THANK YOU AND GOOD-BYE

I would like to say thank you and good-bye to my colleagues and Dr. Williams, you all have taught me so much on communication and the strategies needed to improve them. When it came to our discussions and blogs you all gave me so many things to think about what I was doing right and what I was doing wrong. I knew some of you from all classes and enjoyed meeting the new ones.  I hope has we continue in our future classes that I will once again get to see you all again. If I don’t I wish you all the luck in your profession and in your continuing education. Thank You for being a small part of my learning process.  If any of you would like to keep in touch my blog will be up and look me up on Facebook Mary Cowles.  Good luck and may God continue giving you blessings.

Adjourning and Saying Good-bye

Once a group has meant its goal and objective it moves to the adjourning stage. This stage is vital in teamwork because at some point the team splints up and we can share with others what we have learned and can adjourn with a positive ending. The closing rituals that we had was we had a farewell get together we gave each other hugs, high fives and set a date for a time to get together after the carnival.

The hardest group that I had to leave was when I transferred to a new school to work at. The first job that I had working at a school my co-workers and I had to play the school carnival and we all came in with a positive attitude and great ideals. Even though we all worked in different grade levels we still had a great time and grew together both personally and professionally. Those are the times I will remember even though I left we still get together at least 2 or 3 times a year. When my husband died I got the greatest support from the group that I worked together with and we have an everlasting bond.

 As our time is getting close to leave with our Master’s degree I feel that has I adjourn from all of my colleagues at Walden I will feel sad but happy at the same time. I will feel sad because I will miss my classmates and professors that I learned so much from. I will be happy because I would have fulfilled my dream of getting my degree that I have always wanted. Even though we are saying good-bye to each other but hopefully stay in contact through e-mails and Facebook.

Coflicts

One personal conflict that I have had is with my daughter-in-law this is something that happens a lot. If anyone could give me some advice that would help it would be great. This conflict happened last weekend when I took my grandsons home. I have them every weekend so she can get things done around the house. Well what happen was I was sick and told her that I would not have them all weekend, well her reaction was so I will not get a break from the boys, not caring one bit how I was feeling and a good chance they would get sick. Well has usual I took them and my special needs grandson’s behavior was worse than usual and with me not feeling well it really got to me. I called her when I was bringing them home (if I don’t she gets mad) and was telling her about what happened and she started yelling at me. What she said was that every time I take the boys I always complain about his behavior. I try to explain that I am not complaining I just want her to know so she can let his therapist know. I know that having a child with special need can cause someone to feel stressed and I try to feel empathetic but she makes it so hard with her attitude. She knows I work with children with special needs every day and I try to help her with my grandson by giving her books and information that I gather for her. The two strategies that I learned and used was respect and honesty which did not seem to matter because she just yelled and put me down about not wanting to spend time with my grandsons. I talked to my co-worker about this and she said that I should just ignore and to stop telling her when a meltdown happens with him. I think that both nonviolent communication and the 3 R’s could both be helpful in this situation because it teaches us the best way to express ourselves but also to be compassionate to the needs of the one we are talking with.