Overview
A Reflective Journal is a way for you to synthesize material learned in the course module, it enables you to perceive the links between theory and practice more clearly, and it encourages deeper thought into what you did, how you did it, and why you did it. It requires one to reflect on a personal experience for the purpose of self-awareness and professional growth. The benefits of Reflective Journaling include:
Critical Thinking Skill Development
Synthesis of Classroom and Clinical Knowledge
Self-Awareness
Professional Growth and Promotion of Professional Behaviors
Shift of Focus away from Self
Awareness of Emotional Responses, Personal Biases, and Beliefs
Instructions
We will be journaling weekly in the course to obtain a view of your growth in becoming more culturally competent over the time of this course. Please provide a 250-500 word reflective response to:
Journal your baseline understanding of the concepts of:
cultural competency?
cultural humility?
cultural diversity?
What culture and/or race do you identify with?
What role does family play in your understanding of culture, race, and being culturally competent?
What role does your ability to travel in the past play in your understanding of culture, race, and being culturally competent?
What have you identified this week to change to become more culturally competent?
What needs to change in healthcare to allow culturally competent care to be delivered?
Where on Maslow’s Hierarchy are you?
Assessment Guidelines
The activity should 250-500 words.
***Please provide AI-generated and similarity reports.