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| Points to Consider when Working on Self-Awareness |
• Keep a diary or journal that focuses on experiences
and related feelings. Work on
identifying feelings and the circumstances
from which they arose. Review the diary or
journal periodically to look for patterns or
changes.
• Talk with someone you trust about your experiences
and feelings. This might be a family
member, friend, coworker, or nursing instructor.
Discuss how he or she might feel in a
similar situation, or ask how he or she deals
with uncomfortable situations or feelings.
• Engage in formal clinical supervision. Even
experienced clinicians have a supervisor
with whom they discuss personal feelings
and challenging client situations to gain insight
and new approaches.
• Seek alternative points of view. Put yourself
in the client’s situation, and think about his
or her feelings, thoughts, and actions.
• Do not be critical of yourself (or others) for
having certain values or beliefs. Accept them
as a part of yourself, or work to change those
you wish to be different.
