am human just like everyone else. What they don’t know is I struggle with social anxiety. To some‚ shyness is just another personality trait‚ but for me‚ it can sometimes be debilitating. As an introverted person‚ I find it difficult to interact with other people for prolonged periods of time. This includes socializing‚ maintaining friendships‚ sharing my ideas and opinions‚ and speaking to large groups of people. Social anxiety often prevents me from participating in activities in which I have
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journey‚ I graduated from a continuation high school. At the time of my graduation I realized my prospects weren’t too good because of the negative life choices I had made before high school graduation. Realizing I was at a disadvantage I began to work to support myself. My start was working at Safeway as a clerk. Although the job had no room for advancement it taught me two things—I liked helping people and I had to go to college to create better opportunities for myself. After pondering possible
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I am interested in studying Criminology for the purpose of wanting to gain a detailed‚ deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of criminal activity. From a young age‚ I had always found myself captivated by documentaries and articles behind crime‚ asking myself questions like: “What made them do that?”‚ “What were they thinking?” and “Did they think about the consequences?”‚ and from an outsider looking in‚ the questions I often asked myself seemed inexcusable and unexplainable‚ that
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health. I engaged in conversations with the children and their parents. This fuelled my desire to part take in a course that helps improve the healthcare of the community. Having observed test procedures that orthoptist carry out to formulate a statement of impressions including a differential diagnosis and possible modes of non-surgical treatment‚ I understand that decision making and active involvement in patient care is vital. In addition to my A level studies‚ I assist in the organisation of
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The purpose of this essay is to reflect and learn from an incident that happened while consulting with a client in the Hospital in the Home (HITH). Reflective practice is defined as the process of making sense of events‚ situations and actions that occur in the workplace (Oelofsen‚ 2012). Johns (1999) states the essence of learning through reflection is for the practitioner to surface contradiction between what she intends to achieve within any situation and the way she actually practices. There
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to learn new skills and can apply myself to difficult tasks in difficult situations. I have also carried out a work placement at a local pharmacy. This experience encouraged me to develop some of the personal skills that I believe are necessary for working as an optician. During the placement I had the opportunity to interact with customers. Through this I learnt how much I enjoy work in which I can offer advice to people‚ and also felt a gratifying sense of responsibility in response to the fact
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I would like to work with Dr. Fulks‚ because of the research he has done with regards to gerontology and Alzheimer’s disease. This interests me because now that I am taking an introductory course‚ I see that gerontology would be something I see myself pursuing when I graduate from Barton. I would like to do research with Gerontology because older people interest me and I feel that I will be able to help care for and connect with them. In addition to my passion for helping older individuals‚ my grandfather
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Law is heavily imbedded in social work practice. Social workers work within the framework of the law in three major capacities. Firstly; as regulators‚ secondly; as advocates or agents for legal rights‚ and thirdly; by developing and commenting on social policy. Social workers are intrinsically linked with the law‚ by working with people for whom the law is designed to protect. Social workers work in different fields of social work practice‚ both directly and indirectly. In all fields of practice
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Imagine you have graduated from Temple University. You are preparing to attend your 10-year reunion‚ and the alumni office has asked you to write a one-page essay about your personal and professional accomplishments since graduation. What would yours say? My journey started 16 years ago right after I graduated high school. In the beginning‚ I didn’t really know what I wanted to do‚ but I knew I was fascinated with science and medicine. In the first part of my journey I attended Community College
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a nurse is to help the patient understand their condition‚ to provide reassurance and to respond to personal needs with relevant treatments in a non-judgmental manner and to respect equality. I understand that this is a complex role and at times will most definitely be
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