Assignment task: Do you feel you have developed competence, as defined by the textbook chapter, at this point in your practicum? Why or why not?
What difficulties have you encountered at your practicum this term? What strategies have you used when you felt insecure or overwhelmed? What specific skills have developed related to managing difficult situations in this practicum? How do you imagine you might use those in the future?
As you read the Special Issues Concerning the Development of Competence section (from pages 82-83), which have you experienced this term? If you have not experienced any of them, why is that?
Describe your professional development through this practicum experience. Which of the topics discussed on pages 83-86 can you relate to, and why?