This week’s article was “The Myth of Social Capital in Community Development‚” by James DeFilippis. In the article‚ the author takes the stance that the interests involved in social capital or misguided because it else understands the issues of power in the formation of communities‚ and because of that is divorced economic capital. Further the author defines social capital as simply allowing actions to take place by providing‚ and further that it is morally neutral and normative. Additionally‚ the
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My education begins with me attending my community college back in Laredo‚ Texas. In Laredo Community College‚ I didn’t know which major to go into in all honesty‚ like all new college students I was caught up with the new experience of college and the scenery the college provided. Then after discussions with my advisors I’ve decided to enter the field of Criminal Justice‚ which at a time where difficult because I’d needed to know different laws that have changed over the years‚ many court cases
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Contrast two reflective practice models: - The two reflective practice models I have chosen to compare are Kolb1 and Brookfield2. Reflective practice is intended to help the teacher evolve and develop. It is an essential aspect of continuing professional development and is seen as a fundamental process in improving the quality of teaching3. Although teachers have done this for years the models formalise the process and put a structure on it. However‚ it is a subjective rather than an objective
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INTRODUCTION In this essay‚ I will reflect upon my practice placements and discuss my development in relation to professional/ethical practice‚ care delivery‚ care management and personal/professional development. These are the four domains related to the learning outcomes required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2004)) for entry in to the professional register. They are all concerned with promoting high standards of professional practice and good quality of patient’s care. I will also reflect
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In the field of social work practice it is ideal to know and understand the importance of community practice. All social workers should be knowledgeable when it comes to skills needed for community practice. The definition of a community reflects the purposiveness that serves as organizing scheme for social systems theory. Definition of a community: • A community is an inclusive form of social organization that is geographically based and through which most people satisfy their common needs and
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Engaging Communities and Service Users: Reflective Essay Section 1: Outline and discuss a model‚ or example of your practice with reference to what you have learned about engaging with service users and communities. During this essay I will relate concepts‚ methods‚ theories and legislation to service user engagement and communities to the organisation I work for giving examples from my day to day practice. My role is a community support worker within a service that supports adults with learning
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The concept of communities of practice initially appears in the work of Lave and Wenger (1991) in between their discussions of situated learning. The authors in the study showed important implications for learning and knowledge conducted informally and has developed practical activities. The intention was to show that many of the attributes linked to learning and knowledge were beyond the psychological conception (eminently nature Cognitive)‚ incorporating functions and peculiarities of sociology
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Reflective Diary Megan Simpson 95667 Word Count: 2432 Reflective practice is something we all carry out every single day‚ probably without even realising it. We use reflection in many different situations and under many different circumstances‚ as a way of improving our own skills and abilities for different things‚ as individuals. Cowan proposed that learners are reflecting in an educational way‚ “When they analyse or evaluate one or more personal experiences‚ and attempt to generalise from
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theory with another term ‘development’ to get a full phrase “development theory” which represents the various theories that have been designed to illustrate how desirable change can be achieved in society. Before we delve deep into understanding the relationship between development theory and development practice‚ we need to understand what development we are talking about. Development being a term covering diverse fields‚ it is imperative that we specify which development we are talking about. We
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Some of my strengths in this domain would be staying inside my boundaries as a student nurse and analyzing my own nursing practice. On one of my practice days I had a patient who needed gravel prn as she was experiencing nausea and vomiting. I read on her MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary
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