Group Activity on Mental Health Awareness

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Module Code and Module Title
Title of Assignment
Module Leader’s Name
Tutor’s Name
Name (Family name underlined)
Student Number
Date of Submission

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
2.0 Audit and Evaluation of Key Skills...........................................................................................3
2.1 Key Skills Developed...........................................................................................................3
2.2 Contribution of Self and Other team members....................................................................4
2.3 Examples of experience (Gibbs reflective cycle).................................................................5
2.3.1 Description.....................................................................................................................5
2.3.2 Feelings.........................................................................................................................5
2.3.3 Evaluation......................................................................................................................5
2.3.4 Analysis.........................................................................................................................5
2.3.5 Conclusion.....................................................................................................................5
2.3.6 Action Plan....................................................................................................................6
2.4 Qualitative and Quantitative evidence.................................................................................6
2.5 Areas of Self Development..................................................................................................7
2.6 Areas of improvement with regards to skill development.....................................................7
3.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................8
4.0 Reference List.......................................................................................................................10
5.0 Appendix................................................................................................................................11
Team Agreement.....................................................................................................................11
Table 1: Personal Development Plan......................................................................................13
Annotated CV...........................................................................................................................13

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1.0 Introduction
Off late, universities have started to assess students through activities and tasks conducted by
the virtue of various groups. As a result, the skills related to teamwork have enhanced on part of
such students as far as conducting oneself while in groups are concerned. These kinds of
activities and tasks also help in the development of oneself at the personal level with regard to
the honing and polishing of the required skills accordingly. The main aim of the report is to
present an overview of a group activity at the university based on my personal experience. The
activity is primarily focused on the fund raising event related to the spreading of awareness
concerning mental health issues at various spheres and aspects. Such an event was held at the
cafeteria of the university (Thornicroft, et al., 2015). The contributions of mine and my team
members in the event would be discussed and demonstrated in the report. The aspects related
to further development and progress would also be demonstrated taking account of my own
observations. It would help me to formulate an appropriate Personal Development Plan in a
proper and appropriate manner. Finally, an appropriate conclusion would be provided in order to
summarize the report.
2.0 Audit and Evaluation of Key Skills
2.1 Key Skills Developed
Team Dreamers worked collectively on the topic Mental Health Research UK and conduct a
fund-raising activity to support the Mental Health Awareness program. Our entire team was
committed to support mental health awareness since awareness can help in eliminating the
stigma of mental health conditions among people. The purpose of our group activity was to
develop our skills that would help us in our career growth and overall personality development.
Working as a team maximized opportunities to have a shared vision of our work and develop
and inherent significance of helping people. Personally, I feel this group activity has been an
insightful experience in realizing my abilities and competencies of working within a team and
taking better decisions on various matters. Being a part of the team, helped me develop my
interpersonal skills such as communicating and discussing important matters with regards to the
schedule and budget of the mental awareness program. Each team member had an important
role to play and I tried to contribute as much as I could for the success of the awareness
program.

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According to Ramesh and Ravi (2013), planning is very essential for the successful
implementation of our ideas into action. Collectively, we discussed on matters and planned the
schedule of each step we took before implementing them. I could plan for the fundraising event
along with my team which included activities, resources, budget and venue required. I was able
to communicate my viewpoints and opinions on the stigma around mental health issues which
was supported by teammates. Although I was not a leader of the team, but this helped me to
inculcate the qualities of a good leader by managing certain activities on the fundraising day
such as instructing the team and setting up the campaign in the university campus. I could
enhance my conflict resolution skills which is one of the most important factors in working within
a team. I had disagreements with the team with regards to deciding on the final budget, but we
collectively resolved the issue by reaching to a conclusion. By collaborating with others and plan
for the campaign, I was able to improve my time management skills which according to me must
be present for self-development. It was an excellent opportunity to present myself in a positive
light as well as give my CV a boost, giving a huge advantage to advance my career.
2.2 Contribution of Self and Other team members
First things first, working with a team allows each team member to share the work and allocate
according to each member’s skill set and competencies. Our team consisted of four enthusiastic
people who are committed to undertake the noble task of spreading awareness among people
on mental health and the issues associated with it. In our group, each one of us had their work
allocated and were aware of the steps to follow. All the team members tried to contribute as
much as they could to make the campaign a success. We tried to keep originality in everything
we did starting from giving a thoughtful and original name to the team, printing team t-shirts, and
printing logos for decorating the table. Since it was team work, each one of us contributed in the
planning process, decision-making, and budget planning. My contribution was to decide on the
suitable venue for setting our campaign and preparing the pamphlets that were distributed to the
audience. I along with one of my team members were also responsible for designing the
Christmas cards which were displayed on our table and seemed to be appreciated by everyone.
My other team members prepared a small presentation for the onlookers to make them aware of
the underlying causes of several mental health conditions. We all explained the audience and
interacted with them to gain what they feel about their own mental health. We gained a good
knowledge on mental health issues and were able to address to their questions. The responses
collected were mostly positive and our efforts were appreciated which resulted in boosting the
morale of the team entire team.