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Developing a Personal & Professional Practice Framework

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Q1) Reflect on your socialisation growing up in this context as a girl becoming a woman & as
a boy becoming a man.
My personality was influenced by the environment I was raised in, even though I was always
an outgoing person. My family has always been incredibly important to me because we all
grew up so close to one another. We were educated about our religion and culture from the
beginning. Modern Punjabi is taught to students in Sikh youth discussion programs as a
moral necessity for preserving and transmitting Sikh culture for future generations. This kind
of teaching exposes pupils to Punjabi via religious practice (Kaur, 2021). When the
examination of the prayer and discussion courses is combined, a legacy language is
regarded as a moral action symbolizing and socializing cross-national and generational
continuity as well as ethnoreligious affinity. I never felt alone since there were so many
people there to cheer me on.

Q2) Pls think about the values, beliefs, assumptions & cultural norms that perhaps till now
you have never questioned or considered.
This place has a strong feeling of community because of the people's commitment to
supporting one another in good times and bad. People in the Punjabi community place a
great deal of importance on maintaining family relationships and preserving traditional
practices. All celebrations and ceremonies have specific rituals that must be followed. There
is a belief that rituals are required to build relationships and display appropriate social
cordiality when it comes to anything from the birth of a child to the death of an ancestor.
Q) How did your culture view girls & women?
This cultural prejudice against gender is changing, but it is still prevalent in our society. The
girls are raised in such a way that they will be in charge of home duties.

Q) How did your culture view boys & men?

The males are treated and raised in such a way that they will be the family's leaders and
earners.

Q) What role/status did your gender have in your country of origin, in your community & in
society?
For centuries, women's rights in India were mostly ignored. In most cases, they are told that
the primary aim in life is to get married and settle down. This is no longer the case as the
times evolve and women are taking command of their jobs in all societies (Sagheer, 2020).
Because of these principles, I became a strong, self-assured woman who was never
subjected to any form of oppression and who always placed her beliefs first.

Q) Did you ever reflect or question these previously?

I and my family haven’t supported this sort of prejudiced attitude on gender from the start
and I have frequently criticized people following gender discrimination and not supporting
their female children.
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Q) How has your religion, faith or culture determined your own development and decisions?
Because I was raised in a prosperous Punjabi joint family, my upbringing was heavily
influenced by the Sikhism religion. Any decision you make shouldn’t be based on who you
are, in my opinion.

Q) What messages did you receive growing up about women/men?

My family never discriminated against me, but society did, and I proved them all wrong by
taking ownership of my profession and making it what it is now for this I thank my upbringing
and the positive energy that my family provided while growing up.

Q) What messages dd you receive about your own power & future as this gender?
Even though the world has always seen women and men differently, my family has always
instilled in me the belief that we should not be disheartened by this reality, but in fact, we
should use it to our advantage and demonstrate our superiority over them.

Q) How have these messages, beliefs, values, assumptions, roles etc informed who you
have become as an adult now? How loud are they ie: how pronounced & impacting are they
in your development?
I believe that being a Punjabi woman has helped me become a more confident lady. Fighting
my way through society helped me prepare for the challenges I may encounter in the future
(Pulu, 2019). Having a close-knit family as a child taught me the significance of family and
how your mental health is directly linked to your relationships with others. A strong,
confident lady was formed by my upbringing, which kept me connected to my heritage and
my faith, even when I moved to a new country. I became a creative person as a result of the
community's dedication to the performing arts and music.

Q3) Reflecting on your responses to the above considerations, ie: your own cultural values,
beliefs, assumptions etc about your roles, gender, culture, & its impact in becoming who you
are, how do these ideas compare to Australian society?
Culture, art, and ideas are all well-preserved in this place as well. When I first arrived, I
couldn't tell the difference. The views of the people here were very progressive and our
cultural background helped in bonding with people. Even though people I met lived and have
grown in Australia their beliefs and cultural values were no less.

Q) Do you feel that the ideas and beliefs you held were consistent in our society here?
Yes, all of the festivities that were observed in my home country were also commemorated
here and with the same joy and enthusiasm.

Q) When you settled here & began noticing these aspects, which were similar, and which
were different? If they were different, how are they different?
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But there was one thing missing from the picture of a blended family: a sense of
togetherness (Khan, 2017). Sure, there were individuals nearby to offer support, but it never
felt like a family; rather, it was more like a group of friends getting together.

Q) Has it felt challenging to adjust to our society with your own values/beliefs etc? Were
there significant cultural differences that were apparent to you when you arrived and settled
here? What were these?
This community welcomed me with open arms, and it seemed as if I had never left. So, living
here didn't seem different, and there were no cultural variations when it came to the people's
backgrounds and upbringing.

Q4) Pls, start thinking about 2 personal goals & 2 professional goals. These do not need to
be big & impressive, nor do they need to sound sophisticated. Pls consider and think about
what you’d like to achieve this placement, for instance; past students selected personal
goals such as; learning to be assertive or feeling more confident expressing myself in this
group or starting to talk with my partner about some of the ideas about equality. Some of
their professional goals were learning to be reflective & really understand what this is or
genuinely understanding theory & how it applies or learning to speak in professional
language etc?
Two personal objectives which I have intended to attain are firstly to manage my time, I have
been poor in my time management and this thing has shown me ineffective in any profession
I worked. It’s high time that I start focusing on my time and start arranging my days and start
prioritizing my work. The second is to overcome my lazy attitude, I am quite lazy in my
attitude and don’t take some chores seriously, this attitude has caused me difficulty many
times.
Two professional objectives which I would want to attain are first to study video editing, now,
in this digital era there would be a rise in the demand for this ability and it would be lucrative
to learn and master editing in the long run. Going through the activities of some of the Social
Workers truly motivated me and it has been my long-lived ambition to service the
underprivileged thus my other objective would be to teach the impoverished kids whether
through an NGO or utilizing my personal talents and convince my friends, family, and
colleagues to help others shape their futures.

Q5) A fundamental part of Social Work practice is the necessity and our ability to be critically
reflective.
Inspiring and empowering articles about these ladies, like Tanya Wallace and significantly
boosted my self-confidence. As a Social Worker, I believe I have to help those less fortunate
than me in whatever manner I can. What better approach to shape society than to aid those
in need and spread the word about the importance of charitable acts? Listening intently.
Listen twice as intently as you normally would. Paying attention not only to what is said but
also to what isn't stated. Signs of resistance should be spotted (Mir, 2018). Hearing how
individuals are resisting the consequences of crises and systems on their daily life. – Trying
to find that tiny break in people's lives where sunlight can shine through and illuminate their
preferred methods of life.
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Self-care is essential. I can't give my work my whole attention and attention if I don't give it to
myself first. I've learned the hard way. Mental health is directly connected to both of these
physical disabilities. Even if you are in good health and have a sharp intellect, working
remotely may be exhausting.
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References
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Chope Embroideries. In Recent Trends in Traditional and Technical Textiles (pp. 145-154).
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Pulu, T. J. B., Mukhtar, A., & Singh, H. (2019). Sanjha Punjab–United Punjab: Exploring
Composite Culture in a New Zealand Punjabi Film Documentary. Sites: a journal of social
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Mir, S. (2018). Construction of negative identity of female gender in the Punjabi
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Sagheer, I., & Zubair, S. (2020). Women in Punjabi Proverbs: Cultural Models, Gender
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Khan, L. A., Awan, M. S., & Hussain, A. (2019). Oral cultures and sexism: A comparative
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Kaur, S., Singh, G. S. B., David, M. K., Shanmuganathan, T., & Dumanig, F. (2022).
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