ipekci
University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee
EVALUATION OF INITIAL GOALS
One of my major goals by the end of the semester was to feel more competent in the cultural diversity and the application areas. My practicum site serves a diverse clientele including low SES, LGBTQ, African Americans, Caucasians, Latinos, older adults, and people with disability. I am working on demonstrating knowledge, awareness and understanding towards diverse clients. This semester, I was more comfortable addressing racism and discrimination that my clients have experienced. I was able see the way in which sociocultural context impact on clients’ wellbeing. I also worked on the scientific understanding of contextual factors …show more content…
At the beginning of my sessions, I told my clients when I will leave the site and occasionally, we touch on termination in sessions. Based on that fact, I plan my sessions accordingly and help my clients get their needs met and facilitate their transition. I prepare myself for termination and get support around that.
One of the areas I still need to work on is competence on pharmacology and health psychology. I expose myself to didactic training at my site about psychotropic medications. This semester I had clients with cognitive disability and clients who need pain management approaches required me work on interventions on pain management and health psychology.
This semester since I have been more familiar with the resources in the city, I connected my clients to outside support groups such as grief counseling and sexual abuse support groups. Regarding interdisciplinary systems, I am interested in respectfully collaborating with other professionals. During this second semester, I was involved with other professionals such as nurse practitioners and psychiatrists with regards to the cases, which was enriching my experience with my clinical perspective. For the summer, I plan on working at Rogers Memorial Hospital Trauma clinic. My next plan is to continue with adults experiencing war/refugee
Bediha Ipekci
University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee
EVALUATION OF INITIAL GOALS
One of my major goals by the end of the semester was to feel more competent in the cultural diversity and the application areas. My practicum site serves a diverse clientele including low SES, LGBTQ, African Americans, Caucasians, Latinos, older adults, and people with disability. I am working on demonstrating knowledge, awareness and understanding towards diverse clients. This semester, I was more comfortable addressing racism and discrimination that my clients have experienced. I was able see the way in which sociocultural context impact on clients’ wellbeing. I also worked on the scientific understanding of contextual factors …show more content…
At the beginning of my sessions, I told my clients when I will leave the site and occasionally, we touch on termination in sessions. Based on that fact, I plan my sessions accordingly and help my clients get their needs met and facilitate their transition. I prepare myself for termination and get support around that.
One of the areas I still need to work on is competence on pharmacology and health psychology. I expose myself to didactic training at my site about psychotropic medications. This semester I had clients with cognitive disability and clients who need pain management approaches required me work on interventions on pain management and health psychology.
This semester since I have been more familiar with the resources in the city, I connected my clients to outside support groups such as grief counseling and sexual abuse support groups. Regarding interdisciplinary systems, I am interested in respectfully collaborating with other professionals. During this second semester, I was involved with other professionals such as nurse practitioners and psychiatrists with regards to the cases, which was enriching my experience with my clinical perspective. For the summer, I plan on working at Rogers Memorial Hospital Trauma clinic. My next plan is to continue with adults experiencing war/refugee