Next
Begin to answer the questions.
-Each question should include:
-Introductory paragraph
-3 supporting paragraphs
-Concluding paragraph
Remember that a paragraph includes 5 sentences:
1-
Your understanding of Child Abuse
How has your understanding of child abuse changed or evolved during our semester together?
Tell me:
What you knew or believed about child abuse before starting this class
What myths you identified in your beliefs before this class (if any)
What is the truth? Why is it important to know these truths?
What new things you learned about child abuse as a result of taking this class
Why they are important?
How will you use this learning in the future?
2-
Your Understanding of the Child Welfare System and the job of a Social Worker
How has your understanding of child welfare, child protection work and the responsibility of social workers evolved and changed as a result of this class?
Tell me:
What you knew or believed at the start of the semester
What was/was not accurate in those beliefs
How you now understand child welfare, child protection and social work differently
How your understanding of the responsibilities of child protection social workers is different
How you are different/better for this deeper understanding of the profession and it’s obligations to the children we serve.
3-
Most Important Concepts and Learning
What are the 3 most important academic concepts that you learned in this class?
Why are they important?
How will you use them in the future?
What else do you want to know about this material that you did not learn this semester?
What steps will you take in the future to gain this knowledge
4-
Your Learning Goals
What learning goals did you set for yourself at the beginning of the semester?
Did you achieve them?
If you did, how will you use this success to inform your learning in the future?
If you did not, how will you do things differently in the future?
What are the most important things that you learned about your learning style this semester? How will you use that knowledge in the future
5-
Personal Growth
What are the 3 most important things that you learned about yourself this semester?
Tell me:
What 3 things you learned about yourself
Why they are important
How you feel about knowing these things
Do you embrace these qualities? Why
Do you want to change these qualities? Why
Both?
How does this self knowledge make you better as a social worker?
How does this self knowledge make you better as a human being?
How will you use this knowledge in the future when working with clients?
