The Work Reflection

Every action a person takes is the result of having thought about what it is they think they should do and then doing it. Life is riddled with problems that require solving. Decisions are complex matters that require careful judgment and problem analysis especially when one is in a role where others look up to them and are affected by their decisions.

My fascination with the Vietnam War began when I went on holidays and crawled into the tunnels tight enough to make even a small eight year old claustrophobic. I wondered how adults survived in the war by using this tunnels. This personally influenced my perspective on the Vietnam War and marked my interest in this piece of history. In my Preliminary HSC Advanced English classes I was told to choose a political perspective in poetry. I chose Levertov, who wrote about the effects of the Vietnam War on people. In my Extension One English classes I learnt about literature as a representation of the author’s culture. These two main ideas and childhood interest in the Vietnam War became the starting point for my Major Work.

My identified strengths in this area is my strong personal value to respecting client privacy and maintaining confidentiality. I am mindful to ensure that discussion of clients between colleagues needs to take place in a suitable location where information will not be over heard by external parties. While I have a understanding of the importance of meeting policies and procedures in relation to written information within the work place, this is an area I could advance. To further develop my professionalism in this area I need to expand on my knowledge around policies and procedures pertaining to the use of clients files while on off site visits.

Reflective practice is a key part of working as a health care professional, including speech and language therapists (SLT), and will be used throughout a practitioner’s career as part of their continuing professional development. It is the practice of experiencing situations and then reflecting on them, which is how clinicians may enhance their knowledge and skills and, thus, maintain their competence throughout their career as a practicing therapist (RCSLT, 2003). It is through this reflective practice that an SLT can progress “from novice to expert” (Tarrant, 2013; p3). Furthermore, reflective practice is a skill which itself continues to be developed.

Student’s as well as the ‘working class’ will be my audience. Students of privilege who no not what it’s like to truly be on their own; whether it be their parents assistance, or living on campus. Most students have not had to be fully accountable of their lively-hood. While their parents help pay their way through school. In my hope to show them how much of a battle thing’s would be without the help they receive. What it is like to work somewhere you would not chose otherwise, except to survive. As for the working class hope they will see how getting education pays off in the long run. How having a higher education would benefit someone in the working class. They could choose the job they would like to do. Instead of one that wears on the

Dr. Meredith Belbin is well known for his team roles concept. The team roles identified by Belbin are based on certain patterns of behaviour that people exhibit within teams. These patterns of behaviour can potentially have an impact on the performance of the team. The basic premise of the Belbin team roles theory is quite simple.

Philosophically written by an anonymous author Job is a reflective book in the Bible, focusing on common setbacks for Christian viewpoints. The author of Job may be acknowledged through reading. The author specifically addresses individuals with intimate faith in Yahweh (God). The author was also a well-traveled individual who could captivate on an abundance of knowledge and experience. He knew the constellations (Job 9:9; 38:31 ESV), could discuss meteorology (Job 38:22-38 ESV) or even describe a sophisticated mining operation (Job 28:1-11 ESV). His effort of showcasing Job, is simply about God and man; it was inscribed to individuals who battle with the righteousness of a sovereign God in a world bursting with misery.

A seminar style course aims for an active discussion amongst all of the students and ideally with minor involvement from the professor to keep things moving. As someone who has never participated in this style of class and rarely raises her hand unless participation is included in my grade, this was a struggle. If I can avoid active participation without it hurting my grade, then I’m always going to opt for that because it’s a relief. But this class helped push me towards almost enjoying these discussions. I wish it was more natural and better balanced between the students, but I’m proud that I warmed up to engaging in classroom discussions with the help of seminar. Being able to speak up in an environment where it’s both encouraged and intended to be mutual allowed me to develop more confidence and comfortability in speaking more in my other classes while pushing me to engage further with texts.

