Self-Reflection Topics on Delirium, Depression, and Dementia

Topic 1: Describe a Situation Where you had to Change (self-reflect)

Individual Discussion Pick one of these topics to discuss in the 3 D’s (Delirium, Depression and Dementia) Discussion Board. Topic  Describe a Situation Where you had to Change (self-reflect) Reflect on a situation where you had to change. Write about the encounter. Include a description of the experience. Some questions to consider: What was the change? What was your involvement in the change? What was positive about the change? What was negative about the change? How does this change relate to previous changes you have experienced? How can you contribute to positive changes as an agent, not a victim? How can you thrive in an environment/atmosphere of change and ambiguity? What was your self-perception?

Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation. (Adapted from Levine, Kern, & Wright, 2008) Topic #2 Successful Situation (self-reflect) Reflect on a successful situation you have experienced (the situation does not need to be in the clinical setting;it can be in any setting). Write about the encounter. Include a description the experience. Some questions to consider: What was your role in this successful situation? What is success to you? What were the ingredients, the conditions, the components of this successful situation for you? How do you define success? What was positive about the success? What was negative about the success? How did you succeed in this situation? What was your self-perception? Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation.

Surviving a Tough Situation (self-reflect) Reflect on a situation where you survived a really tough situation (the situation can be work-related or not) where perhaps people were rude, unhelpful, biased and/or impatient. Write about the encounter. Include a description of the experience. Some questions to consider: What was tough about the situation? What did you do? How did you get through the situation? What was positive about it? What was negative about it? Delve into your emotions such as peace, confidence, happiness, joy, gratitude, inspiration, frustration, anger and/or uncertainty.

How did this encounter contribute to your development? How might this experience change you going forward? What was your self-perception? Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation. (Adapted from Wald, White, Reis, Esquibel, & Anthony (2018) Topic #4: Situation Where You Felt You Belonged/You Did Not Belong (self-reflect) Reflect on a situation where you felt you belonged or you did not belong (this could be a clinical situation, but it does not have to be clinical.

Topic 2: Successful Situation (self-reflect)

It could be in any setting anybody with friends, family, coworkers, etc.…). Write about the encounter. Include a description of the experience. Some questions to consider: What was it like for you when you belonged, fit in/did not belong or fit in? What was it about this moment that made you feel you belonged/did not belong? What were you like? What were others like? How do you fit in, belong/ not fit in, not belong? What can you do so that you feel you belong/fit in? What was positive about the experience? What was negative about the experience? What was your self-perception?

Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation. (Adapted from Levine, Kern, & Wright, 2008) Topic #5: Communicated with a person living with dementia and it went well/didn't go well (self-reflect) Reflect on a situation where you communicated with a person living with dementia and it went well or it didn't go well. Write about the encounter. Include a description of the experience. Some questions to consider: What was tough about the situation? What was easy about the situation? What did you do?

How did you get through the situation? What was positive about it? What was negative about it? Delve into your emotions such as peace, confidence, happiness, joy, gratitude, inspiration, frustration, anger and/or uncertainty. How did this encounter contribute to your development? How might this experience change you going forward? What was your self-perception? Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation. (Adapted from Wald, White, Reis, Esquibel, & Anthony (2018) Topic #6: What Have You Observed in Real Life Related to Delirium, Dementia or Depression? (self-reflect) Reflect on what you have observed in real life related to delirium, dementia or depression. Write about the encounter. Include a description of the experience. Some questions to consider: Delve into your emotions such as peace, confidence, happiness, joy, gratitude, inspiration, frustration, anger and/or uncertainty. How did this encounter contribute to your development.

The might this experience change you going forward? What was your self-perception? Comment on how you were personally affected by this situation. (Adapted from Wald, White, Reis, Esquibel, & Anthony (2018) Topic #7: Topic/Problem About 3D’s You Would Like to Learn More About? (evidence-based) Is there a topic or a problem about the 3D’s you would like to learn more about? Tell the class what it is. Research the topic/problem. Take an evidence-based best practice approach and tell us what you learned. Please use new literature. Do not rehash what was covered in the course.