Family Development Credential Due Date: September 24, 2013

Name__Claudia Rivera_ Chapter One: Activities to Extend Learning Choose 3 questions from the Activities to Extend Learning Section of Chapter one. On the space below write down the letter of the topic and the number of the subtopic you are choosing to answer. 1._______b 2_____ 2.___b 5_______ 3.___C 2________ other? _______________ Please include the letter and number with your answer. Please type or write the entire question you are going to answer Please attach your answers to this form Date: Sep. 24, 2013

Based on written work and discussion related to the above Activities to Extend Learning, the student has addressed each of the questions listed and demonstrated growth in the understanding and the application of the skills and concepts of this chapter.

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Questions: B. Bryond "providing services" #2. Why did you enter human service work? I enter in the field of human services for the reason that i'm interested in helping others. I also enther this work because i would like to reinforce the skills i have been streching with the classes i been takeing. The main reason was to provide services and to offer information that the costumer needs or is not awear the agency offers it. #5. Describe successes and frustrations with provideing services, whether you do so directly (your-self) or indirectly (through referrals). Before takeing the human sercives class i was usto just speack my mine up for the person who came to me searching for healp. I had the knowledge of healping but not so stable in the sence that I usto jump with my opinion and solution for that persons problem, not giveing the chance for that person to actualy reflect and consider the idea of searching for its own healty solution. Now that i have expanded my knowlege I understand the consept of advocating and helping andeven thought it's still difficult to think on what it will be best for that other person to do and if im realy advocating them in their needs. Succes is now when a person, family or anybody who is faceing trouble is able to acheave their issues andntroubles with a great positive entusiasm of whatnting tonadvocate for other that suffernthe same issues they suffered before. It is more like learning to understand the knowledge of what it needs to be done in order for them to understand situations. When it becomes to giveing referrals i believe its more hard by the whay that the person who will be reading the paper wont see or feel the feelings that the provider is trying to explain. Also its more fearles because theperson may judge the writter by how words are placed and they may sound rude in some acassions for the readers. Yeat i consider that fustration and success are part of a human nature to achieve wheater is nowresible or not. C. Does "case managment" empower families?

#2. Why are families sometimes unable to serve as their own advocates? How can workers help and develop skills to be their own advocates? In situations families aren't unable/capable to act as their own advocathes because they arent well prepared for it. They may have the knowledge and understandment but they may not have the consep of it and thats when the problem gets worst or may be disolved. Also since they dont have the knowledge they may take sides, value the others opinion or such as nothelping that person all.

Family Development Credential Program Skill Practice Plan

Due September 24, 2013
Name_Claudia Rivera____ Date____Sep. 24, 2013___ Chapter One: Family Development Please refer to the last page of Chapter one in your textbook to choose a Skill Practice. You may use one of the suggested Skill Practices, change one of the suggestions to meet your own needs and interests or create your own Skill Practice as long as it is related to the information addressed in Chapter One. Skill you plan to practice: (What are you going to do for this Skill Practice?) I will be practiceing the skill number two that requires me to converse and discuse the consept of using "power over" and "shared power" in helping or mentoring relationship, as well as how the families can benefit from shared power. Setting: (Where will you do your Skill Practice?) I will practice this skill in a place where we can ble completely open and private in where no other distraction can change the conversation. Also it needs to be a place that other no other people can get offended or disturve of our conversation. Participants: (Who will be present as you practice this skill i.e. family members, friends, co-workers, supervisors, class mates etc? Please do not give names) My guy friend will be my partner for this part

Any other information you want to include in your Skill Practice Plan? N/A

Family Development Credential Program

Student Skill Practice Reflection

Name: Claudia Rivera Chapter One: Family Development

Date: Sep. 24, 2013

After you have completed doing the Skill Practice, answer the following questions: The Skill that I practiced for this Skill Practice Plan was: To maintain a conversation with my friend and discuse the deffinitions of power and over power. For this i used my strength skills of listening and communicateing with my frien. What did you do to practice this Skill? (Be specific in describing what action you took or behavior you practiced) I started the conversation just following the loop of getting to a confortable conversation in where we are bout controuble. It was easy although in some consepts we had to realy think and discuse the deffinitions and what it means in our own prospectives.

MOST IMPORTANT!!! Skill Practice Reflection: Please think about the following questions: What strengths did I identify in myself as I practiced this skill? What did I learn? What did I do well? What could I improve on in the future? What other reflections, ideas, and/or insights did I discover as I practiced this skill? Write in response to these. Valuating communication and express of opinion in correct words. Also steping out of my comford sone to stay focuse and wait for the heslthy solution. I learned that sometimes people can argue so much about a consep tu in the end they share the same values and undertanding just in different opinions.

Family Development Credential Program Portfolio Advisors Refection (Human Services Instructor)
Student Name_______Claudia Rivera___ Chapter One Portfolio Advisor: (Identify the strengths and growth the student demonstrated in this Skill Practice)

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