Social Support Learning and Development

Question: Discuss about the Social Support for Learning and Development. Answer: I was living in Saudi Arabia with my parents. I was dependent on my parents for everything. I had no ability of self-reliance as being a woman; I could do anything in my country. When, I moved to Canada for my higher studies, I gradually developed the quality of self-reliance and never looked down on myself. I believed that the quality of self-reliance would definitely help me in my nursing practice in the future. Thoughts I was happy that I had an excellent opportunity to study abroad and discover a real new world around me. At the same time, I was feeling pity for the women in my country that they had to rely on their parents for everything. They did not have a chance to develop the quality of self-reliance. I was happy realizing about the transformation between my old self and the new one. When I started staying in Canada alone in an apartment managing my bills and money, I inculcated the qualities of self-reliance and adaptive learning useful in my nursing practice as a patient adapts to ones disease and find a positive way to live with it. Evaluation After moving out of my country and staying alone in abroad, I developed the qualities of self-reliance and believed that I was capable of doing anything on my own. My qualities of self-reliance, adaptive learning helped me changing my perspective towards my life and my relationships. I have become more understanding and open-minded from before. However, staying away from my family was not easy and felt their importance around me. Analysis After moving out of the family, I analyzed that in my extended family, they do not accept a woman staying outside the country and living alone. This thinking was a hinder in my career. However, I stood for myself and convinced my parents that the decision I made is the best for my career. I thanked my parents for supporting my decision and helped me learn a lot while staying abroad. I experienced that if I did not have this chance, I would never had the opportunity to develop the qualities of self- reliance, adaptive learning and be responsible. Conclusion I always thank my parents for supporting my decision that helped me develop the quality of self-reliance. I will choose any such decision again in the future to develop the positive quality of self-reliance. To be responsible for our own decisions and to learn from them is important for everyone (Sarason 2013). After moving out, I think, if this opportunity is given to any woman in my country, things would be better for them to achieve their life goals to become successful in their life. Action Plan I will try to develop and inculcate all the qualities that I have learnt from my experience to became a better person who knows how to live a hard life and to overcome the difficulties well. The quality of experienced learning from past life experiences help to adapt to new situations and deal problems in a better way (Kolb, D.A., 2014). I will always support the person living my experience and will do my best in every possible way for the women in my country so that they could live a better life. References Kolb, D.A., 2014.Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. FT press. Sarason, I.G. ed., 2013.Social support: Theory, research and applications(Vol. 24). Springer Science Business Media.