Summary
In Session 1 you started to look at carers’ roles, skills and qualities. You were also invited to think about your own. The key point here was that by reflecting on our experiences, we learn something from them that helps us to move on.
Session 2 has shown how drawing a timeline is useful for plotting what happened and when, so that we can reflect on how we feel about these experiences, what we have learned from them, and how they have helped to shape us as a person.
Have the activities been useful? Did you learn anything new from the examples provided by carers, or by creating your own timeline?
If you would like to spend more time thinking about timelines, view The Open University’s example of how to create a timeline on the OU Careers pages [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
You have now completed Session 2 but will explore these ideas further in Session 3.
Quiz
To conclude this part of the course and consolidate your learning you may like to complete the second quiz.
Quiz 2 provides evidence that you are achieving the following learning outcomes:
- a clearer understanding of the experiences of carers
- an appreciation of the various skills, qualities and attributes that carers may develop and how some of these are transferable to work contexts
- an understanding of carers’ motivations to return to work, or to balance paid employment with their caring role.
If you need a reminder about the quizzes and the criteria for getting a badge, visit How to complete the course quizzes.
Session 3: Identifying carers’ skills, qualities and attributes
Looking backwards, looking forwards