My first expectations for this course was to learn more about the social aspect of human services, and my end learning results were ok. I feel as though being in this class I would have benefited more from taking this course in an actual classroom as the whole point to learning the social aspect of human services is to actually be social. I think maybe if I were in an actual classroom, there would have been maybe field trips or group projects. There was a lot of useful information throughout the book, some chapters were over whelming as they seem to just drag on about some subjects.

I don’t think I achieved all the information I wanted to obtain as I was very distracted this semester with having a high-risk pregnancy and then having a baby in the beginning of November, so trying to stay focused throughout was difficult. I was more rested and interested in the course in the beginning, verses the last few weeks and till now with hardly any sleep and I have slacked off a few assignments by mistake by simply forgetting what day it is and falling asleep. I do however enjoy the writing blogs and working with the portfolio though it took some time to get used to.

My attitudes haven’t changed about taking this course, I expected some topics would be hard to discuss such as aggression and social influences on a person as some areas about these topics hit close to home, but in this line of field I know that social psychology plays a huge part in human services field. If I had to take the class again, which I know I did poorly this time around due to my situation, but if I had to repeat, I would take the course in a classroom where I could stay focused. I feel as though I have grown to realize the importance of staying focused in school. One skill I feel as though I have gained through this course would be to listen more when in the company of others or in a social setting and since I have children, one 15, one 7, and one new born, I’ve learned to be a bit more patient with them and take time to hear them when they speak. I feel as though it is extremely important to learn to be patient in any human services profession.

I chose this picture because despite all the obstacles I had to build enough will power to  challenge through this semester as I almost skipped taking classes this fall, I pushed through and toughed it out. Though my grades are not where I want them to be, I’m not giving up. Some areas I had to measure what was most important as I didn’t take the time to study as I was distracted with life, and I missed out on a few assignments, but not forgotten the class. I have learned that I need to look ahead and think about the pros and cons before taking on the responsibility of signing up for classes in a given semester. I didn’t think it would be this hard to juggle so much life all in one semester.