Farewell Classmates

This past eight weeks have been a challenged as I continue my education, daily activities working, being a mom, wife and a baseball coach.  I enjoyed reading blog posts and posting as well.  I realized after the second week that I was supposed to be posting in group 1 but I continued posting in group 2.  I enjoyed this class as well as learning from each of you.  Hope to see you all in a future course.  Congrats to all of you that are graduating, 

Week 6-Blog

Are high-performing groups hardest to leave?

I think that they are because you have worked with the group and have become successful getting the job done.  Separating from a group that has worked work makes it difficult to depart. 

Which of the groups that you participated in was hardest to leave?

The hardest group for me to leave was my unit in CPS.  We were a close unit and have worked together for a while.  We looked out for each other and helped each other out when needed.  Our unit split when the supervisor stepped down and we were divided into other units.  It was hard for me to adjust because the new unit and supervisor did things totally different from what I was use to. 

How do you imagine that you will adjourn from the group of colleagues you have formed while working on your master’s degree in this program?

This question is hard for me because the class is an online course.  However I have become very responses to certain people doing the discussion and blog assignments.  I try to discuss to different people weekly but it is hard because some of the group colleagues always have some interested to read in their posts.  I have taking a break from my studies so I have had the chance to meet new colleagues throughout my learning experience in the master’s programs. 

Why is adjourning an essential stage of teamwork?

This stage is very important because it gives you a chance to reflect back to what you have done both good and bad.  Saying good bye to others and working with new people gives individuals the chance to work with others and learn from them away.  

Conflict at Work

I had a conflict with my supervisor this week.  The disagreement occurred over placing kids in kinship care.  I felt that the children should have remain in the home with the parents and my supervisor felt as if their was still domestic violence in the home in front of the children.  Her decision was based on an anonymous phone call that informed her that the parents were fighting in the home early that day.  As an investigator I went out to see the children at school and they denied that there was fighting in the home.  I felt that the children would have told me because I have been working with the family for a while now.  To make a long story short the children were placed in kinship with a relative.  My supervisor used her power dynamic that left me no choice and I had to do what she told me to do.