Situation My day was planned so I thought, I was scheduled to go out with my mentor, Francis. We had a full day planned with the possibility of me making a school contact alone. My field supervisor, Stephanie and I were having our usual morning chat when we were approached by foster care worker, Ms. Williams. She wanted me to supervise some parenting time, so she could attend court. I had supervised parenting time before and I will admit it is not the most exciting thing to do. Parenting time can last up to 4 hours requiring you to sit at the room door and monitor the parent’s interactions with their children. Although it can be quite daunting, I do however understand the importance of this family time. I was immediately put on the spot and I really wanted to say no to supervising this time for her. I also did not want to be uncooperative or not a team player in the presence of my field supervisor.
Field Instructors Response
Stephanie picked up that I really did not want to do it because she knows how much I enjoy going out in the field. She asked me to do her this favor and help Ms. Williams out and I did. Stephanie asked me how the supervising time went and thanked me for helping out in a time of need. I expressed to her that I was proud of myself for taking responsibility for the entire visit and managing some quite difficult parents without incidence.
Performance
My desire to get hired at the Children’s Protective Services is making me overly anxious so
The Department’s sergeants and other supervisors have the most influence and impact on these front-line personnel. Many of DSD’s direct supervisors are dedicated and hardworking individuals who strive to treat their employees well and support them in their daily activities. Yet our assessment revealed a number of concerns that need to be addressed by the new Sheriff and members of the command staff. Command deputies need to be more consistent in their expectations of subordinates. This will help employees better understand the Department’s priorities and what actions and behaviors they need to adopt and demonstrate in order to advance DSD goals. Direct supervisors and DSD leaders have a critical role in building morale
This week for the reporting period, I had an opportunity to travel with a case worker to pick up a child in CPS custody from Millcreek in Pontotoc, MS. I observed the way the child acted. The workers at Millcreek said the child was a handful and to be careful. I also had the chance to transport two teenagers in foster care to school. Both of the children went to different schools. They said it was pretty cool to have someone young taking them to school instead of the older workers. I thought that was kind of funny. It was easy to talk to them and they seemed comfortable being in the car with me. I also had the opportunity to pick up a child from school and take them to New Beginnings which is a counseling clinic and afterwards I took the
In order for the Department to run smoothly, and maintain a constant flow of information, of what is going on with in the department, the police officers and outside the Department. I do agree with all ten tasks, a first-line supervisor should be doing in their position. In the order witch all ten tasks are listed in, I do feel like number six should be moved up on the list. Listening to the problems voice by officers, I feel is very important because this can help the supervisors know which areas they need to improve in and also if the officers are still stable enough to do their job which is laid out for
1. Describe the abilities, skills and attributes you believe are necessary to be an outstanding administrator/supervisor. An excellent administrator must be able to effectively navigate the complexities of human interactions. They must be a clear and effective communicator capable of making tough decisions when needed.
This worker informed Holly that DCFS classes do not have babysitting. This worker spoke about visitation with Christina and the children. Holly stated that Christina has been coming to Sunday school and seeing the children on the weekends. Holly thinks that having visits in Christina's home is easier because the children act out in her home and she does most of the parenting. Christina was visiting on the weekends now because it was difficult to visit on the week days with homework and evening activities. This worker questioned if Christina does not help with homework. Christina helps but she gives answers instead of letting Gracie do her own work, nothing gets accomplished giving her the answers. Holly was trying to mentor Christina, but has backed away. Holly spoke with this worker about CJ having his last tube removed from his ear. Within two days CJ had an ear infection. The ear specialist stated that they may need to do tubes again. CJ party went well. At birth to 3 the day prior Cj matched every color perfectly on the color wheel. CJ was loving the SunShine Kids 2 year old class. He is doing well with potty training. Holly is thinking about putting him in Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings 8:30-11:30 and paying out of pocket. The daycare does most their actives in the morning. This worker reminded Holly because it was a recommendation of the ACR this
We arrived at room 822 at 9:10 am. They were doing dependency cases all morning. At the professional table we had ChildNet, Drug dependency, Guardian Ad Litem, Guardian Ad Litem Lawyer and on the side we had Linda the foster parent. To me, this also went really fast with the new terminologies that they were using. They were going through the case plans and giving the Judge a summary on the parents’ progress. They used the term UA’s negative and positives which meant urine analysis. They used that to determine if they had been using any illegal substances. For this particular case I learned that social workers are very overwhelmed. The client was telling the Judge how her therapist from Susan B. Anthony quit without notice and she had to start her treatment again with another therapist. I also learned that both the mom and dad of the child are going to Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) as part of the treatment. The lawyers requested them to get unsupervised visitations 3 times a week for up to 4 hours. The Judge confirmed approval with the foster parent first, and she seemed willing. At that point I sympathized with the parents only being able to see their child 3 times a week. But at the same time they did it to themselves.
