Term Paper on "Personal Portrait"

Quoted Instructions for "Personal Portrait" Assignment:

Develop a personal portrait integrating developmental theory, moral development, and gender and cultural influences.

* Analyze your life stage by stage, according to Erik Erikson's developmental theory, and discuss developmental milestones and successes in each stage.

Growing up in new york was cool I don*****t remember too much because we moved when I was in second grade when we moved to Pleasantville it was a bit of a culture shock because we never grew up in the hick town we grew up in the city my brother and I quickly made friends I graduated from 8th grade into high school in high school I had no problems because everyone new my older brother I graduated in 91 I joined the us navy and I traveled the world but boot camp was a pain in the rear dealing with fellow shipmates that couldn*****t hang I was in for four years (worked in the school system when my father passed away 3 tears ago from lung cancer he was diagnosed with stage 4 born xmas eve passed on easter mfathers name was jesus it was hard on me I just got married the year before to my beautiful wife and a year later he died I took time off from work but I took off a whole year from school then I started back up

* Compare Erikson's theory of development to Kohlberg's developmental model of moral development, and analyze how these theories have affected your development from birth to adulthood.

* Evaluate how these factors can be explained within the context of gender differences and environmental, cultural, and ethnic influences.

Well when your Spanish in our world our culture just like most asian countries men hold more presence over women in my family or when hanging with Spanish friends men are treated on igher royalty or status I was pampered a bit because even though I am the baby oy my older brother who*****s the first born was treated like a king or a papi chulo Cuban peole are very proud that*****s why we are only 1 million strong but when it comes to polotics power and influence we surpassthe other Hispanic races.

Your portrait should be 6*****“8 pages in length, with all citations and references using APA formatting.

i added the work you did before please omit the brofen stuff just use the other information to create a new one thanx :=)

Topic: bronfenbrenner

Order ID: 78871

*****s Username: Plush Pig

In Bronfenbrenner*****s ecological theory of development, Urie Bronfenbrenner emphasized that the developing person is embedded in a series of environmental systems that interact with one another and with the individual to influence development. There are many ways I am able to connect this theory with my own life, my growth and development, and the place where I find myself today.

My life has been a series of interconnected systems. My mother and father immigrated to the United States from Cuba. An unusual couple, my mother had been a teacher in Cuba, while my father was functionally illiterate. My father immigrated to America and once he had found a job and a place to live, he sent for my mother to join him. They lived in Yonkers, New York. My mother and father represent my first environmental system.

My mother and father had two children; my brother Jesus and me. My parents repeatedly and determinedly emphasized to us the importance of education. Yonkers was not a safe place to live, and did not have the best school system, so my parents moved us all to Pleasantville, New Jersey. Pleasantville was different for us *****“ farther removed from the city and more suburban than we were used to. I used my first environmental system for support as I started my next system of school and friends.

My parents did their best to support my brother and me in everything we wanted to do. My mother was the primary driving force behind my school and social development. She and my father made Jesus and me speak English and Spanish in the home, rather than just Spanish as was the way with my Puerto Rican friends. Also, my parents continued to emphasize that education would be key to my success in life. This is not to say that my parents were not proud of who and what they were. My father was a very hard worker. I always admired his work ethic. No matter what the weather was like, my father walked half a mile to work every day. My mother was an educated person herself, and was proud of how she kept the house for us, and how she raised her children. My mother and father frequently noted that they did not leave their home in Cuba, with all their family and social support being left behind, for my brother and me to simply *****get by*****. Bronfenbrenner noted that parents nurturing could be a *****superfactor***** in a child*****s life, meaning that if children do not feel cherished and loved, and then little else mattered. Above all, my parents were nurturing to Jesus and me. While my parents were more than willing for Jesus and me to make friends engage in extracurricular activity and do the things average children do, they were also clear that they expected us to work hard in school, which they considered to be our *****job*****. Many of the teens I went to school with did not go to college; in fact several of them did not even finish high school. My parents kept me grounded and helped me keep my eyes on my goals.

I had a good social support system at school. My brother and I had friends, but we also spent a lot for time together. We were perhaps best known for our huge comic book collection. Maybe it was the comic books, maybe not but I usually found it very easy to make friends, and had a varied circle. This made me feel comfortable with people from all walks of life.

After I finished high school, I realized that I was not ready for college right away. I knew that I wanted to finish my education, but also knew enough from the experience of my parents and my friends that I needed to be ready for school before I could commit myself completely. I decided to join the Navy. Serving for four years I did a good job and I made many great friends who helped me to mature and achieve what I wanted out of the Navy. I received an honorable discharge and decided to attend college, as my parents always wanted for me. To support myself while I attended school, I worked in casinos during the mid-1990s. Once I received my Associate*****s Degree I was lucky enough to move away from the casino work and get a job working with the Atlantic City Board of Education. Eventually, a better job opportunity came to me in the form of a state job so I decided to leave the school system. I transferred from a city job to the Department of Youth and Family Services and was able get into my chosen field. While, working there and at Families Matter New Jersey I learned so much. I would spend hours with parents who did not have the skills to help themselves and children who were in crisis. This motivated me even more to finish my bachelor*****s degree. This experience made me realize how lucky I was to have the supportive family and friends, and opportunities.

I am now a father and I bring to my parenting many of the skills my parents taught me, and many of the skills I learned as a bachelor*****s prepared counselor. My parents taught me the importance of consistency and I do not let my children take the easy way out, the way so many of my friends***** parents did. My children have a clear understanding of my expectations and my love, just as I did with my parents. The knowledge I bring to my practice and my life are all a cumulative of my life experience and the systems of which I have been a part. This is one of the main reasons I have chosen to return to school again. When my father passed away three years ago, I made him a promise. That promise was to be the best at whatever I did in my life. I know that I can give so much more to my clients, and that is why I seek to further my education.

I know that if I continue in my education, I can be the best I can possibly be. In my current position as a bachelor*****s prepared counselor, I am limited in the level of service that I can provide for my clients. I sincerely desire to become my own boss, and exert a measure of control over my own scheduled and my client list. I want to become a licensed professional counselor and I would find the opportunity to run my own practice to be very personally satisfying. Sometimes, in my practice now I experience stress because of client or supervisory stressors. I essentially work in an entry-level position and do not have the opportunity to open my own practice. If I am accepted into the program, then I will be able to start my own business or perhaps even move into a supervisory position at some point. I will bring to my new practice a life full of experience that will benefit the clients I serve.

Entering into a program will allow me to continue the series of environmental systems that have brought me to where I am today. I am excited about sharing my skills with my clients and excited about sharing the enthusiasm I have for life and for my career with my friends and my children and my co-workers. I am excited about the prospect of become a better and more educated counselor and wanting to give to others in the way I have received. I believe I can do this by furthering my education, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to do so.