Reflective Practice in Therapy

This assignment delves into the author's reflective practice as a therapist. It details their participation in two relevant workshops, highlighting the acquired skills and knowledge. The report also examines the benefits of networking with community service organizations through e-newsletters and identifies potential impacts on their therapeutic practice.

Reflect on and improve
professional practice

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
4. Outlining and discussing upon two workshops that I have participated in over the past 12
months and how these have contributed to the improvement of my practice, knowledge and
skills........................................................................................................................................1
5. Identifying and discussing upon two community service organisations that are relevant to
my professional development interests, explaining why networking with these services would
assist in individual professional practice interests and needs.................................................4
7. Subscribing to e-news newsletter of significant Peak Bodies to identify at least two key
developments in the sector and discuss how these will impact on my practice.....................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Professional practice is referred to be a fundamental concern for a scholar who is
intending to adopt a practical environ of learning. This basically helps in extending both personal
and professional skills and abilities of an individual. It will in turn not only result in the
enhancement of an individual's professional competencies but will also result in developing their
personal attributes to a great extent (Hough, 2016). The present report has discoursed upon a
similar consideration of professional practices that are required to be developed on continual
basis. It is in correspondence to the undertaken profession of an individual on whose basis,
further determinants will be measured to take some pivotal decisions with a prime agenda of
development. In the present report, I have reflected the role of a community worker whose
experiences has been discoursed on the basis of the participation made my me in several
workshops that I have attended.
4. Outlining and discussing upon two workshops that I have participated in over the past 12
months and how these have contributed to the improvement of my practice, knowledge and
skills
A foremost workshop that I have attended was conducted by the Australian Community
Workers Association (ACWA) and was based on the concept of working with high conflicting
couples. It basically represented a CPD program which was supported by ACWA and was taken
up by The Professional Development People (WORKING WITH HIGH CONFLICT COUPLES,
2012). They duly taught me some practical ways for managing the raising number of conflicts
into the relationships by engaging into various learned practices. It is where working in couple is
indeed a confronting task with some leading number of challenges that are sometime new for the
expert healers as well.
It is specially at the time when an extremely contradictory couple enters into the room. I
am however referred to be a less experienced professional without a full fledged cognition of
such typical cases. This in turn is apparent to raise my anxiety level where I am only willing to
know the management of the overall session with them with no disruptive escalation among
them to avoid any rampant situation. In such type of cases, the security of all involved
participants in this session is required to be considered for a competent administration of the
arranged session.
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It was basically a single day course for the participants where we were taught about the
ways in which we can tend to get involved with the couple by managing the anxiety of ours as
well as the couple. It was arranged on the basis of yet another fundamental concern where the
management of any escalating situation of conflict among the couple in the therapy room or
outside the room can be duly administrated in an effective way. As a result to which, this
workshop was conducted with a major emphasis on a systematic procedure of learning. This
involved a circular questioning with some principal thoughts from Solution Centric Therapy to
provision a structured policy.
However, I am having deficit skills of communication and thus need to improve it to
reach to a dignified level by which I can make a confident interaction with people and ask
questions to get a more clear understanding of the sessions that are being conducted in the
workshop. But the coercion of interacting with the professional bodies taking sessions
necessitated me to interact with them and communicate to clarify my doubts (Knott and Scragg,
2016). This way, I was forced to present myself in a better way with defined skills of
communication and I thereby took the assistance of some well known strategies for the
improvement of my existing ability of communication. Also, the workshop depicted a practical
course where as a participant body, I was enlightened with clear set of ideas about it. It was
along with some more procedural steps that assisted me to perceive the way in which a session
with highly conflicting couple can become more productive and facilitative. Also a class
discussion was carried out where I worked in a group with several other members and made a
vital use of various supportive materials like DVDs and case studies, etc.
This session has together helped us in several other ways where I interpreted the
importance of general ideas to differentiate among the concept of interpersonal and intra-psychic
work. Likewise, I also got to know the way in which a therapist like me can administrate the first
two sessions in case the couple has explosively presented themselves for being into the state of
crisis. Also after this session, I am now able to express myself in a more affirmative way with an
elementary perspective about circular questioning. Beside this, I now believe to acquire a more
confident outlook for getting engaged with a conflicting couple to continue a more balanced
session with them. Apart from this, I am now having a more manageable response towards any
such situation of crisis for potently handling my anxiety level with triggering responds.
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Another workshop was also conducted by ACWA for the recognition of complex trauma
and the way in which one can intend to work in an effective manner. It together represented to be
a program supported by ACWA that was taken up by The Professional Development People.
Although, it depicted a theoretical training session for two consecutive days where we were
taught about the ways in which a therapist like us can effectively work on the farthest side of an
individual traumatic incident. Having a basic knowledge about complex trauma, I hereby learned
about its complex structure where it is represents an extremely detrimental situation due to an
unidentifiable and unsuitable measures of treatment.
