SCM model

I would like to start out by saying that I think the Social Change Model is a very interesting read.  While yes it was very repetitive there was a lot of different information in the textbook that captured my attention.  And that's where i'll begin.

The Social Change Model covered a lot of areas that are very familiar to me.  Controversy with Civility, Commitment, Congruence, Collaboration, etc.  were all values that i've come in contact with throughout my entire life.  In essence they were things i've enacted and lived by every single day.  However, specific words and definitions eluded me until I read our textbook.  It was almost as if I had a "a ha" moment while reading the later chapters.  Something just clicked.  I have been searching for so long for ways to give a definition to my leadership style, or the way i go about handling things, or the way I interact with people but I was never able to.  I could never put it into words.  That is until I started reading our textbook and the SCM.  In a way after reading it I almost felt enlightened.  Like a burning desire to put into words the way I felt and the way I acted everyday had finally been achieved.  I'm not even sure i'm making sense because that's how hard I find it to try and put this type of stuff into words.   For the most part this is what the Social Change Model brought to me.  It brought me a better understanding of myself and the way I feel towards each of the areas our textbook covered.  It didn't necessarily introduce me to any new concepts but it was instrumental in me understanding more in depth material that things like Conflict with Civility and maintaining Congruence covers.

Sorry this was such a short post but i'm still finding it hard to put into words what the SCM model has done for me.  Please feel free to comment and i'm sorry if it was hard to understand!