SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUDE.

Program- Disability Support Worker Course

PREC 382- Assignment B

Instructor- Shauna Dollansky

Student Name- Harmanjeet Kaur

Student Id- 000466678

Date- May 3, 2021

Assignment B –
Students are required to submit a written report on their PRAC 382 experience. This report is to
examine what you believe is your professional development during the practicum experience.
Ensure that you address the following areas in the report. Use titled sections to outline:

Professional growth that has developed-

ANS – During my one month practicum I was part of different kind of activities with the
individuals and by working with them I come to know about the concept how to develop a
relationship with a person.

I learned about maintain relationships as well as make them better by knowing them more and
more.

I proposed an opportunity as how to cope with a behavioral issue. I learned to identify various
types of triggers.

My non verbal communications skills are better now. I worked with two non-verbal individual’s
there where I come to know more about the sign language as well as developed my skill to give
instructions to them in easy way so they can understand and follow you.

I improved my team work skills. I was a part of the team I helped the staff in every activity I can.
I had good conversations with them during the staff meetings and lunch or coffee breaks.

I improved my communications skills as well.

Knowledge and experience you have gained.

ANS - The staff I was working with is very experienced and the challenges or situations I did not
got chance to face during the practicum they told me stories and share their experiences so
that I will be able to handle these situations when occurs.

Also I learned how to manage or instruct a new individual who is unfamiliar with the staff and
just started his program with the agency. I also improved my sign language which will help me
while I am working with non-verbal individuals.

I got experience of performing different kind of activities with the Individuals and manage the
time effectively as well. I come to know about how to manage or communicate with individual
when he is just thinking about negative incidents in the life.
 Also I got experience about how to work effectively during the global pandemic and how we
can try more and more things to save ourselves as well as others. For example by sanitizing
hands and maintaining social distancing during the work.

Insights that you now possess

ANS – I think now I am able to start and maintain a healthy relationship with the Individuals. I learned
how to start conversation with them. For example –some of the Individuals like when we say their first
name while saying hello to them because it is a sign of respect.

Also to maintain the relationships or make the relationship more stronger with the Individual we have to
gain their trust and we have to get knowledge more about their background, their families, their choices
and their likes and dislikes.

I am sure that now I am able to plan recreation activities for individuals according to their choices or
abilities as well.

I am confident that I am able to find my own triggers and I know how to handle them as well.

I developed my skill for always be on time. I was not late in any day of the practicum.

How you have benefited from this experience?

ANS - I learned many new skills, including teamwork, time management, identifying causes, and
coping with odd behavior.

To talk, I am learning sign language. I am confident that I can now schedule leisure
opportunities for individuals based on their preferences or skills.

I am sure that I can identify my own causes and that I understand how to deal with them.

I have learned how to act successfully during a global pandemic and how we should do more
and more stuff to save ourselves and others.

As well, I knew how to manage or advise a new Individual who is inexperienced with the workforce and
has just recently begun his programme with the department.

I have strengthened my sign language, which will benefit me when I deal with nonverbal people.

I strengthened my teamwork abilities. I was a member of the team and assisted the workers in all
activities that would be beneficial at my workplace too.
That which stands out most in your mind from this experience?

ANS – During the practicum I noticed that motivation and appreciation is a must thing while we
are working with Individuals because they need assistance to do their work and if we did not
motivate them then sometimes they lose their interest in the activity as well as they become
happy when we appreciate their efforts and motivate them to keep doing a work and that helps
them to concentrate on work as well.

The other thing I noticed is most of time when we planned everything in the starting of the day
and started working on it immediately then the day runs smooth as compared to when we
plans things at the time of doing some other things as well as planning together also increase
the efforts of team work.

I had a great time at the market mall at Cosmo. I developed my skills there and I will continue to
work on myself to improve my skills as well.