However, the present investigation in the neurobiology of affection is referred to posses
some leading suggestions for treating the state of trauma where its prospective benefits are not
referred to be operational in medical practices. This in turn has resulted in the creation of
confusion to differentiate among the two generic terms of trauma namely single and complex
incident. Also, this training session duly addressed the post consequences after accrediting and
reacting to the complex state of trauma in context to the carried investigation and its implicated
findings for the treatment of clients (RECOGNISING AND WORKING WITH COMPLEX
TRAUMA, 2012). This in turn enlightened me about such medical practices that are highly
perceptive from the carried investigations and can be effectively used for approaching the phases
of complex trauma. Wherein, this tactic in turn acknowledged a prompt need of getting involved
in both physical, emotional and cognitive procedures that in turn indicates some leading number
of challenges towards a standardised perspective. However, these are grouped under privileged
talks and thereby indicates a foremost requisition of considering it again. On whose basis, this
entire session has discoursed upon the core features of an effective medical care for treatment of
the complex natured trauma.
After the completion of this workshop, I felt some considerable improvements in my
existent level of competency where I am now more efficient in recognising the chances of
complex trauma in the approach of different clients coming for treatment. Also, recognising the
difference among single and complex incident of trauma with different implications of treatment
for both are more identifiable by me. I have together interpreted the essential constituents that are
needed for provisioning an effective therapy to the clients approaching for the treatment of
complex trauma. Wherein, I can together measure the range of both these clinical measures and
address any requisite alteration in the existent mode of working. Beside this, I can together map
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the link among the key rules of provisioning an effective therapy for treating complex trauma
with that to their medical applications.
This workshop has also provided me an insightful ability for the recognition of unspoken
realm by together addressing the ways through which an unarticulated experience can be
measures via three fundamental terms namely evoke, embody and enact. Herein, I also
interpreted the explanation of the aforesaid phases in context to the proposed measures. This is to
treat the incident of complex trauma by together collecting a foundational circumstance to adjust
into the components of phase 1 that are security and stabilization. I have also learned the way in
which a raised level of sensitivity can be adjusted to the non verbal clues under the developing
steps of a therapeutical relationship.
It is therefore after discussing upon both the workshops attended by me with distinct
goals of each, it can be said that both of these study courses have resulted in the enhancement of
my knowledge where in my counselling profession, empathy is always referred to be a greatest
prospect (Moon, 2013). For whose attainment, getting proficient in social, listening and
communication skills is always considered to be a foremost requirement. Though, I believe to
possess considerable skills of listening, but both of these workshops have greatly assisted me to
achieve good communication and interpersonal skills by together. It has together raised my
social skills where I became more interactive with people of different nature and thoughts.
5. Identifying and discussing upon two community service organisations that are relevant to my
professional development interests, explaining why networking with these services would
assist in individual professional practice interests and needs
This is to discourse upon the first identified community service organisation named
Anglicare which is basically a non profit organisation that mainly operates for Tasmania and
serves two leading groups of senior citizens and disables. Beside this, they are also active in
various other community based services to serve the destitute people of Tasmania
(AnglicareTAS, 2016). Also, they are a part of other such domestic network of organisations in
Australia where Anglicare is known to advocate social justice to assist people who are vulnerable
in certain situation. For which, they are hereby intended to provision some effectual plans for the
well being of those individuals by accommodating them and their respective family members by
together protecting them from any assailable situation. They are operating with several branch
offices and conducting group activities all over Tasmania in riskless spaces for assemblage.
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Likewise, they are also provisioning essential assistance to several Tasmanian people
since many years by facilitating them in a consistent manner. This is basically in order to
monitor the present needs of the individuals in requirement of their services by together
ascertaining their future needs. Anglicare is thereby referred to perform a honourable work
where it is already composed of several proficient volunteers who are passionately doing their
tasks. Also, Anglicare is highly supported by charities. It is therefore on networking with this
agency, I can together refer to provide my therapies to the necessitous people who are being
served by Anglicare. This will not only result in the improvisation of my professional skills, but
will also provide me a platform to show my expertise.
This is on discoursing upon yet another identified community service organisation named
St Vincent de Paul Society that is having significant records of supporting the migrant people by
together helping the refugees. It is where the help seekers are hereby placed under Catholic
teaching process with a special consideration of supporting those who are searching for a safe
shelter and have fled from war or any sort of maltreatment, partiality and intolerance, etc.,
(Vinnies work with asylum seekers and refugees, 2017). A broad range of services that are being
offered as support services to the migrants and refugees by St Vincent de Paul Society is
popularly known as Refugee Support Service (RSS). As a result to which, RSS is stated to be a
separate division of St Vincent de Paul Society where it operates with the refugees and the one
who are seeking for asylums and are dealing with some sort of fiscal adversity or social
alienation.
