Diverse Careers + Employment

Question 1

strength definition

Answer 1

= energised by, good At, regularly use
. When use strengths = confident, fulfilled, higher self-esteem
- use strength to achieve goal = more likely to be successful
- in workplace: der strengths increases work engagement + performance (21.3%)

Question 2

self-awareness in therapeutic relationships

Answer 2

-Therapist need to understand own value system to respect individuality
- If indiVS aren’t self-aware can project own problems onto others
-self-awareness is critical for effective therapy

Question 3

self-awareness, reflection + learning

Answer 3

-reflection is a tool to build self-awareness
-essential in training in all psychology sectors
-essential for success + improvement

Question 4

How to reflect effectively- Gibb’s cycle

Answer 4

• Description -> of experience
• feelings -> about experience (pos or neg)
• Evaluation ->what did/didn’t work well
  -Analysis -> make sense of situation
• conclusion -> What could you do differently
• Action plan -> How to deal with similar future situations

Question 5

Effective academic reflective writing

Answer 5

-Describe situation concisely
-Don’t emotionally gush
-Inc all stages of reflective cycle
- critical approach throughout
- Link experience + existing knowledge
-relevant literature to relate
-recognise understanding is incomplete
-understand different perspectives
-Learning results from reflection