Reflection

Through this entire project I have used critical thinking to solve the communication problems that occurred in my peer counselor group. Our collaboration together achieved the completion of our overall program. Incorporating  my creativity along with the creativity of my group and seeing our ideas come to life was a great experience. What I have gained from the experience of this project personally was how it feels to give back to your community by helping those that need it and offering a helping hand once in a while is not a bad thing. I also gained something socially from this experience which is better communications skills and patience as it is not easy working with multiple colleagues at once as opposed to a real counselor who works with many people that include clients and other social workers such as therapists and psychologists. Thirdly, intellectually I had gained more knowledge of some of the few reasons some clients go to counseling for such as depression. Depression is most common for most clients going into counseling and I assumed it was incurable when in fact I was wrong. There is also bullying which was part of my individual project and I never knew that there were different types and the effects it has on people. Finally, the challenges I faced during this project was maintaining patience, time management, and establishing communication within the group itself. I managed to help over come these by remembering my goal for this project, keep my motivation up, making sure I was enthusiastic about the project, scheduling my time and making sure I stay on task,  and I made sure everyone was able to speak and express how they felt as we went along with the project. Overall I have gained a new understanding of counselors and the hardships they go through.