Self Awareness
Self-Awareness and Development Plan
Self-Awareness and Development Plan
Developing an understanding of myself is an important factor, self-understanding will help me to grow and communicate effectively with others. Knowing myself will serve as a catalyst to my individual achievement. Developing an understanding of myself will also aid in the decision-making process as well as help to identify the benefits understanding can bring. Today, I am still learning about myself; but as I continue my life’s journey I will continue to discover who I am. When I think of the word self-understanding I think of the values and morals that my parents have imparted in my life. Self-understanding is primarily understanding “the real me.” Understanding the real me has increased my confidence level and eliminated some of my self-doubt. I believe that my self-esteem has increased because I am a confident in my abilities. Of course there are things that bother me however, through time and self-acceptance I have learned to overcome them. This paper will define how understanding my skills as a group facilitator can transform my professional group facilitation skills, which, in-turn can lead me to becoming an effective group leader.
The paper will also outline how I plan to use the skills that I have gained from group counseling. Describe how leaders should develop and maintain awareness of various boundaries; summarize the goals that group leaders are to implement. Examine how the knowledge of group dynamics, interventions, and theory plays a part in a leader’s ability to lead groups. Discuss how selected approaches will integrate into a personal theoretical framework. Finally, the paper will conclude with how synthesizing personal leadership combined with various strategies, methods, and theoretical foundations incorporate professional standards for group leadership. There are many dynamics involved with group counseling and six weeks is not enough time to learn them.
Self-Awareness and Development Plan
Developing an understanding of myself is an important factor, self-understanding will help me to grow and communicate effectively with others. Knowing myself will serve as a catalyst to my individual achievement. Developing an understanding of myself will also aid in the decision-making process as well as help to identify the benefits understanding can bring. Today, I am still learning about myself; but as I continue my life’s journey I will continue to discover who I am. When I think of the word self-understanding I think of the values and morals that my parents have imparted in my life. Self-understanding is primarily understanding “the real me.” Understanding the real me has increased my confidence level and eliminated some of my self-doubt. I believe that my self-esteem has increased because I am a confident in my abilities. Of course there are things that bother me however, through time and self-acceptance I have learned to overcome them. This paper will define how understanding my skills as a group facilitator can transform my professional group facilitation skills, which, in-turn can lead me to becoming an effective group leader.
The paper will also outline how I plan to use the skills that I have gained from group counseling. Describe how leaders should develop and maintain awareness of various boundaries; summarize the goals that group leaders are to implement. Examine how the knowledge of group dynamics, interventions, and theory plays a part in a leader’s ability to lead groups. Discuss how selected approaches will integrate into a personal theoretical framework. Finally, the paper will conclude with how synthesizing personal leadership combined with various strategies, methods, and theoretical foundations incorporate professional standards for group leadership. There are many dynamics involved with group counseling and six weeks is not enough time to learn them.
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