University Portfolio Assessment: Reflecting on Skills & Experiences

This portfolio assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of a student's personal skills and experiences, highlighting their journey and achievements. It covers various aspects such as leadership, capacity to work with others, service ethics, diversity of experience, and high-level performance in specific areas. The student reflects on academic and leadership experiences, community involvement, and other life achievements, including winning a Chinese writing award and windsurfing with a Gold Medalist. A personal statement articulates the student's motivation to pursue a career in psychiatry, drawing from experiences as a support worker and caregiver. The portfolio emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and personal integrity, showcasing the student's commitment to personal and professional growth. Desklib provides access to a wealth of similar past papers and solved assignments for students.

Portfolio Assessment
Student Name: Student ID:
Subject Name: Subject ID:
Date Due: Professor Name:
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Leadership..................................................................................................................................3
3.0 Capacity to work with others.....................................................................................................3
4.0 Service ethics.............................................................................................................................3
5.0 Diversity of Experience.............................................................................................................4
6.0 High Level of performance in an area of Human Endeavor......................................................4
7.0 Academic Experience................................................................................................................4
8.0 Leadership Experience...............................................................................................................5
9.0 Service to Community/Church Involvement.............................................................................5
10.0 Other Academic and Life Achievements.................................................................................5
10.0 Personal Statement...................................................................................................................5
11.0 Reference Lists........................................................................................................................8
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1.0 Introduction
Analysis of self is critical as it helps understand various aspects of personality. In this portfolio,
my various personal skills along with my experiences have been analysed.
2.0 Leadership
At Good Work Engineering I was working as a HR assistant in the Company. I was the project
leader for developing new Staff Rewarding System. It helped decrease emotional tension
between in-store salesman and construction worker and increase profit.
3.0 Capacity to work with others
My experience at Endevour Foundation is in the domain of psychiatry had been tremendously
indulging. As a support worker and foster career, I had helped children to elderly people facing
mental illness. Due to a change of department managerial changes in my first week at Endeavour
Foundation.
4.0 Service ethics
At Foster Caring and Respite the environment in which children grow up significantly affects
their ability to positively contribute to society, and recognizing this helped me to show more
empathy for young people in Australia society.
5.0 Diversity of Experience
At the University, I am very adventurous due to which I can take up any roles and perform any
act easily. During my Graduate ceremony at the University, I had performed Chinese traditional
lion dance in the auditorium.
6.0 High Level of performance in an area of Human Endeavor
I had wind surfed in Hong Kong with a wind surfing team. Here I got the opportunity to surf
with Gold Medalist Lee Lei Shan. I had an amazing experience while performing with him and I
regard this experience of mine to be extremely thrilling.
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7.0 Academic Experience
At High School, I am a very good writer and have won traditional Chinese writing award in high
school on the topic “My Iconic Idol”.
8.0 Leadership Experience
While working at Good Work Engineering, I was responsible for leading the project team
member of 5 from developing interview, data gathering, analysing, establishing strategies and
project result evaluation.
9.0 Service to Community/Church Involvement
An additional experiences of mine was providing service to the Community and Church
involvement. As a Support Worker for 5 years, helping people with disabilities for living their
lives to the fullest. At Foster Care and Respite for 3 years, I had accommodated children and
youth often into my home.
10.0 Other Academic and Life Achievements
My highest personal achievement had been winning of traditional Chinese writing award while
at high school on the topic “My Iconic Idol”. Another life achievement of mine was in wind
surfing in Hong Kong with Lee Lei Shan.
10.0 Personal Statement
Medicine is a noble profession and psychiatry assesses one of the most integral health aspects. I
aim to become a professional in psychiatry because the domain of mental sciences has always
attracted by interests since I was a child (Elliott & Coker, 2008). I feel this profession is
appropriate for me, as I can make enormous contribution in this field.
“Children are the foundation block of the world!” This statement is an expression that my mother
used to say to me in my childhood. Drawing from the environment in which children grow up
significantly affects their ability to positively contribute to society, and recognizing this has
helped me to show more empathy for young people in Australian society. As a Support Worker
at Endeavour Foundation, I have demonstrated a strong understanding of the work environment
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and have contributed to the development of work plans and team goals. One of the most
challenging tasks I have experienced there involved planning how to introduce a special needs
client to animals. This was particularly difficult to achieve, as the client had a strong fear and
dislike of animals. To address this fear, I developed and implemented a process that gradually
moved my client from his fear of horses to eventually riding a horse. This was achieved by first
showing him pictures of horse, then showing videos, then taking him to a horse riding school.
Throughout the process, he was unsure and hesitant and required much encouragement, but later
could ride horse. This positive outcome was only possible through my strong consultation with
other co-workers regarding physical props that would boost the client’s confidence and with the
client’s doctor regarding assistive customized equipment to aid the client in riding the horse. By
implementing learning processes through strong team collaboration, I demonstrated a strong
understanding of work requirements and a strong development of work plans and team goals.
Achieving results is important in being an effective worker. My ability to support productive
working relationships has been strongly demonstrated in my current role. This was verified
when, due to a change of department manager in my first week at Endeavour, the needs and
expectations placed on me changed frequently. By reason of conflict between staff and the new
manager, I quickly recognised that our team needed to decrease arguing and increase
productivity as soon as possible and set about fostering an environment based on positive
working relationships.
Displaying personal drive and integrity is something that I strongly seek to do wherever I work.
For example, as a Support Worker, there was once a scenario where I requested a wheelchair-
bound client to stand. Moreover, my religious aspects have equally motivated me to undertake
profession in this domain. Being from a Christian background, I feel it was God’s calling to
undertake studies in psychiatry. I wanted to study at Notre Dame as it is one of the premier
institutes in the country for medicine. My core motivation to study at Notre Dame was due to its
course, course content, teacher to student ration, good review of the University (Marrocco,
2009). The respect the University has gained over the years is immense in the field of Medicine.
Moreover, the University has an Objectivity to create unique minds, which can provide service
for the betterment of the community.
While working at a care giver, the needs and expectations placed on the team changed
frequently. By reason of conflict between staff and new manager, I quickly recognised that our
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team needed to decrease arguing and increase productivity as soon as possible and set about
fostering an environment based on positive working relationships. To achieve this, when liaising
co-workers, I always started conversations by first actively listening to their stories and opinions.
This communicated respect for their personal views. Something I consistently avoided was
talking behind my colleagues' back and I led by example and encouraged other to follow my
lead. By acting in this professional manner, I was able to garner trust between and amongst the
team. After trust was built, I reinforced positive team support for the new manager and modeled
embracing the new changes. As a result. The team worked together with the manager, even when
they did not believe that the now policies were better than the previous policies. This positive
outlook ensured that we were able to move forward to meet operational goals and ensure the
continuity of high level of service.
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11.0 Reference Lists
Elliott, I., & Coker, S. (2008). Independent self‐construal, self‐reflection, and self‐rumination: A
path model for predicting happiness. Australian Journal of Psychology, 60(3), 127-134.
Marrocco, M. M. (2009). Understanding and promoting transformative learning: A guide for
educators of adults. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 35(2).
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