Assignment Task:
Use first person writing and provide references sparingly as the point is to convey a personal story that reflects your career and personal journey of learning and understanding the topic for professional growth. Organize your report using headings that delineate your main ideas associated with your experience pertaining to the (A) The Learning Process (B) Professional Identity and Practice (C) Social Justice and Mission. Include a summary/reflection in which you reflect and summarize on the advocacy project process and how your group worked together.
Reflect on your overall experience for the Group Advocacy Project based on the following areas and guiding questions:
The Learning Process:
To what extent did work on your selected topic impact you personally? How might it influence what you are currently doing in your community?
What resources/new learning impacted you the most? How did your work on the topic challenge your opinions, ideas, or questions about the topic or the populations you serve?
What did you learn from any of your group members that personally impacted you? Was this good or bad? What did you learn about yourself from that experience?
Professional Identity and Practice:
What did you learn about the role and functions of a counselor as a result of this project?
What did you learn about yourself in the process of exploring the topic and also in the process of working in the team?
Who are some key people in your community/setting who you can identify that are critical to your success for translating your ideas relating to this project into practice?
Social Justice and Personal Mission:
What do you plan to do as a result of the project and when do you plan to do it? What are some steps associated with your goals?
What are some barriers, personally or professionally, that you might face in implementing work associated with the project?
What are some societal or cultural challenges from a systemic point of view for creating sustainable change and it what ways might you dedicate efforts toward meeting these?
Revisit some of the information you learned about your profession in the first course. Some of resources might include ethics, professional organizations, or advocacy groups. Reflect again on the guiding questions presented above. In what ways, if any, does your work align or highlight professional image/identity and any specific areas important in our field?