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L2CiCS: Reflecive Diary – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to write about an experience we had that was interpreted differently by the other person we were with. My wife, my three year old son and I were at a soft-play centre. After a little while I got bored, so I got my phone out and started browsing the internet. I looked up from my…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to describe the meaning of empathy in our own words. Here are my words: Empathy is being aware of other people’s emotional responses and seeing things from their point of view, understanding how they react to problems or how they have reacted to problems. It could be likened to walking alongside someone, so that you…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 8th November 2017

By Iain 8 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week, we were challenged to explore our Moral Values, and to complete the Self Puzzle. My Moral Timeline One community that I have been a part of for all of my life is the rather large community of Great Britain, which is governed by laws. These laws are in line with a lot of our own personal moral values,…

Learning Log – 8th November 2017

By Iain 8 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week, we worked on a variety of different topics. One of those was defining the difference between prejudice and stereotypes. A prejudice is a decision that a person makes about something or someone without any evidence, based on a preconceived notion of some kind. A stereotype is an oversimplified idea of what a typical member of a class or…

L2CiCS: Notes on my Self Puzzle – 8th November 2017

By Iain 8 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Today we were given the task of creating a self puzzle to help develop the accuracy of our self-awareness. I clearly interpreted it as a maze-like puzzle, rather than a jigsaw puzzle. To start with, I took the seven virtues that I thought described me best, added love as the central core of all the virtues, and added empathy and…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 1st November 2017

By Iain 1 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were given a handout about Exploring Cultural Identity, the aim of which is to help us become aware of our cultural identity. They are in a different order than asked on the sheet to make them fit on the pages better. Who am I? I am Iain, I am me. I am a person, a man. I…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 1st November 2017

By Iain 1 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we explored prejudices further with two questions. The first is: Why do we judge? Judging can be seen, at its most basic level, as a survival mechanism. It allows people to quickly gain a working understanding of new situations and new people. It highlights any physical or abstract differences in someone or something in the judging person’s mind,…

L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to find a newspaper cutting, a magazine clip or an internet report that concerns discrimination. I typed “discrimination” into Bing, clicked on the “News” tab, and this one piqued my interest as it was about animation and cartoons. Being a big kid at heart, it caught my attention. Female Animators Demand an End to Sexual…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were considering fundamental differences in people and how they would affect a client/counsellor relationship. In the lesson, we were asked to complete the following statements then reflect on our completed statements (emphasis on my answers): All Welsh people are friendly. All Americans are obnoxious. All Italians are slimy. Single-parent people are deserving of an explanation. Benefit cheats…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were learning about Stereotyping and Prejudice in relation to the wide range of potential differences between the client and counsellor. These include (but are not limited to) differences in gender, race, age, social habits, capability, sexual orientation and physical ability. Prejudice is having a pre-conceived (usually unfavourable) idea that is not based on anything rational or a…