Delegating with respect- at times during my placement I did think that there was o point of me being there. This creates the sense of my supervisor treating me differently because I haven’t respected her in a way that I should, and not realized that the experience was valuable at times. I should have understood that the work places is everyday life for some individuals, this placement was a valuable experience in my life because I learnt that not everything you don’t enjoy or you think is a “Waste” is very important because you can learn from that and perceiver it in a positive way in the future. So to make sure I respect the situations and the people I will learn from this mistake for future uses.
Accepting responsibility- In most realistic work situations, you will be asked to accept responsibilities that are not included in your thoughts of the job. Handling these requests in positive and assertive manner can lead to career success. Also at placement I had the responsibilities of watching the children making sure they understood their work for example. I think that this was one of my weaknesses within my use of skills. At times I would feel that the placement “wasn’t” worth my time, which made me feel that I dint have any responsibilities however as being on work placement I was suppose to act and be mature. Maturity is another way of accepting responsibilities. So this weakness I think was very important in my opinion, I think that this was one of the main skills that I needed to re-think and think more positively about because it advances your profession.
Strengths
Listening- this is the most important skill when communicating with individuals anywhere. By listening to the children and their non-verbal message’s is very important. Many messages children send are communicated nonverbally by their tone of voice, their facial expressions, their energy level, their posture, or changes in their behavior patterns. You can often tell more from the way a child says something than from what is said. For example when a child comes in obviously upset, making sure to find a quiet time then or sometime that day to help explore those feelings. I think that listening to the children and understanding the staff by listening and maintaining good communicating was one of my main strengths. I think that I listened to the staff and my supervisor very good, and I have understood the importance of listening to individuals both children and parents because listening leads to understanding, answering questions and underlying meaning when not understood. So overall listening to the staff and the children is and was a very useful skill to adhere at all times to make sure communication was used effectively.
Motivating- I think that motivation is another important skill that is used within many different places, to help people achieve individuals full potential. Motivating someone helps them to achieve their goals. I think that I motivated the children in many ways, so they could concentrate on their work. Motivating the children was another important skill that I thought was one of my main strengths. The children needed help at times with their work motivating them and helping them understand that they can do their work it was a very beneficial way of achieving my outcome and overall the children’s outcomes of going to school. Foe example sometimes the children would feel as if they don’t know what they are doing and they would get distracted, at times like this I helped the children understand what they were doing and directing them to do their work, in order for them to achieve their fullest.
Cooperating- I had to make sure that I cooperated with the staff during my placement. This was a very important skill for me to use, in order for me to realize that I was accepted at a work community. I made sure that the staff knew that I was cooperating with them during my placement, this was important for the staff to understand that I was committed regardless of what I was asked to do. I was accepted at this placement therefore I tried to cooperate with the staff. By cooperating and understanding what I had to do was helpful and useful for the future. It also made the staff think that I was mature and willing to understand their everyday lives.
Remembering the children’s needs- this was the main skill that I needed to perceive and understand during my placement. The children needs were my top priority because I needed to make sure their needs were fully met, in order for my placement to be fulfilled and understood. For example interacting positively with children and using questions effectively is another example of how I made sure that the needs of the children were met. I used praises very well to motivate children and encourage their self confidence, which was another reason as to how I remembered the needs of the children and how I needed to make sure they were met, this was also another way of showing how I cooperate and be mature at these types of circumstances.
Showing enthusiasm to achieve goals – my goal from work experience is to basically experience how people work for futures uses and why they work. It was important for me to show respect and enthusiasm towards the staff at my placement to ensure the respect between us, because if I showed that I didn’t care the staff at the placement would think of me as a waste of time, because the whole reason I was there is to experience the way people work so I made sure that I showed enthusiasm towards the staff to basically achieve my goals in learning new things about how people work. This was one of the main strengths of the types of skills I used, so by showing enthusiasm the staff at the work placement enjoyed my time their and thought that I learnt something that I was willing to do.
Facial expressions- we constantly read facial expressions to understand what others are feeling. The face also contains other powerful clues. I think that my use of facial expression was a powerful and useful skill between me the children and the staff. Facial expressions can also note care or love and even hate. We can use facial expressions to help someone accept a statement that we are making. I interacted with a number of staff mainly my supervisor, who asked me to do such things as helping the children or cleaning cups for the children. I had to show positive manner on order for me to act mature and sincere to my supervisor, facial expressions was a dominant tool at times like this. I had to show that I was willing to do what I asked, so I smiled and showed that I was willing to help the children for example. The children also look at your face for reactions from what they said, they usually wait for an answer or simply a face reaction, so I made sure that I used a positive facial reaction towards the children, basically to show them that they could open up and talk to me about problems or work for example.
Body language- Body language is an important part of communication which can constitute half or more of what we are communicating. Body language can give out our emotions at times I tried to effectively read body language, and identify the emotions and discomfort of the children or staff. My supervisor asked me to do things such as taking the children to assembly, and I would show her by using body language that I could and was willing to do what I was asked. Since I was at work placement I was suppose to listen and interact with my boss/ supervisor so she could thing that I was approachable and enthusiastic and keen to learn and do things that individuals are asked to do at work. This skill was a very important skill to use so that emotions were given out and that I interacted with her and also to show confidence in myself which told her that was very mature because I was keen on doing things I was asked to do.