The competencies exercise revealed my top strengths to be leading, cooperating, coping with pressure, networking, taking initiative and innovating. I am someone who enjoys leading and developing others to achieve results. I can improve upon my critical thinking skills by knowing my strengths and accepting my weaknesses. This will also help with evaluating arguments in a meaningful way. When one knows their competencies they can step up and utilize their strengths and leverage others when needed.
I also bring optimism, imagination and courage to the table in the face of any obstacles that might stand in my way. Interdependence is goal for me, harmonizing the rights of others with the well-being of the group. I value sensibility, following one’s heart to make prudent choices. I am tempered by rationality, and using reasoning to find the rules of life. My personal ethics lens includes my personal actions and behaviors, my core values, and responsibilities.
Many people look at pets as another chore, when they are actually very good at being a best friend, confidante that understands all of life’s problems, and the best motivation in keeping healthy. Pets can also keep children active, promote responsibility, and help with socialization problems that are becoming more prominent in today’s society. With a pet adoption a person gains more than just an animal, the community at large is also helped by opening another kennel in the animal shelter for another loving animal. Becoming active in the community is just that simple, but there are other ways to promote animal welfare and overpopulation that affects so many areas of the world. Research has shown that adopting a pet is a great way to improve mental and physical health, promote family values, and become active in the community by rescuing an unwanted or stray animal.
The other two of the ethical lenses are using your Sensibility (Intuition) which means using your intuition and emotions for our behavior to be ethical are : 1)Results Lens:using your sensibility to decide your decisions which will make you happy and adds more happiness to your life. 2)Reputation Lens:is to rely on your sensibility to agree upon the character traits which are needed for good living . And these four primary ethical lenses also catogorized into 2 types. 1-Ethical Lenses for Individual decision a)Rights and Responsibilities lens b)Results lens 2-Ethical lenses for Community determining a)Relationship lens b)Reputation lens My preferred lens is : Rights and Responsibility lens Relationship lens I use my critical thinking(Rational) skill to determine general rules and equality of community so that everybody gets treated fairly equal. I follow the universal rules and apply equally to everybody in the community.I look through the problem carefully and research different options
When it comes to dog versus cats there are many who are very dedicated to one or the other, personally, I am a self-proclaimed dog person. I much prefer a canine companion to a feline companion. That being said, I own both as do many Americans. I find, often even, that people who proclaim themselves dedicated to one in particular usually have both. There are many pros and cons for both and these animals have been kept as companions for thousands of years.
To support effective communication in my job I need to ensure that I communicate with people in a way that is most suitable for them. There are several different needs that people have in relation to communication. These are varied and depend on factors which are sensory ability, cultural background, language, self-confidence, level of learning ability or physical ability. It is very important that when communicating with people I do it at the correct level of understanding. Effective written and verbal communication and being able to use a variety of interpersonal techniques promotes strong working relationships which will then lead to a good quality care for my service users.
The question now arises is that why we in general and teachers in particular should reflect on our practice? Firstly, it is required for personal and professional growth. With the help of reflective writings we attempt to enhance our mental capabilities and improve our practice. Also, it helps us to do things right and be able to justify our actions. Reflective writings make us creative and innovative and facilitate us to consider fundamental issues in learning.
Ethics can be influenced by one’s culture, background, and environment. Ethical behavior can be taught but that does not mean one is ethical. I believe how an individual conducts himself when faced with an ethical dilemma is what makes him who he is. An ethical dilemma is defined as “Situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict” either for the individual or for the organization (Trevino & Nelson, 2007, p. 3). Through these interactions people can learn and continue to grow in respect to their ethical beliefs.
A social occupation is one in which involves interacting with others, communicating with, and teaching others. An occupation that includes helping and providing services to others. My Career Competencies lists my strengths as adhering to values, it is very important that I my vision and values align with the vision and values of the company that I work for. I am also strategizing, I like to look at problems or areas of opportunities and figure out ways to fix or improve the process. I was also identified as cooperating, I love working in an environment where I can work and collaborate with others.
Conditions of worth depend on the model, unconditional positive regard of empathy, congruence and self-actualization. In person-centered theory is viewed as a humanistic approach in which the client is led to express their experiences of their life (Rodgers, 1957-1959). Person-centered approach to counselling attributes to the core conditions, empathy, congruence, (genesis) and self-actualization. The experience for the client should be a positive one, they need to feel like they are being listened to and understood. It is important to engage in the client’s world so they are able to express their feelings.