Academic Staff

Biography

Welcome to the My Academic Profile page. My name is (Blend Barzan Ameen), I have a Ph.D. degree in Community Health Nursing and I have the scientific title Assistant Professor. I teach courses in the Department of Family and Community Health at Raprin University in the Kurdistan Region / Iraq. I have 9 published scientific papers.
I touch on several subjects:
1. Family and Community Health Nursing
2. Occupational Health
3. Public Health
4. Epidemiology
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Philosophy of Teaching

Personal Statement of Philosophy of Teaching
I am many things. A woman, wife, mother, daughter, volunteer, nurse, and teacher are my primary roles. Each of these roles is fulfilling and co-exist to define how I live my life. My life is intertwined with the lives of many others. Each affects me as I also affect their lives.
Nursing is a discipline of knowledge acquired both through formal education and through life experiences. The sum of these parts continues to alter and refine my nursing. My roles as a teacher are enhancing personal knowledge which it brings professional students’ life. These life experiences expose them to many cultures and attitudes about life. My spiritual self allows me to maintain my inner core of who I am about others. These encounters help me to see my role as a teacher through a unique lens grounded in caring. Caring defines my life and enhances my professional role as a teacher of nursing.
I continue to study to expand my empirical knowledge about nursing. I can only enhance my practice by continuing to learn from all aspects of life. Intentional learning through classes and reading are parts of how I learn. I also learn from remaining open to the unique expressions of others in their lives. My role as a teacher allows me to learn from my students in a reciprocal role.
My teaching role extends to all students, whether they are enrolled in the courses which I teach. I listen intently to the students who trust me to guide them in their knowledge development. I listen to their personal concerns and guide them so that can grow through the educational courses I facilitate. Strong communication skills increase the ability for every voice to be heard.
I do what is right because that is what I have learned throughout my life. Early in my life, I modeled those around me. Now my awareness of the ethics of our behaviors guides who I am. I have a strong sense of fairness in everything I do. That sense of fairness guides my actions.
As a university teacher, I feel I am responsible regarding these points:
1- To build appropriate environments for the learning process
2- Helping to increase the level of knowledge and practice of the students.
3- Providing correct knowledge and skills about the topics I teach to my students.
4- Pay attention to practicing and training of students
5- Participating and attending conferences, workshops, and seminars in addition to work and published articles.
My role as a person means I am entrusted with new knowledge development in which to grow. My role as a teacher means I encourage students to take personal responsibility for their own growth through the many avenues of learning. I am responsible for helping the discipline of nursing to grow through my involvement in research and publications to share this knowledge with others. It is up to me to set an example to my students on how to grow their discipline.
Our students do not learn in isolation, but through the shared curriculum which is continuing to evolve. I work within a team and support the faculty both where I work and who teach elsewhere. Just as knowledge development occurs in many venues, many teachers are utilized in a lifelong quest for knowledge.
Society’s well-being is enhanced through my active involvement in service. Service through my profession enhances the discipline. My involvement in these activities will also set an example for developing minds.
My aesthetic expression of who I am is evident in my communication with others. It is evident in my manner of listening. It is evident in my manner of being. It is evident in the gifts I share, both tangible and the gifts of authentic presence.
I believe that both teaching and nursing are given through the gift of self. I teach as a professional and I teach as a friend. The lines are blurred between my roles as I believe they should be. My relationships continue to evolve. My teaching continues to evolve. As long as I live, I am becoming.