A few weeks into my current job, I was promoted to the front-end supervisor position, where I am responsible for overseeing and training of all the front-end associates. The biggest lesson I’ve learned in this position is how to multitask and prioritize. I have to be sure that any and all tasks I am assigned and responsible for are accomplished and that I am always available to assist or answer any questions that my fellow associates and customers may have. Another lesson I’ve learned is how to separate my personal and professional life much more than I ever had to before I accepted the position. As a sales associate if I was having a bad day I could keep to myself and focus on just getting my job done, but as a front-end supervisor I no longer
The first day on the job site, Heather showed me around the building. Heather taught me some of the essential things to learn about teaching. When arriving
A CSW may never have a personal relationship with any foster parent or any client providing care to a child in foster care. There is no difference if this were a birth mother or father. The only type of relationship that is permitted is a working and supportive relationship. There must always be professional boundaries and once this foster parents indicates that he or she is interested a different kind of relationship, the CSW must inform their superior to inform of the ethical issue. The CSW’s response should clearly explain that the role of the social worker is to support the child and family and will never be able to reciprocate any other kind of relationship.
It had gotten to a point where the meeting was moving in no direction, was unprofessional, my clients were being disrespected, and the room was becoming heated with frustration. In this moment, I asserted my power of my position to address the social worker. This include openly questioning her regarding her behavior towards my clients, identifying policies that were not being professionally or appropriately followed, informing her of the rights of my clients, informing her that a meeting with a supervisor will be needed, and outlining to her the next steps I would be taking in relation to my agency, as well as the steps my parents would be taking with my support. This included contacting children advocate, and department supervisors of her agency. In this experience, I actively partook in having power with clients but then changed to having high power in a systematic manner. During the experience, I stepped away, to contact my agency to ensure my actions following a conversation with them were suitable and
Last year, I worked as a Mechanical Development Engineering Co-op at Mercury Marine. Based on the final supervisor evaluation at Mercury, following are the three areas I would like to focus on while my time here at Cummins:
Patricia “this was an experience of none other Beth your friend is an exceptional teacher everybody made me feel welcomed and embraced my presents. The first day was extremely hard for me I had all those negative thoughts until I listening to my motivational tape and was ready to take on the challenge of teaching. I enjoyed myself the children was great and it changed my entire perspective of teaching by Friday I had accepted a teaching job and just so happens it was at the same school I shadowed Beth”
When an officer uses force on a suspect, Commander Pitcher explains that reporting to the department managers on what happened in an incident from an objective perspective is critical to the investigation. “Officers must be able to justify to their management each individual punch, kick, baton swing, gun shots, and Taser rounds. If an officer cannot justify all of their actions against the suspect then this becomes excessive force and or unauthorized force.” (Commander Pitcher, date). The role of a supervisor in police work is highly critical as they are responsible for issues that can ultimately shape American history. In which case, supervisors are directed to respond to the scene in instances where a subject has been hit by a less lethal impact weapon or in instances where an officer has negligently or unintentionally discharged the Taser. Officers are required to notify supervisors immediately whenever less lethal weapons are deployed on a subject.
Based on the information I discovered from this final project, I would still like to be a supervisor. I know that becoming a supervisor might be a challenge based on the supervisor informational interviews that I received from Clarice Barrington and Earlene Johnson. However, I’m knowledgeable that a supervisor is a vital participant in the development of the workers that assist them and also the department; this is the key motivator influence for me. As I would expect, there is the financial motivation that comes with every advancement, which is important when planning for your future; however, that wouldn’t be my main purpose because that will not keep unity among the people that you are leading or help build your department. I would be in a supervisor position for the wrong reason. The money will not allow me to demonstrate my leadership abilities, but my heart and mind will.
I was standing in the hall because Mrs. Rogers said she wanted to talk to me. At this point I was crying because I was just really overwhelmed and nervous about what she was going to say to me. She started off with the usual, asking me to tell her what was wrong and why I wasn’t participating in our activity. I just told her I didn’t know who my family really was because I was adopted by my grandparents and I didn’t want to tell her because I was way too embarrassed to ask for help because no one else seem to have the problem I had. She was on her knees face to face with me and grabbed both of my arms and said “Lauren, listen to Mrs. Rogers, know matter where you came from or who you’re family is, just always remember that doesn’t define who you are as a person and doesn’t make you any less!”, “You are loved!” She also reassured me that being adopted wasn’t bad at all and that I should embrace the love I have and be thankful for them instead of being embarrassed about it. I don’t think I