UNIV301 Careers in Psychology Sample Assignment

Unit 1: Individual Project

Part 1: Gap Analysis

My profession of interest is: Child, Family, & School Social Workers

KSA required in your desired job or profession

Description of how you meet this requirement

If you do not meet this requirement, how can you acquire it?

Health

therapy and counseling

Math and Science

psychology

sociology and anthropology

Arts and Humanities

English language

Business

customer service

I have completed several of my basic Assignments in English, psychology and sociology.

Most of my work experience has involved some level of customer service.

I will continue to pursue my bachelors degree in psychology.

I will find internship programs and do clinicals in order to further my knowledge in healthcare fields such as therapy and counseling.

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

talking to others

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

understanding people's reactions

looking for ways to help people

I have been noted on being a good listener and can maintain a healthy conversation to help make others feel that the discussion accomplished a goal or solved a problem.

Empathetic personality.

Seek out opportunities to be more social in an effort to understand and help solve problems in the best way.

Do volunteer work in an attempt to broaden my impact and practice real world problem solving.

Verbal

communicate by speaking

listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

notice when problems happen

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Attention

pay attention to something without being distracted

do two or more things at the same time

Multitasking is a part of my everyday life in personal and professional situations.

Compartmentalizing; not mixing family and work problems.

General knowledge of interpersonal and group speaking and practice doing so.

Make a list of short term and long term goals and research reasonable ways to practice them.

Part 2: Goal Setting

Using your gap analysis and what you have learned in this phase, set 3 short-term goals to fill the gaps that you have in your KSAs and qualifications. Please make sure your goals are SMART:

Specific
Measurable
Action-oriented (What action will you take?)
Realistic
Timed

Gap in your KSA qualifications	Short-term goal to fill the gap	Time frame to be completed
Health: Therapy and Counseling	See a professional therapist or counselor to develop ideas and gain information on internship opportunities. Continue to take classes to further develop my knowledge.	3-6 months for research through 2 years at which time I will search for employment after graduation.
Problem solving: noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it	Begin to notice patterns and personalities in order to ask the correct questions in an attempt to help people to my fullest potential. Ask for feedback and get opinions from others about situations that arise in everyday life (family/ work/ social)	Begin in the next week at work and at home; continue indefinitely until I feel confident in my ability and have accomplished my goal.
Social: looking for ways to help people	FInd opportunities in my community to do volunteer work; while doing so, I will be more social and get insight on what real world problems mean most to me and what I can do to help. Possibly develop more new ideas of my own.	Within the next 6 months, serving those in need around the gap holiday season. I have started speaking to 3 groups and collecting information this past week to make this goal a reality.