It is with a prime focus on those who are affected by any sort of mental or physical
anguish and are either separated from their families to live in the state of detainment and
experiencing any sort of income related issues or challenges in relocating, etc. It is therefore on
networking with this community service organisation, I am apparent to get yet another potential
platform to provide my professional assistance to this setting. Whereas, they are already known
to help the individuals who are greatly stressed due to various distressful reasons. This in turn
demands the creation of a peaceful environment for them to get a mental repose that can be
provisioned by me through requisite therapeutic treatment. Apart from this, I am also known to
represent a community worker with a prime objective of serving the needy people in an effective
manner and which can be fulfilled by networking with both the above identified organisational
bodies.
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7. Subscribing to e-news newsletter of significant Peak Bodies to identify at least two key
developments in the sector and discuss how these will impact on my practice
It is on highlighting the developments of a foremost organisational body named Tascoss
which is famously known for its integrity, compassion and influence where it is presently going
through various developmental concerns (TasCOSS, 2017). This is firstly to help the clients in
managing the energy costs by secondly provisioning a healthy balance to change the state of
injustice. For which, they are intending to arrange varied campaigns which is evident to make a
positive impact on my own undertaken professional practice of therapist. It is where they can
assist me in creating an industrial relationship with them to further serve the society as a
community member.
Another peak body is the youth network of Tasmania who believes in imagining,
initiating and inspiring individuals by conducting events all across the state with a major concern
of encouraging the youths to have a brighter future ahead (National Youth Week 2017, 2017).
They are together known to arrange workshops, exhibitions and festivals, etc., for the youths
where they can refer to share their own set of ideas by together displaying the challenges that are
usually faced by them in the process of development. They are hereby at a developmental agenda
to brighten the future of the youngsters in Tasmania by together destructing the challenges that
they may face in the future. It is therefore on subscribing with them, I can also refer to join their
organised events as a way of benefiting myself with their suggested measures and apply the same
to brighten my own future.
Lastly, on subscribing to yet another peak organisational body named Hobart women
shelter, I can refer to their posted vacancies where they are mostly demanding for a volunteer
worker to support the community in a professional manner (Hobart women's shelter, 2016). This
can in turn assist me to show my expertise skills and abilities by working as a community worker
and serve their purpose of benefiting the society through some effectual ways. Wherein, they are
together known to serve the women and children facing any mental or physical trauma and are in
need of healing treatment that I can duly refer to provide them.
In addition to the same, I also need to focus on several developmental aspects so that I
can build up the overall competency and professional skills. Serving as a social person could
assist me to grab knowledge on varied dimensions and at the same time, it could also aid me to
comprehend the ways through which suitable delivery can be managed. Better service provision
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can be undertaken through focusing on varied events. I would also be participating in several
events and wherein youths will also be invited for the purpose of displaying their own interest
level. This is also crucial for the purpose of developing future aspects of the youngsters and as a
result, they will be able to become more challenging in nature.
Therefore, in such area, several events, exhibitions and conferences are required to be
organised so that people can come up with their ideas and opinions. I will also participate in such
events so that I can grow more in building my career prospects. At the same time, it is also vital
for me to coordinate with people in effective way so that I can develop my skills and capabilities.
I will also apply for different job roles so that I can improve my practices and competencies. As
a social worker, it is vital for me to benefit the society through referring to all the vacant
positions.
I could also experience various issues while learning different aspects and this can also
affect my work roles and responsibilities. However, at the same time I can also experience issues
because of inadequate information about the developed aspects. I have chosen this area of
development because as a therapist I have to grab knowledge about each and every health facet.
Hence, in this respect I can say that I might also face issues because of changing scenario of
health care. Therefore, along with education development, it can be said that I will be focusing
more on health care prospects so that I can avoid all such challenges.
Moreover, I would like to extend my career as a therapist; henceforth for the same it is
crucial for me to develop more. Thus, I will be undergoing with many training and coaching
session so that I can learn the way through which best services can be delivered to the respective
people. This is another way of giving support to the people in receiving suitable services. Along
with the same, I will be able to contribute in social development.
CONCLUSION
The above report has reflected my professional practice where I represented a therapist
and discoursed some vital experiences of mine in three distinct sections. The foremost part has
revealed my experience in two workshops that are being attended my me to further disclose their
contribution in my existent skills and knowledge. Another unit of this report has reflected upon
the benefits of networking with two community service organisations by lastly demonstrating
about the subscribed e-news newsletter of substantial peak bodies. It was done to detect any of
their two evolutions or any problematic concerns and its impact on my practice.
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