Healthcare Reflection Photo Essay
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Running head: HEALTHCARE REFLECTION: PHOTO ESSAY
HEALTHCARE REFLECTION: PHOTO ESSAY
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HEALTHCARE REFLECTION: PHOTO ESSAY
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:
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Introduction
Reflection is the process of contemplating and evaluating personally upon one’s actions,
experiences and future hopes and dreams. Reflective practice provides scope of identification of
one’s strengths and limitations as well as the scope of future improvement (Cox, 2016). Cultural
proficiency and competency implies the practice of empathizing and understanding the needs,
opinions and experiences of culturally diverse communities, in this case, Indigenous
communities of Australia (Betancourt et al., 2016).
The following paper will associate important historical developments underlying three
important moments of life, that is, pregnancy, healthcare education and child care, within the
context of my own community as well as Indigenous Australian communities. Indigenous
Australians or Torres Strait Islander populations are recognized as the ‘First Peoples’ or natives
of Australia. However, after immigration by Europeans, Indigenous Australians suffered from a
history of oppression, discrimination and exploitation, resulting in huge inequities within the
context of education and health, especially in terms of women, new born children and even
resources and services associated with maternal and child health (Shepherd et al., 2017).
The following paper will hence demonstrate a reflection of the three important moments
in my personal life, which not only impacted my understanding of my privileges and socio-
cultural development of my community but also influenced my perception of cultural
proficiency. Taking insights from my important personal moments of pregnancy, healthcare
education and child health, this paper also demonstrates a reflection of how these experiences
would have been influenced in the context of Indigenous populations.
Introduction
Reflection is the process of contemplating and evaluating personally upon one’s actions,
experiences and future hopes and dreams. Reflective practice provides scope of identification of
one’s strengths and limitations as well as the scope of future improvement (Cox, 2016). Cultural
proficiency and competency implies the practice of empathizing and understanding the needs,
opinions and experiences of culturally diverse communities, in this case, Indigenous
communities of Australia (Betancourt et al., 2016).
The following paper will associate important historical developments underlying three
important moments of life, that is, pregnancy, healthcare education and child care, within the
context of my own community as well as Indigenous Australian communities. Indigenous
Australians or Torres Strait Islander populations are recognized as the ‘First Peoples’ or natives
of Australia. However, after immigration by Europeans, Indigenous Australians suffered from a
history of oppression, discrimination and exploitation, resulting in huge inequities within the
context of education and health, especially in terms of women, new born children and even
resources and services associated with maternal and child health (Shepherd et al., 2017).
The following paper will hence demonstrate a reflection of the three important moments
in my personal life, which not only impacted my understanding of my privileges and socio-
cultural development of my community but also influenced my perception of cultural
proficiency. Taking insights from my important personal moments of pregnancy, healthcare
education and child health, this paper also demonstrates a reflection of how these experiences
would have been influenced in the context of Indigenous populations.
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Discussion
Three Moments in Time
The three moments in my life which influenced my understanding of the privileges and
health opportunities I have been fortunate to receive in term of social determinants of health, are
linked to my pregnancy, accessibility to healthcare educational resources and child care. The
following comprises of the reflection of the three important moments in my life using the Gibb’s
reflective model.
Discussion
Three Moments in Time
The three moments in my life which influenced my understanding of the privileges and
health opportunities I have been fortunate to receive in term of social determinants of health, are
linked to my pregnancy, accessibility to healthcare educational resources and child care. The
following comprises of the reflection of the three important moments in my life using the Gibb’s
reflective model.
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Description: The primary incident which prompted me to reflect upon my privileges and
social determinants of health is when I was pregnant with my first child. While me and my
spouse were extremely delighted and excited about our future new born, I was however, quite
nervous regarding how I would deal with my pregnancy and healthy development of child.
Feelings: The pregnancy was an experience which both me and my spouse were looking
forward to. However, the extensive psychological and physiological changes which I was
encountering left me overwhelmed and fearful of what I will be encountering in the future and
whether I will be able to provide optimum care for myself and especially my child. It has been
evidenced that pregnancy is associated with major emotional and psychological upheavals in
mothers-to-be which often results in increased levels of stress and anxiety (Hasanjanzadeh &
Faramarzi, 2017). Further, I was also unaware of who should I be contacting or the specific
health professionals I should be interacting with for the care of my child as well as the
precautions I must undertake to ensure positive personal health outcomes as well as the healthy
growth and development of my child. It has been evidenced that young mothers or mothers
pregnant with their first child are often unaware of the personal care strategies they must engage
in due to inadequate levels of health literacy and hence, need access to education and appropriate
clinical support (Guendelman et al., 2017).
Evaluation: A major negative or ‘bad’ thing about the experience was the associated and
psychological effects which I encountered as a result of the pregnancy. As the pregnancy
progressed I became increasingly anxious, tensed, nervous as well as doubtful whether my
delivery will be successful and whether I will be or being successful in providing my child with
the nutrients required for future sustenance. Additionally, another bad experience was my lack of
Description: The primary incident which prompted me to reflect upon my privileges and
social determinants of health is when I was pregnant with my first child. While me and my
spouse were extremely delighted and excited about our future new born, I was however, quite
nervous regarding how I would deal with my pregnancy and healthy development of child.
Feelings: The pregnancy was an experience which both me and my spouse were looking
forward to. However, the extensive psychological and physiological changes which I was
encountering left me overwhelmed and fearful of what I will be encountering in the future and
whether I will be able to provide optimum care for myself and especially my child. It has been
evidenced that pregnancy is associated with major emotional and psychological upheavals in
mothers-to-be which often results in increased levels of stress and anxiety (Hasanjanzadeh &
Faramarzi, 2017). Further, I was also unaware of who should I be contacting or the specific
health professionals I should be interacting with for the care of my child as well as the
precautions I must undertake to ensure positive personal health outcomes as well as the healthy
growth and development of my child. It has been evidenced that young mothers or mothers
pregnant with their first child are often unaware of the personal care strategies they must engage
in due to inadequate levels of health literacy and hence, need access to education and appropriate
clinical support (Guendelman et al., 2017).
Evaluation: A major negative or ‘bad’ thing about the experience was the associated and
psychological effects which I encountered as a result of the pregnancy. As the pregnancy
progressed I became increasingly anxious, tensed, nervous as well as doubtful whether my
delivery will be successful and whether I will be or being successful in providing my child with
the nutrients required for future sustenance. Additionally, another bad experience was my lack of
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