Monday 10th May 2010
Lecture at University, Practice for learning module. Today the other groups was delivering their presentations. The rest of the students observed and gave critical and constructive feedback. There were some excellent presentations.
Tuesday 11th May 2010
AM. This morning I attended AA team meeting. I was asked to take the minutes and then to email the typed up minutes to the team before close of business on Friday. Taking the minutes is good practice for my note taking, a skill I will need to become an efficient social worker. Notes that hold me responsible for the outcome of somebody’s life. A scary thought when the reality hits that something that seems like a small task could be so detrimental to somebody’s life.
PM. Got a keyworker session today with a young person. I am feeling a bit nervous; I want to understand the concerns that she has the reason why she is disengaging and the barriers she is coming up against and the risks that this will bring about. I want her to feel comfortable when talking to me and to trust me when she tells me her personal information. I want to work with her so that she can work towards her goals. YES I am feeling a bit nervous; I want to get it right.
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Today I had a study leave day. I spent some of the day researching but most of the day writing my reflective journal. This journal is about me and my journey through the social work training. About what I have learnt and identifying what I still have to learn. In my writing I am honest about how I am feeling, I look at the incident I then say how I felt at the time, I analyse the situation and then I reflect to see if I could have handled the situation differently and how. The journey I am on seems never ending, I feel bogged down, and when times get hard I feel like giving in. Then I ask myself
“Why am I studying to be a social worker?” and my answer is “because I am passionate about helping people
Thursday 13th May 2010
AM. This morning I visited The Base at Pontefract, this is a working Hub. I was shown around the building and briefly said hello to the team that work from there. I was told about the projects and activities that take place there on a regular basis. I thought the building was magnificent; it was a huge place with lots of rooms and all nicely decorated, the place felt welcoming. I was told that they do a lot of work with local schools and the youth club was open to YP regularly throughout the week. I asked for a timetable with the weekly activities in the event that some of these projects could be accessible by YP.
I was told about Safer Schools Partnerships (SSPs) that was in operation in the schools. This is a project that is based on a flexible model of prevention and early intervention. SSPs requires a collaborative approach between the school, Local Authority, Police and other local agencies working towards the same goal. SSPs involves improving relationships with YP promoting School Safety and reducing crime and anti-social behaviour within the schools and the community,
PM. I am meeting a new young person today and I am excited at the prospect. I met her before in the Information sign up session. She seemed to know what she wanted and which direction she wanted to go in. She told me that she had been for previous job interviews but had never been successful. I want to explore with her the reasoning to why she thinks this happened.
I feel that she would benefit from the interview and CV workshop that AA offer. I would like to see her break through the barrier of being at a disadvantage because of lack of experience. I want to see her prepared for her next job interview and to be that successful candidate.
Friday 14th May 2010
Admin and Research all day.
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