Professional Behavior, Communication, Boundaries, And Writing Skills

Poor writing skills have become a major problem in corporate America. Many of today's employers say that good writing skills are essential not only for existing employees but also for new hires (Simkin, Crews, & Groves, 2012). In a survey of 120 U.S. Corporations, nearly a third of all employees have poor writing skills. Who is to blame for the lack of writing skills of Americans today?

Specific aspects addressed in this section include foundation, knowledge, professional orientation and ethical practices, social and cultural diversity, human growth and development, career development, helping relationships, group work, assessment, and research and program evaluation. The third section of the CACREP standards, professional practice, is focused on the practicum and internship experience. Specific qualifications and support of supervisors is detailed, as well as the required number of clock hours needed to meet standards in practicum and internship. Other aspects that are described in this section include various opportunities that must be offered to students during practicum and internship, such as the ability to develop program-appropriate audio/video recordings for educational

2.2 Reflecting on my practise by identifying personally what I found hard and how I could improve and gain more knowledge and extend. Also by completing a SWOC analysis(see attachment 2) for my own feelings and what I as an individual would like to gain more knowledge on and what current opportunities would be available to me and what may prevent me from turning my weaknesses into strengths. In class I also answered some questions on what I have learnt about myself as a TA and what were my highest/lowest emotional moments in the current week this was a good way of reflecting on my practise as made think on what my strengths and weaknesses are and what I need to progress on (see attachment 3) In my place of work we also every 6-8 months have a performance management meeting with our line manager to discuss what courses we would like to attend and what we would like to progress on(see attachment 4). During the course of Unit 332 we complete a PDP (personal development plans) by using SMART targets to address development/learning we want to improve on ( see attachment 5).

Pick two to three competencies from the listing for which you feel you currently need improvement, and describe why you feel that way.

The two competencies I choose to write about that have been relevant in my field placement are engagement with clients and evaluating the work that I do with my clients. I have been in my placement for about five weeks now and have 3 client that I have been working with. One of them is considered a brief, since I will only be working with her for a short period of time. This client has no chronic illness, and just needs assistance with food and following through with her current medical appointments. The other two clients do have chronic illnesses and have been with the agency for a bit longer. They qualify for our services due to the fact that they have an illness, have limited income and are Medi-cal clients. This is the main population we are serving at my agency, however we do not turn anyone away. If someone calls us it’s because they are in need of some type of service. We work directly with other programs in our agency, for example we have a team that works with HIV clients and they too consist of a Social Worker, an RN and a Community Aid worker. Another part of our agency works with new moms, offering services on breast feeding and baby massage to soothe the new born. However, we are all part of the CARE Network an outreach program started by our local hospital Queen of the Valley to help out our community members.

In my previous profession I was continuously required to assess how well my own knowledge, skills and understanding meet professional standards by reflecting on my own practices and the achievement of the students in my care. I reflected on my work activities and any notable incidents, discussing any identified issues with the Head.

Pick two to three competencies from the listing for which you feel you currently need improvement,and describe why you feel that way.

The following ‘outcomes’, need to be met, to show your assessor competency of your work practices.

Review the competencies for the nurse educator role of your choice (either hospital-based or academic; ANA or NLN) in the assigned readings. Select one competency and share it with your classmates. Be sure to address why you selected the one you did. Discuss how you have already met it or how you plan to meet it as you embark on your journey as a nurse educator. Support your response with literature.

When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

The teacher understands effective writing and teaches students to write effectively in a variety of forms and for various audiences, purposes and contexts.

Within English 219, we have already learned a vital set of writing skills, that will allow for the improvement of essays, and summaries that must be written for future assessments. Some of these skills that would be relevant for achieving general writing improvement could be ideas such as thesis development, structuring and planning, or more specific examples when actually fleshing out the essay such as elements of grammar and style. Thesis development which is crucial so that ideas can be fully explained and related back to a point which can be interpreted as an overarching theme for the entire paper, and allows the reader to interpret the topic of not only the essay but of each paragraph. Taking a step back we looked in class at the subject

The purpose of this memo is the summarize the main points of the article written by Josh Bernoff, “Bad Writing is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity”.

All throughout my years of schooling, I’ve had just about, one paper that was about one page long, due every year. My papers never had to be more than one page in length. Therefore, I did not have to do much writing or do many essays. Surely not enough to remember any of the assignments. Writing has never been something I enjoyed doing, so I never bothered to many any memories of my writing experiences. I did not think it was necessary to remember any of them since I only had to do them to get a grade. The only writing experience I remember was the first assignment I had in this English 100 class about a writing experience. All week long, I sat there thinking about what to write about, but nothing came to mind as a topic. Then, one thing came to mind, but it was so very vague, I could not write the length that was needed for the assignment. I could only think of a few sentences to write for it. After sitting for a few moments longer, I thought, how about I write about how difficult it was for me to write this essay before it was due.

3. The most recent significant event in my field agency that are challenging my values and my decision to enter the program was my conversation with a case manager that I was shadowing. I was asking him several questions but one important question was what were the pros and cons of his job. Although