Personal and Professional Developmental Plan Revised Sarah Saunders 10053973 FLPL 155 Meredith Philley Monday, March

24th 2014

GOAL Workout

OBJECTIVES (4 per goal) -Daily run or workout -Yoga -Complete routine daily -No excuses to not do run or yoga

STRENGTHS (2 per goal) -Enjoy running and working out -Clears mind.

BARRIERS GOAL (2 per goal) DEAD LINE -Busy April, schedule. 25th (Working 2014 two jobs, placement and in school. -Always tired from working so much. Feeling overwhelm ed) Sometimes if Im working so much, I dont have time to make a lunch. -At placement, I have to eat what they serve and are not always really healthy. April, 25th 2014

OUTCOME

Eat Healthy

Time Management/Creat ing time to work on Self

-Pack a lunch for work (It is mandatory to eat whats on the menu at the group home, however, I have been choosing healthier choices. -I have been buying healthy food -Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables -Calculate calorie intake daily -Waking up early -Made a daily schedule on a calendar to visually show

-Educated on healthy benefits and I enjoy creating healthy meals and new recipes -I feel more energetic as I am getting my daily nutrients.

I would like to become a healthy, active individual on a regular basis such as running, working out and doing yoga daily to help me feel energetic and healthy. I would like to keep up with the healthy meals and monitor my meals therefore I take in the daily nutrients needed.

-Determined to improve healthy habits -I am organized which would

-Struggling to balance placement, school, homework, and two

April, 25th 2014

I would like to be able to manage time effectively to balance

schedule -Im not procrastinating on assignments to create more free time -Set goal deadlines

improve my time management and will hopefully create more time to work on self care

jobs -Going to bed late and walking up early because of schedule

Meditate once per week

-Meditation movies -Mediation scents -Meditation music -Meditation partner -Fighting shyness -Getting involved in conversation -Building selfesteem -Being relaxed and confident -Not be shy around colleagues -Be calm at all times -Listen -Be heard

Improving social abilities

-High motivation in learning to meditate -I feel relaxed and more myself after meditation -Social initiative -Positive non-verbal communicati on

-Not a lot time -I have other goals as well to work on

April 25th 2014

-Shy April around 25th new people 2014 -Need to build confidents in creating conversatio ns -I take offense when my supervisor calls me out negatively in front of staff and/or residents -I try to be heard but my April 25 2014

all school, work and self-care by waking up early, making a schedule, stop procrastinati ng, and also by setting goal deadlines I would like to be able to meditate once per week in order to relax the mind. I need to build confidents in creating conversatio n with new people

To communicate effectively with colleagues

-I am calm and do not speak back -I have excellent listening skills

I would like to communica te effectively with colleagues but I would like to be heard.

Learn what is required to enhance your performance (continue education)

-Research -Follow through with signing up for classes -Fit classes into schedule -Continue with more education

-I am interested in learning a different language -I am also interested in researching more possibilities for my career such as counseling

supervisor often ignores me and laughs at my questions -Dont have much time for other courses -Dont have extra money to continue with extra courses

April 25th 2014

Volunteering/ Community Service

Take extra courses (academics)

-Finding places that interest me -Applying -Creating time and balancing all aspects in life -Getting enough hours and experience needed -Sign up for extra courses -Research what courses are needed to advance in a university degree -Read books that will help improve my knowledge to

-Good communicati ng and relationship building skills -Determined to help others throughout the committee -Determined to help benefit my clients needs -Willing to take necessary actions to educate myself in order to benefit my

-Dont have much free time for volunteerin g Overwhelm ed and stress in life; dont want to take on too much -Extremely busy with placement, classes, homework and working two jobs that it is difficult to take extra courses.

April 25th 2014

I would like to enhance my skills than just what is required in my program and also figure out what exactly I would like to do in the career. I would like to be able to volunteer and work in the community on a weekly basis and being able to balance everything I am going to make extra time to take extra courses, read beneficial books, research certain things I am unsure

April 25th 2014

benefit my clients -If an issue is brought up my work that I am uneducated to deal with, then I will take the extra steps in order to give my clients the necessary skills to proceed Take extra course -Decide what such as Self-Defense physical course courses I would like to take -Find out when and what times these courses are being held -Work these courses into my busy schedule -Update these courses on a yearly basis

clients

-Unaware of hat courses are needed until an issue is brought up that I am unable to handle to the degree I would like

about that will give me the necessary needs in order to help my clients in a beneficial way.

