Thank You!

I just want to thank everyone one for sharing your experiences, insights, thoughts, and questions. You have helped me become a better communicator and listener. I hope to see some of you in the next class and for the rest, I wish you well throughout your EC adventures. Dr. Parrish, a special thanks to you, you challenged me in all the right areas. I have learned and I am ready to implement what I have learned in the workplace. Continue in the blessing everyone.

Adjourning

I have participated in many group meetings and projects; and we processed through them pretty much according to the stages of team development. The adjourning process mainly consisted of lingering goodbyes and God bless you’s. On certain occasions the group leader of the youth ministry completes the adjourning process with refreshments and a heads up on the next event or program. Until now I had not thought about the adjourning process here at WU. There are several colleagues I would like to stay in contact with and possibly visit someday. Adjourning is essential to teamwork because of the many variables that can form from teamwork outcomes and you never know when you might need someone’s expert opinion on something concerning the early childhood field. I personally hope to hear from everyone occasionally in the future.

Conflict Strategies

            In addition to running a childcare facility, I work evenings as a home healthcare specialist. Six months ago, the program coordinator (pc) resigned and another was hired 5 months later. Under the previous pc, if a day off was needed, it was our responsibility to find someone to cover the shift; if no one was available then we would call the pc. Well, recently I needed a day off, got my shift covered, notified the mother of my client of the change and thought everything was okay.
           Later, I got word that the new pc came to the house that night and was upset that I was not there. I was told he was upset because he was not aware of the switch for that day.
          The conflict from his perspective is that I should have made him aware of the change; from my perspective I was not aware of the change in protocol so I did it the way it was previously accepted. Although, I was told he was going to have a conversation with me, it has not happened yet (It’s been over a week now). So, I would have to say the conflict is unresolved.
         However, even though he has not contacted me; because I know it caused a problem, I will notify the program coordinator next time. I would label this action as cooperative strategy because it benefits our working relationship and serve mutual rather than individual goals (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2013).

 Reference

O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. 

NewYork:Bedford/St. Martin's.