Domains of Family Practice: Self-Reflection

Self-StudyBased on Myers-Walls, Ballard, Darling,

and Myers-Bowman, 2011

Complete Session #1 Clarify Career Goals Personal Reflection What is Your Professional Role?

Steps

Develop an understanding of the Domains of Family Practice

Have Table 1 from the article handy. Alternatively, read the following article: Myers-Walls, 1J. A., Ballard, S. M., Darling,

C., & Myers-Bowman, K. S. (2011). Reconceptualizing the domain and boundaries of family life education. Family Relations, 60, 357-372.

Complete Session #1

This step focuses on professional and career aspirations.

The questions mirror the journalistic questions that are part of the DFP model.

Print out Handout 2SS and write your answers to the questions. Use additional pages as necessary.

Where did your answers lead you?

Clarify Career Goals

Think about the personal characteristics, knowledge, and skills you feel are needed for each of the three roles.

Print out Handout 2BSS and fill out your answers.

Personal Reflection

Print out Handout 2CSS. Follow the instructions. Look at your answers to the three handouts for this

session. Is there a pattern? Where do you fit best?

What is Your Professional Role?

What will you do with the information and experiences from this session?

Write down your goals. Be specific. Include HOW you will accomplish them. Determine when and how you will review your progress.

And now what?

Source

Myers-Walls, J. A., Ballard, S. M., Darling, C., & Myers-Bowman, K. S. (2011). Reconceptualizing the domain and boundaries of family life education. Family Relations, 60, 357-372.