Community

-To obtain knowledge from my community -To learn from professional in the community -To obtain knowledge about

-I have the strive to take extra courses for my benefit -I am a small female therefore, this course will help protect myself in many aspects of my life and I will be confident in protecting a client if needed in a rare occasion -I would like to create professional relationship s in the community -I have interest in obtaining knowledge about different

-Busy schedule -It is difficult to find out who offers what courses and also at a reasonable price as I am a college student

April 25th 2014

My goal is to take extra courses to benefit myself and also to gain confidence in myself if I am ever in a threatening situation in any aspect of my life

-I am only a April placement 25th student 2014 and not yet a profession al therefore, creating relationshi ps is a little more of a

I would like to obtain knowledge and relationshi ps in the community .

different cultures cultures -To go beyond my expectations to more about my field

Learn and share knowledge from colleges

-Discuss experiences -Listen to experiences -Ask questions -Learn from others mistakes and also my own

-I do ask questions -I also learn from my own mistakes

Create a plan to enhance skills

Gain confidence

-Think of a plan -Write down my plan with deadlines -Be determined to reach these deadlines -Boost confidence to enhance skills -Challenge myself -Set goals

-I am organized -I am determined to enhance my skills

challenge. -I do not have a lot of time to go beyond my expectation s and obtain knowledge I the community -I have a hard time with people ignoring or rejecting my questions and this is something that is happening at placement -Placement is making me self conscious -I am having a hard time creating confidence in this placement -I do not have a lot of time -I struggles with colleagues

April 25th 2014

I would like to learn from my supervisor and colleagues.

April 25h 2014

I would like to create a plan to enhance my skills in this field.

-I am a strong individual

April 25th 2014

I would like to gain confidence

-Take small steps -Do not let others bring me down

-I set goals and try to achieve challenges

Use creativity to create relationships

Commitment

-Use creativity to gain residents interests -Gain trust from resident by building a relationship through an activity. -Gain colleges trust by showing that the residents trust me -Use creativity in interventions to teach residents life skills -Follow through with my word -Time management; show up on time to work daily -Organization -Make a schedule of

-I am creative -I am determined to create a positive, trustworthy relationship with the residents

bringing me down -I do not agree with most rules, regulations and procedures and do not agree with following some of them -It will take April time for the 25th residents 2014 to trust me -I dont always get time or the opportunit y to teach the residents new things.

in this placement and create relationshi ps with the residents and colleagues.

I would like to use my creativity to obtain positive relationshi ps with the residents

-I am organized -I am known to follow through with my word

-Time manageme nt/ busy schedule -It is very difficult to make set commitme nts at a group home

April 25th 2014

I would like to be able to follow through with commitme nts with the residents however, I

commitments

because every day is different

never know if Im allowed to complete some tasks or there might be a restraint that day of the commitme nt therefore I would not be able to complete the commitme nt.

One of my goals I chose is to workout. I now run 3 times a week, complete yoga every Sunday or Monday morning depending if I have placement on the weekends. I enjoy running because it clears my mind and it helps me feel healthy and better about myself.

I have been eating healthy for a couple months now. I pack a lunch for placement and work. I have been eating my own meals at placement. I found out I am allowed to bring a lunch if it is close to what the residents are eating. The meals have a salad every night, therefore, for dinners, Ive had a salad for most my meal and also brought snacks. I bought healthy food and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

I also calculate my daily calorie intake. I bought a bit fit which helps me to stay on track. I add in my daily food and drink intake, my exercise and my weight.

