Question: At the conclusion of the course, each student will prepare a Reflection Paper that is a summary of your experience at the field placement site. Suggested content areas are included in the Reflection Paper Rubric (located in the Course Information area), but these suggestions are not exhaustive nor is each element "required." The summary should naturally flow from your unique and idiosyncratic experiences during your practicum.
The paper should be approximately 5 to 8 pages in length, double spaced. Shorter papers will not be accepted. Students will not be penalized for longer papers, but writing should be meaningful. References are not required, but if included, they should follow APA style and are not included in the page limit. Please use spell check and grammar check to assure your paper is of an acceptable quality before submitting it to the assignment submission link and by email to your instructor. Papers which have not been prepared in this manner may be returned for further preparation, and students may lose points as late submissions.
Here are the kinds of issues to address and include in the Reflective Journal/Summary. These suggestions are not exhaustive nor is each element "required". The summary should naturally flow from your unique and idiosyncratic experience and practicum experience.
• Brief summary (numbers can be approximate) of the types of clients you have seen, tests given, populations, diagnoses, and professional experiences you have had
• Most challenging issue faced, and how did (or will) you address it, resolve it, develop it, etc.
• Most satisfying experience professionally and/or personally
• Share what "growth" you have noted in yourself as a Psychologist-In-Training over the course of this experience.
• Goals for practicum yet to be met, or future growth areas
• How you can impact the remainder of your practicum to have the experience you really want.
• Contributions you and your practicum site make in the area of social justice/social change.