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My practice educator asked me to fill out a SPEF-R^© on myself. At first it was really uncomfortable, because I was worried that what I said mightn't match what they thought. I didn't want to look as though I was full of myself if I gave myself a 4 or a 5, but I didn't want to put myself down either. I think though, once I started, it helped me to discover for myself, what my strengths were, and what I wasn't feeling so confident with. I used the rating descriptors when I marked myself, and that helped me be more objective. And I wrote lots of examples and comments in the feedback section, and that helped clarify any issues that came up. I felt really well prepared for when my practice educator gave me my results. I think I had already come to pretty similar conclusions.

When I first did it at halfway, I was able to explain what I thought I needed to do more of before I finished. My practice educator was really good and helped me organise some particular opportunities around those goals.

I think having to self-evaluate also helped me to understand the SPEF^© better. You understand the sort of things practice educators are looking for. It helped me think about all the different skills and steps along the way to becoming a better therapist. It helped me "get" what it was I needed to be doing- a sort of prompt of things to think about.

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