"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein
Looking back over all
When I think back to when I had started my first day at UMF I remember mulling over if I would be a good fit. I knew some of my friends had not gone off to college and I had felt that they were smarter than me. When I had started out at college I was very nervous about dealing with my dyslexia. I didn’t want it to hold me back; and even more I didn’t want to hold myself back because of it. I feel that this is one of the many reasons that I had decided to go into the rehabilitation field. I do not want someone else to think that they can’t do something because of a disability that they have. I believe that everyone can succeed. I did not get into this profession to sit on the side lines, I want to be out in the field work with and for people.
Looking back on this assignment
This assignment has made me think about all that I have done at UMaine Farmington. It is sometimes hard to remember back to all of the classes you have taken: Basic English, and being frustrated at the time because my teacher wanted us to have a “great foundation” as she would say. Or looking back to making group projects for symposium day and wanting to make sure that everything was right because a group of people were counting on you.
One thing that I know that I will remember is the one on one counseling sessions we had taped. I had three different people come in at separately and we had talked for a period of 15 minutes. I remember feeling myself that the code of confidentiality was not all there. I had felt that with the person knowing that they were being videotaped that they would not be as open with me. I had also found this to be distracting due to the fact that it was only the two of us in the room with the video camera; the camera had seemed out of place and had felt intrusive.
At the same time something that I had taken away from this experience was the value of confidentiality. Now in my practicum I am also seeing the value of confidentiality. It allows you to build trust with a client and to also keep that trust. My practicum, has also allowed me to see the effects of when confidentiality needs to be broken. When someone’s life is in danger in is even more important to think of your clients and make sure you are doing the right thing.