This reflection assignment is designed to help you, as a mentor, deepen your awareness of the specific challenges faced by individuals with opportunities in the professional growth an diprove your ability to crate inclusive, empathetic, and effective relationships.
To enhance engagement and visualization, a downloadable through bubble graphic in included. You can use it as a template to mop out your reflections.
Assignment:
Taking into consideration the previously discussed forms of disadvantage and the scope of fewer opportunities, decribe a person with fewer opportunities in a work-bases environment.
Use the thought bubbles to explore different aspects of their experience.
Questions to Consider:
1. What challenges does this person face in the work-based environment?
Use the thoughy bubbles to indentify soecific disadvantages the person might be experiencing, such as:
Reflect on how these challenges might limit their access to opportunities or prevent them from fully participating in work-based activities.
2. How do these challenges affect their experience i the workplace?
Use the though bubbles to explore how the identified barriers impact their daily work life. Consider areas such as:
Think about how these obstacles might make the work environment more difficult for them compared to their peers.
3. How do their circumstances influence their ability progress in their career?
In the thought bubbles, reflect on how personal and contextual factors such as:
….might limit this person’s ability to:
Mentor tips:
This reflection can also be used as a conversation exercise with fellow mentors or during training. It encoyrages empathy, broadens perspective and reinforces the importance of inclusive practices in workplace learning environments.
