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Big 5 Results

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-06 21:57:14 UTC

Color Test

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-06 21:57:14 UTC

Primary Color Gold Score: 19

Secondary Color Blue Score: 16

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-06 21:57:14 UTC

Goal #1

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-16 14:34:13 UTC

My goal is to listen to individuals without pre-planning my responses. This behavior will be practiced independently. Throughout the summer semester, I will practice this in conversation with my peers thrice a week. I will keep a list on my phone of the times I practiced this, and how it went.

Goal #2

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-16 14:49:18 UTC

My second goal is to use reflective statements in conversations. I will be practicing this goal at an independent level. To do so, I will use words like how, why, where, tell me more, what, and more in conversations with my peers. I will attempt to do this three times a week. When doing this, I will write down on a notes page what reflective words I used, and reflect on how my phrasing was. I will work on this goal until the end of the summer semester.

Goal #3

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-16 14:49:23 UTC

My third goal is to become comfortable with public speaking. Independently, I will ask questions or answer questions in my courses five times per week until the end of the summer semester.

Color Test Reflection

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-17 13:27:04 UTC

I found that I identified the most with this test. I scored as a primary gold and a secondary blue. As a gold, it means I am a person who values being organized and enjoys rules and structure. It also explains that I occasionally suffer from self-pity, worry, and tend to go along with a group rather than have my thoughts. As a leader, I tend to have high expectations from my group members and I try to organize worksheets or roles of the group. I tend to strulge with adapting to change or new situations, but it is something I have been trying to improve upon within the last couple of years.

VA Reflection

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-17 13:27:55 UTC

My top 5 traits, starting with number 1 are prudence, fairness, kindness, leadership, and teamwork. Prudence goes well with my gold result in the color test. It means being careful of one's choices. I believe this is a strength and weakness of mine. It helps me ensure I am not to say things that could offend an individual or make a mistake, but it keeps me from trying new things and branching out. Leadership and teamwork are perfect strengths to work together. These entail working well with the group by doing one's share, being loyal, and having good organization.

Big 5 Reflection

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-17 13:31:50 UTC

I agree with how my Big 5 assessment scored me. Maybe it's because I scored high in agreeableness, and I believe every assessment was accurate one way or another. This assessment gave me a high rating in neuroticism, meaning I worry often. This relates well with my color analysis of being a gold. I was surprised to see my extraversion has increased. I took this assessment in undergrad once and my extraversion was around 15.

Froehlich Reflection

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-17 13:32:22 UTC

My areas for improvement within the Froehlich reflection are keeping my mind free of distractions while listening and being aware of body language while listening. Both of these qualities are similar in the sense that they showcase how I struggle with listening to conversations. I tend to not have the most professional body language and I believe that is something I can improve upon while at school. However, I was surprised to see that my highest scoring category was maintaining focus when listening to an individual who is upset. In a way, I was happy to see this, knowing that I can focus if I understand that someone may need help or even just someone to listen to them. I need to incorporate my listening skills from this to my weaknesses.

IRM Reflection

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-17 13:32:56 UTC

This assessment was both surprising and not at the same time. I was shocked to see a 0 in collaborating. My VA assessment mentioned that when part of a team, I do well with communicating. However, this assessment showcases the opposite. I feel this does not accurately describe me, as I feel like I am a good collaborator. I always want to hear every side of the story and enjoy receiving feedback. I am not surprised by my high score in empathizing. I believe this skill is one of the most valuable ones to have as any health professional. Without it, one may view their patient as "just another number" which is something I would never dream of doing.

AOTA post pandemic and re-definition of therapeutic use of self

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-18 03:40:06 UTC

TUS intro, theorys, why, and practice

cgraham15_9 — 2024-06-18 03:42:22 UTC

Reflection of Goal #1

cgraham15_9 — 2024-08-06 14:33:31 UTC

I believe I somewhat met this goal. I worked on not pre-planning my responses but I did not do it three times a week. I also forgot that I would keep a list on my phone of when I practiced. Reflecting on this goal actually makes me happy that I did not keep track, because then I would be pre-planning to not pre-plan responses. The goal is still important to me, but I am not sure if I need to practice it anymore because I feel like I no longer really do this. A new goal I would make for myself would be for the entirety of the fall semester to independently start conversations with people I do not know well at least once a week to work on being in uncomfortable situations and check off a list that I keep next to my bed at the end of the week to see if I did it.

Reflection of Goal #2

cgraham15_9 — 2024-08-06 14:37:39 UTC

This goal was also somewhat met. I used reflective statements in conversation and it has become almost natural for me now. However, I did not technically meet my goal because I did not write anything down. I believe writing information down was an unrealistic goal for me because I was so occupied with schoolwork, and the reflective statements would come naturally that I didn't even think about having to write them down. I believe I could work on my statements more than my reflective questions. A new goal would be to independently focus on saying more reflective listening statements in conversation at least 2 times a week during the fall semester. Maybe instead of writing down what I said, I could make a checklist in my room next to my bed to check off if I did this.

Reflection on Goal #3

cgraham15_9 — 2024-08-06 14:40:11 UTC

This goal was almost met. I occasionally raised my hand in classes, but it was not five times a week. I want to continue this goal for the fall semester and aim towards five times a week. I believe a barrier I had was my own negative self-talk prohibiting me from raising my hand, in fear I would say something incorrectly.

Short Term 1

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-18 18:40:38 UTC

To improve my comfort with public speaking by asking and answering questions independently in my courses five times per week until the end of the semester. I will keep a checklist in my room to easily showcase if I completed this goal every week.

Short Term 2

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-18 18:43:34 UTC

My goal is to independently decline an invitation or event once a month until December to become comfortable with not saying yes to everything. I will check off a checklist in my room and say the event I said no to.

Short Term 3

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-18 19:09:34 UTC

My third goal is to independently attend interprofessional events at UNE to improve team building, communication, advocacy, and leadership skills when chatting with other healthcare disciplines. I will keep a list in my room of the events I attend during each semester.

LPI Assessment

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-18 19:12:31 UTC

Beverly Leadership Worksheet and Quiz Results

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-18 19:28:36 UTC

Long Term 1

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-19 03:04:03 UTC

As a new occupational therapist, I will engage in professional development by independently identifying and reaching out to at least two potential mentors within the first month of starting my job, to better understand my role and develop effective patient advocacy strategies

Long Term 2

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-19 03:08:23 UTC

When I am looking for a place of employment, I want to ensure I am working on an interprofessional team with other healthcare professionals to learn about different perspectives to find the best option for a patient. To do this, I will look for a clinic that offers a team approach and be sure to ask in interviews how they work together to help a client. I will do this independently and within the time frame of the next couple years.

Short Term 4

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-19 03:10:57 UTC

Within classes, I want to become less of a conformist follower. My goal is to independently actively participate in small group discussions by being the first to share my opinion once a week throughout the semester. I will also keep a checklist in my room for this goal for every week.

Short Term 5

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-19 03:19:12 UTC

During the fall semester, I will independently become involved in at least three community outreach opportunities to practice advocating and promoting the field of occupational therapy, as well as skills of working on a small team. I will keep track by writing down the experiences I sign up for and write down what I learned from them.

Long Term 3

cgraham15_9 — 2024-09-19 03:21:36 UTC

As an occupational therapist, I will be a member of AOTA, MEOTA, or another group depending on my location to learn from therapists in the field how to better my leadership and advocacy skills. To do this, I will independently choose just one to sign up for, for a yearly membership.