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Psy/300 Week 2 Individual Assignment

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How would you describe this person’s ability to work with a variety of individuals?
Jan works well with a wide variety of individuals. I was his supervising attorney from 2002 to December 2014 and for several years we attended court together on a weekly basis. Our cases dealt with mostly unrepresented individuals, many of whom were the recipients of public assistance. Jan dealt as politely and courteously with the unrepresented parties as he did with the attorneys who appeared on cases. Jan also dealt with many cases that required an interpreter for one or both of the parties at court. He was patient and effective in resolving these cases while making sure the parties were clearly informed on what was taking place..
Jan mentored and supervised new attorneys throughout his career at CSED. He also worked closely with management and legal assistants as part of his job. Jan was well-liked by the people he worked with at the office as well as by the people he appeared in front of and worked with at court.

Can you tell me about this person’s ability to be flexible in responding to a student’s needs? …show more content…

Jan has trained attorneys, legal assistants and clerical staff throughout his working career. He is very able to provide instruction using language and concepts appropriate to his audience. The educational and language backgrounds of the people that Jan trained and worked with included everyone from people who spoke English as a second language and were not high school graduates to attorneys and Judges. Jan reads well how to address people and how to adjust his language and word choices to an individual’s abilities. He is also patient in dealing with people who do not speak English as a first

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