Another goal I had for my self is time management/ creating time to work on myself. Every night I work until 10:30 at different jobs, therefore it is impossible to go to bed early and wake up early. Therefore, when I go to bed, I set my alarm 8 hours later so I dont over sleep. Many nights I go to bed at midnight and wake up at 8a.m. This gives me the average amount of sleep and I wake up early enough to workout, complete homework and daily routines before work. I made a schedule on my calendar to visually show myself my routines and work schedules. I no longer procrastinate on assignments and often finis them a while before the due date. Therefore, I was able to balance my school, placement, other 2 jobs, and homework also creating time for friends and myself.

I made a goal to meditate once per week. I was having a hard time concentrating and not thinking about other things while meditating. Therefore, I changed this goal to completing yoga once per week and listening to calming music. I complete this on either Sunday or Monday morning depending on the day I do not have placement early ion the morning as I am in a group home. This helps me to relax and it helps my stress level.

A goal I have is to improve my social abilities. I needed to fight shyness, get involved in conversation, build self-esteem, relax and be confident. I am very hard

on myself and I often dont say anything because Im afraid of negative comments I will receive back. I was also very intimidated when I first started placement. I am still intimidated slightly but got a lot better. This is because when I voice my opinion or suggestion, I get shut down or ignored. I take this very personally and beat myself up over it as I am very hard on myself. This makes me to shut down and become shy but really Im afraid to be myself.

I made a goal to communicate effectively with my colleagues. This requires me to not be shy around my colleagues, be calm at all times, listen and be heard. I tried to feel confident around my colleagues and state suggestions, I have been calm at all times, I listen and I try to be heard. I find I communicate effectively with my colleagues.

Another goal I have is to learn what is required to enhance my performance. I researched possibilities I can do to enhance my skills in my career. I researched the online program Rosetta stone which is a cd that has lessons to teach you another language. I would like to learn French and then Spanish. I am going to start French lessons in the summer through Rosetta stone. I also looked into University programs to pursue after I graduate from college. I am interested to receive a degree in social services and then get a job in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

I wanted to start volunteering in the community. I couldnt fit that into my schedule because I have placement, two additional jobs, 3 school courses with

homework involved. I am busy now and dont have time right now to volunteer. However, I am going to join the big brother/sister program in the summer. I researched places that interest me and decided to complete the big brother/sister program in the summer. I created a resume and handed it in last week. I figured a time that would fit best in my schedule, which would be either a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon as I am working full time during the day, and at night some days.

Another goal I had for myself was to take extra courses. My objectives were to sign up for extra courses, research what courses are needed to advance for a University degree and to read a book that relates to child and you care. I looked up courses for University, which I chose to receive a Social Service degree. I read the book, The Social Worker which was about small stories dealing with children who have been abused or neglected.

A goal I had was to take a self-defense course from Fleming College as I heard they offered it. I found pout what dates the school offered the self-defense course and unfortunately I was too late and missed the date.

I would like to learn more about the community and, to obtain knowledge from the community, to learn and obtain knowledge from professionals and to go beyond my expectations in placement. I completed this goal as I went into the community with my placement. I obtained a ton of knowledge from professionals in

the community and my colleagues and I also went beyond my expectations in placement by bringing in activities for the residents at placement. I brought in knitting things, stuff to make bracelets, coloring things, cards, nail polish and we also did a spa day. The residents enjoyed these activities and had fun with the activities I brought in for them to do.

I would like to learn and share knowledge from colleges by discussing and listening to experiences, ask questions, learn from others and my own mistakes. Everyone make mistakes and I learned a lot from making mistakes, talking to colleges, listening and discussing o experiences and asking questions.

A goal I had for myself was to create a plan to enhance my skills by thin king of a plan and writing it down with deadlines, be determined to reach these deadlines and boost confidence to enhance skills. I completed many plans as bringing in activities and suggestions to keep the girls busy and teach them skills.

I decided I needed to gain confidence in placement by challenging myself, set goals, take small steps and not let others bring me down. I struggled with not letting people control my emotions. I take things personally and its something I am working on and need to continue to work on.

I made a goal to use my creativity to connect with the residents to create relationships. I used creativity to gain relationships with the residents by bringing in

activities for them to do. I used activities to connect with clients as it gives us something in common.

A goal I had for myself was to complete commitment by following through with my word, show up on time to work, organization and make a schedule. I completed all these goals to the best of my ability.