Will be about psychiatric patient care in outpatient setting.
Write a journal at least 1 page (800+ words) about one of your clinical experiences so far. You do not need to include references or citations.
Write, record
- Describe the situation (the course, the context)
- Who was involved with the situation?
- What did they have to do with the situation?
Reflect, think about
- What are your reactions?
- What are your feelings?
- What are the good and the bad aspects of the situation?
- What you have learned?
- What surprised you?
- What is a challenge you faced?
Analyze, explain, gain insight
- What was really going on?
- What sense can you make of the situation?
- Can you integrate theory into the experience/situation?
- Can you demonstrate an improved awareness and self-development because of the situation?
Conclusions
- What can be concluded in a general and specific sense from this situation/experience and the analyses you have undertaken?
Personal action plan
- What are you going to do differently in this type of situation next time?
- What steps are you going to take on the basis of what you have learned?