Healthcare Degree Reflection: Military to Human Services
This is a four page paper divided into several sections as follows.
PART 1 - Reflection:
1. Reflect on where you were in your personal and professional life when you started at University of Phoenix ( prior military, no degree, but working, had some experience from being in the military)
2.How did you feel about the role of learning and its importance to your personal growth and development?
3.What was your level of professional competence in problem solving, written and oral communication skills, information retrieval and utilization, and collaboration?
PART 2 - EVALUATE:
1.Evaluate the growth you experienced during your program of study.
2.Evaluate how your courses and experiences contributed to your growth, problem solving, written and oral communication skills, information retrieval and utilization, and collaboration.
3.Identify the three core education courses and the two general courses during your program of study that had the greatest effect on your current or potential employment. Explain why you selected these courses and how they affected your personal or work life positively. Be specific.
(the three CORE courses I chose are BSHS-391:Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, BSHS-421:Cultural Diversity and Special Populations, and BSHS-321:Communication Skills for the Human Service Professional. The one GENERAL course I chose are HCS-335:Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility.
PART 3 - ANALYZE:
1.Analyze the effect of completing the bachelor's program on your current and future professional goals.
2.Now that you have completed your program, how do you feel about the role of lifelong learning and its importance to your personal growth and development?
3.What are your personal, professional, and educational goals for the next 5 years? (I would like to work with the elderly).
Below questions should focus on the elderly population:
4. What programs will you attend?
5. What skills or competencies will you develop?
6. What professional organizations have you joined or will you join?
7. What conferences or workshops will you attend?
8. What additional degrees might you pursue?
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