As I walk into work, I see a new white box on the outside of the door. I notice them on all the doors that I enter and exit around the building. There are strange people installing wires all over the place that I have never seen before at work. About 5 months ago, our company brought in about 30 temps. I know that doesn’t sound like a lot but there are only about 150 people that work at our plant so 30 people was a lot. That week we had a safety meeting held by our Human Resource Manager, Barry. In our meeting, he was talking about our safety and that automated locks were being installed. I never understood why he was doing the meeting instead of the safety committee. I have since learned that our HR Management deals with violence in the workplace. At the time, I didn’t understand why they would be talking about violence in the workplace because we are such a small team of workers. About a month ago, all 30 people were let go. Sitting in a safety committee meeting, I was informed of a shiv that was made and left in an area where others could have gotten hurt. It then dawned on me the precautions our HR management was taking. My HR manager is a retired Navy SEAL, so I trust him and his instincts. Human Resource Managers look for many things when trying to ensure the safety of the people around them to ensure that workplace violence does not take place. Most places do a temp to hire, this means that the employee is on a temporary status until they are made a full-time

The technical skill I have learned prior to my work term is the programming language C++,

I work for the Towers BMW which usually mean building maintenance worker. I began my site on October 15, 2017 although I had it discussed earlier with my employer, my boss David Jahwasowitz wanted me to pause the progress I made until the Wood Shop I work in received more lumber for a new project. That day arrived in the form of fifty moving carts that need to be built and distributed throughout the campuses of Central and, eight wooden cabinets that need to be built for first floor Campbell study rooms. Now I have worked on a moving cart deadline, however I have never led the charge. This requires for me too retrieve the lumber needed from the warehouse in work vans, or leading my co-workers to unload lumber if it is being shipped directly too the CMU Towers dorms. With this being a college job the turnover rate is obviously high so I deal with new faces often, which mean they have to be taught how to operate in the woodshop. This year we have two new members that joined just this semester both named Nate, we also have Anthony who’s worked in the woodshop for a year. I’ve worked in the woodshop for 3 years. When working in the woodshop you find that the longest part is not in the assembly but in the set up of getting all the machines, jigs, lumber, tools, supplies, and workers all organized to start the job. After the drawn out set up you begin the slow repetitive process of processing the lumber. For the project were going to need a lot of wood

Life is made up of many different experiences, both good and bad. It is through these experiences that we grow and become the person that we are today. Whether in personal life, school life, or work life, we are constantly expanding our knowledge and ability. When one takes the time to look back at all the experiences they have lived through, they can truly appreciate where they have come from and how much they have developed over time. When I reflect on my own experiences in life, education, and work, I realize that I have every tool I need to succeed in the workplace.

During morning work, Evan was sitting at his desk looking around the classroom, loudly talking out of turn, and drawing rather than completing his assignment. After 15 minutes, staff began to verbally redirect Evan. Staff prompted Evan to sit quietly and get started on his morning assignments. Evan ignored all redirection and continued to be unfocused on his work and disruptive with his speech. After approximately 8 minutes, Evan was again verbally redirected with prompts to begin his work and reminders of what he needed to do to earn all of his morning points for ‘staying focused and completing assignments.’ Evan again ignored the staff providing redirection and turned to a different staff member to request a bathroom break. Once Evan returned from the restroom, he began talking to other students who were working on their own assignments. After being ignored by other students, Evan slowly began working on his assignments. Staff had to provide Evan a 3rd redirection to keep him focused.

Success and failure of reflection, everyone will do things success or failure. Everyone's success or failure has a certain reason. I have some progress in the ESL33A, but there are some stay in place. My progress is my success, my stay is my regress, that is, my failure. What is the factor that influenced my progress in the classroom? I think it's because of my timid. Because my spoken language is not very good, so I rarely speak in the classroom. My vocabulary is also very little, the word test is my weakness. My English spoken, my lazy, my word vocabulary affects my progress in this section. In this lesson I learned a lot in English grammar. English grammar has helped me in writing. It makes me more serious to learn.

In today’s workforce, learning how to deal with people and different personalities is a major plus for personal success. Good communication can make a person job less stressful, and help the organization to run properly. However, difficult behaviors do exist in the work place. Using conflict management skills can offer different strategies on how to deal with difficult behaviors. Behaviors such as incivility, bullying, and sexual harassment can be resolved using various forms of management strategies (Adler, Elmhorst, Lucas, 2013, pp 120-124).