Competencies:
Reflection Statement:
For the Social Welfare program, one of the key components and my favorite part is Intergroup Dialogue. Intergroup Dialogue is the building of community
through dialoguing difficult topics that connect to power, privilege and social identities.
Through IGD I have engaged in difficult conversations regarding oppression and privilege, opening my eyes to the realities others live due to their social identities and my own role and experience. Processing what I learned and being exposed to the emotions behind others' experience has been one of the most difficult experiences. My own self-understanding grew in understanding the amount of privilege I hold as an individual and the responsibilities I have. In terms of my target experiences, I realized I wasn't as privileged in areas I thought I held privilege, such as my ethnicity and gender. I realized that the reason I don't know much about my people's history is because I don't see or learn about people that look like me in the classroom. I realized the oppressions my parents experienced as immigrants and the strength they hold because of those experiences. As I am currently training to be a facilitator for IGD this Spring, I have developed my capabilities in navigating difficult conversations, reading nonverbal body language and initiating hard, but needed conversations. I plan on engaging in conversations similar to IGD for the rest of my life. The growth, knowledge and understanding I've experienced in the last year since experiencing IGD as a junior has shaped the way I carry myself in this world and I want to continue developing in this way.
- Learning and Reasoning: Other perspectives
- Communication: Nonverbal Communication
- Civic Responsibility: Diversity, Social Justice
- Self-awareness and Development: Self-understanding
Reflection Statement:
For the Social Welfare program, one of the key components and my favorite part is Intergroup Dialogue. Intergroup Dialogue is the building of community
through dialoguing difficult topics that connect to power, privilege and social identities.
Through IGD I have engaged in difficult conversations regarding oppression and privilege, opening my eyes to the realities others live due to their social identities and my own role and experience. Processing what I learned and being exposed to the emotions behind others' experience has been one of the most difficult experiences. My own self-understanding grew in understanding the amount of privilege I hold as an individual and the responsibilities I have. In terms of my target experiences, I realized I wasn't as privileged in areas I thought I held privilege, such as my ethnicity and gender. I realized that the reason I don't know much about my people's history is because I don't see or learn about people that look like me in the classroom. I realized the oppressions my parents experienced as immigrants and the strength they hold because of those experiences. As I am currently training to be a facilitator for IGD this Spring, I have developed my capabilities in navigating difficult conversations, reading nonverbal body language and initiating hard, but needed conversations. I plan on engaging in conversations similar to IGD for the rest of my life. The growth, knowledge and understanding I've experienced in the last year since experiencing IGD as a junior has shaped the way I carry myself in this world and I want to continue developing in this way.