E-Term 2021: Internships in Community and Social Change

One thing I learned was the concept of "reflective practice as a centrepiece of your action (pg 98). This is the process by which an individual makes an assessment of their own personal thoughts and actions. Most times this is done to increase their personal growth and development in some way. When dealing with others engaging in reflective practice makes you more self aware. The author places emphasis that the key piece to reflective practices is pattern recognition. Being able to recognize patterns can help answer questions, build relationships, or even clear confusion when an issue arises, among a number of other things.

One way I can connect this to my own experience by simple reflecting on my self. Often times it is hard to see your personal mistakes and downfalls or even reevaluate your thoughts and ideals. I believe that the principles and ideals that have been instilled in me, as well as the ones I have picked up later in life have an effect on the way that I interact with other in both professional and platonic relationships. In order to understand this complexity I will have to have a real come to Jesus meeting with myself. This concept really reminds me of fasting and how it becomes a time of looking in the mirror and finding yourself.

One question I have would be, "In Chapter 4 the author discusses the idea of power in social systems, how does the way you perceive power alter the way you interact with others?"