week 6 Blog

 I was involved in training on Sexual Abuse and we were put into several different groups to complete assignments. I was really glad to be in the group that I was in because it consisted of veteran social workers, new social workers, and some workers who were no longer working in Investigative CPS.  This group was hard for me to leave because the group gave everyone a chance to speak, their opinion was welcomed and respected.

On the other hand the second group I was in was the easiest to leave because we had an individual who wanted to control the group and who was very negative in their conversation in regard to families and children. I was really que4stioning why they chose the social work field.

In regard to how I will adjourn form the group of colleagues I have formed while working on my master’s degree in this program. I will simply say goodbye and let the student know it was nice working with them.

Conflicat resolution Week Five

 Conflict Week 5

 In preparing for this assignment I was thinking about all the issues that I may be experiences on my job, at home, and my personal relationships.  I chose to discuss communication with my children. I have an 11, 15, and 20 year old. The older children are girls and the youngest is a boy. My 15 year old and I seem to be having communication issues. I know she is a teenager now and thinks she has all the answers, but sometimes she and I do not communicate very well.  She and I were having a disagreement about her attitude and how it was not good. She became very defensive and so did I. I felt that I am your mother and you will respect me. I have found that I have to use a different approach with her.

I feel that the Three R’S can help me in communicating with her. As adults we don’t always feel that children should be respected but they are humans as well they also deserve a sense of respect.  I have learned that yelling and screaming does not work with her.

I feel that I need to work on my tone of voice because sometimes individuals think I am yelling or mad when I am simply stating my position and not mad. This assignment has really opened my eyes on how to effectively communicate with other and how important it is.

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation/Communicator.

I evaluated myself as a confident, straight forward communicator while other saw me as intimidating, confident, and  some even arrogant.  As a Child Protective Service Worker I talk with individuals all the time and I always have to watch my tone, my listening skills as well as  my facial expressions.

In regards to what I learned about Communication this week I learned that you can not always judge a book by its cover, and also judgments can wait.

My verbal score was 64 and that meant that I maintain good balance when it comes to respect and consideration for others. I also have the ability to fight fair by attacking the issue not the individual.

My Communication score was 48 and the results stated that I feel uneasy in come communications situations and confident in other situations, and I do not worry about communication very much.

I allowed a family member and a friend to take the assessments as well and they scored me in similar ranges but stated that they did find me to be a bit intimidating.