Hello everyone! Can you believe it? My placement is over and I am almost at the end of my second year. Me? No, I don't believe it. It all seems like a dream but it is real.
My placement went on well. Of course there were some challenges and good times. There were opportunities for me to shed light on the good work, teaching and support Ruskin College is giving its students.
Some of the challenges faced are coming to terms with the work that go on in the children/family centre because I was not familiar with it but I had support.
Almost to the end of my placement, my husband was hospitalised and I had to juggle my placement, family, college and work. It was very difficult and a very stressful process. But hey, I was determined to push on. Not only that, the support I got from my tutors was amazing. My colleague was really amazed by it. My tutors were available to be called and my supervision time was regular. They worked hard for me to be able to gain all my experiences and knowledge needed.
The good times were meeting new people as usual. Being able to put theory into practice, working with people to bring a change to their lives. In one instance, a family's circumstances changed as a result of taking up their case and working on their behalf. They are much happier now. It felt really rewarding to me.
Some of the challenges were also dealing with ethical issues but because of confidentiality, I will not be able to say anything more on it.
Overall, it was a good learning process for me. At first, I thought too much work was required of us compared to a colleague from another university that was on the same placement with me. On closer look, the work that we are required to do made me more aware of theories, approaches, legislation and a lot more. From the feedback I had, Ruskin College is the best place for studying.
I want to use this opportunity to say thank you to all my tutors and supervisors for their support in enabling me to go through my placement and second year as a whole.
Catch up with you soon.
My placement went on well. Of course there were some challenges and good times. There were opportunities for me to shed light on the good work, teaching and support Ruskin College is giving its students.
Some of the challenges faced are coming to terms with the work that go on in the children/family centre because I was not familiar with it but I had support.
Almost to the end of my placement, my husband was hospitalised and I had to juggle my placement, family, college and work. It was very difficult and a very stressful process. But hey, I was determined to push on. Not only that, the support I got from my tutors was amazing. My colleague was really amazed by it. My tutors were available to be called and my supervision time was regular. They worked hard for me to be able to gain all my experiences and knowledge needed.
The good times were meeting new people as usual. Being able to put theory into practice, working with people to bring a change to their lives. In one instance, a family's circumstances changed as a result of taking up their case and working on their behalf. They are much happier now. It felt really rewarding to me.
Some of the challenges were also dealing with ethical issues but because of confidentiality, I will not be able to say anything more on it.
Overall, it was a good learning process for me. At first, I thought too much work was required of us compared to a colleague from another university that was on the same placement with me. On closer look, the work that we are required to do made me more aware of theories, approaches, legislation and a lot more. From the feedback I had, Ruskin College is the best place for studying.
I want to use this opportunity to say thank you to all my tutors and supervisors for their support in enabling me to go through my placement and second year as a whole.
Catch up with you soon.
