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No APA required, I need the Summary of experiences to be re-worded to flow right, you can edit however you want and I need the Reflective Feelings and the Reflective Thoughts completed. I will upload an example.

Summary of experiences: I arrived at the site about 8am, had a meeting with my MSW supervisor about the federal publications books and some web site that we use. We went over the Cal Vet/veterans handbook, the Federal veterans Law and rules and Regulation book and the veteran’s benefits manual as well. I also shadowed with my supervisor on a intake assessment with a client, she got the client permission first, if I could sit in and watch the process. She covered the client medical records, did a review with the client also covered the client PTSD from the clients time in Iraq. We also went over a safety protocol on how to deal with clients who are suicidal like, who do we contact, city, state and local numbers. My supervisor should me how to lower anxiety in a client. We went over the 5150 concerns. I found myself looking over the DSMIV and reviewing the client records before the client intake assessment. After the client intake assessment we did an out/brief on what went on during the intake with the client, my supervisor asked me if I had any concerns or questions about it. I told her, that I like how she transition from one point to the next during the intake. I got to see firsthand on how Motivational Interviewing works. The one thing that was a surprise to me was that fact that my supervisor got the client to speak about their past attempts at suicide.
Reflective Journaling:
In experiential learning you are both a participant and observer. As a participant, you will be contributing to the organization/agency in which you are placed and learning new skills. But this is not what makes the experience worthy of academic credit. The academic component of your Field Practicum results from your ability to systematically observe what is going on around you. This requires a kind of mental gymnastics that does not come without training and tools. A well- written journal is a tool, which helps you practice the quick movements back and forth from the environment in which you are working to the abstract generalizations you have read about or heard in class.
How do you write a reflective journal?
You should write an entry for each day you attend your Field Practicum and it should be written immediately after leaving the Field Practicum when possible. A journal is not a diary – you are not merely recounting the happenings of the day. It should not be a bulleted list. Often you will use your journal to record detailed descriptions of some aspect of your internship environment, whether physical, behavioral, or organizational. When you write out this information, you may not have a clear idea of what you will make of these details, but you will sense that they might be important later. You should write your journal entry as a detailed description as if to an outsider. These descriptions should sound as if you were describing them to someone who was never there.

Tentative explanations:
At times you will want to speculate as to why something that you have observed firsthand is as it is. You might derive your explanation from a lecture you have heard, a book you have read, or your own reservoir of “common sense”.

Personal judgments:
Less often you can use your journal to make judgments about something in your Field Practicum environment. There may be people’s actions that you find unpleasant, ways of doing things that are not as you would do them, work environments in which you would not want to remain. These judgments will help you learn about yourself, your values and your limits. Journals allow you to speak your mind.
Reflection is the key to getting meaning from your service experience. What is reflection? It is a process by which students in Field Practicum think critically about their experiences. Reflection can happen through writing, speaking, listening, and reading about the service experiences. Why is reflection important? Learning happens through a mix of theory and practice, thought and action, observation and interaction. It allows students to learn from themselves.
Requirements:
Students are required to complete the Reflective Journaling section each day that they report to their agency.
“Summary of Experiences” Students will complete this section stating what specific interactions, conversations, environments and experiences they were involved in for each day. (250 word minimum)
“Reflective Feelings” Students will complete this section offering a true reflection of their feelings in regard to their experiences and interactions each day. (150 word minimum)
“Reflective Thoughts” Students will complete this section offering a true reflection of the student’s thoughts in regard to their experiences and interaction experienced each day. (150 word minimum)
Self-Reflection can take time to refine and reflective journaling is one of the best ways to develop this important skill. Please see the example Supervision Log/Journal Entry Form below to gain further understanding of the expectations for reflection.