One of the pleasant surprises of my course work for my degree here was the amount of personal reflecting required in my assignments. I suppose I expected some introspection as part of the course work, but in almost all of the courses I have taken for my MEd there was an assignment or component that required me to step aside from an objective approach into a more subjective one where I had to describe how what we were discussing impacted me or contributed to a growth in my understanding. I think this is a great way to learn and I respond well to it because the introspection is something I often do on my own, but putting it into a fully fleshed out, written context has helped to crystallize this introspection.
I understand its value for my ability to be an effective counsellor as well because a certain degree of self knowledge is necessary when digging into issues with clients who may be struggling with weighty existential questions themselves. Having a strong sense of my own values and constantly reevaluating and expanding on them is beneficial for working with clients and making sure I am doing right by them. I think I will keep with the theme of my other courses and use these blog posts for more reflection, in particular reflecting on counselling and how my understanding of it has evolved.
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