Doing the role-play last week brought forward a lot of feelings for me, and I'm assuming probably for everyone else. But, I'll speak for myself. Looking back, I primarily feel a sense of relief; it took much more planning and preparation than I originally anticipated, and when that happens, the final product is usually something you can be proud of. Overall, I was proud of our work, and I think my team was as well. I was especially impressed with Jill, who did a fantastic job facilitating the group and keeping the ball rolling. I was a little disappointed in some of the group members who seemed less than enthusiastic about participating. In the practice run, they did the same thing and we really had to push them to talk more and participate, which was frustrating. Even though I think they could have made the role play better, I think it was overall successful and we used all of the skills we were trying to demonstrate.
The other groups also did very well, and the role plays were very entertaining to watch. I almost wish my group had the energy of the psychodynamic role-play, because their performance was completely enviable.
On another note, I'm thankful that we had the chance to demonstrate the skills we learned. Like many other situations (ESPECIALLY in social work) the academic learning can be hard to grasp until you actually apply it. Once you see it or experience it firsthand, the knowledge becomes much more relevant and applicable. I think this definitely occurred for me doing this exercise. I feel a LITTLE bit more comfortable with the material and the skills that we learned, which is a big step.
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