Importance of Self-Reflection in Social Work
Abstract
Human psychological development involves personality, cognition, emotion, and self-concept. Here you will find a complete evaluation of my childhood to adult life through the many theories, perspective theorists, and for assessment. Every child is different and develops differently with individual strengths and weaknesses; however, some principles and processes apply to the psychological development of all people. In order to , you must first . To accurately be able to develop a biological, psychological, and social assessment is a crucial step in social work. In order to develop a sense of self-awareness, one must first take a look at self in all aspects.
A Self-Reflection Evaluation
Family Examination
At an early age, approximately around the age of 11 while in the 4thgrade, was when I can recall becoming aware of the differences between my family and the families of my immediate peers. It is stated that at this age, children become more and more aware of the world and themselves (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2012). Before this time, I hadnt noticed any differences between myself and my peers only because my parents continuously stressed that every person is the same. I can recall at a young age asking my mother why I was so dark and some people were so light. She simply told me that everybodys skin tones are a different color but, we should love everybody the same. According to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2012), Adolescents raised in different cultural environments with different experiences and treatment view their developing life, gender roles, and sexuality in very diverse ways. (p.130). In my earlier years of life, my family moved around frequently because my father was an U.S. army soldier who would get stationed in different states coining me the term of becoming a military brat. Before , Id traveled and lived in approximately 4 different states and I mainly attended preparatory schools where the students were predominately Caucasian.
