Reply to Carol Fried
Hello Carol, since some paraeducators can be troublesome, the classroom teachers should start by laying the ground rules the time they interact with them. In doing so, the paraeducator gets to understand what is expected of them, and the basic rules in the classroom. By doing this, we avoid confrontations between the classroom teacher and the paraeducator. According to Chopra & Giangreco (2019), when the roles of the classroom teacher and those of the paraeducator are not clearly stated, the chances are high that conflict is bound to develop between the two. In many situations, classroom teachers feel that the presence of the paraeducators in class leads to the loss of personal contact with their students (Chopra & Giangreco, 2019). The actions of the paraeducator in our case study do nothing but to make the situation worse.
References
Chopra, R. V., & Giangreco, M. F. (2019). Effective Use of Teacher Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms. The SAGE Handbook of Inclusion and Diversity in Education, 193.
Reply to Cristina Butler
Hello Cristina, involving parents when making tough decisions about their children can be a challenging task, most notably for the teacher. In many situations, parents, even though suspecting, are reluctant to admit that their children need specialized education due to their physical or mental conditions. However, keeping them in the know is always the right and professional thing to do. The teacher should not just let them know that the student needs more help and leave it at that. As teachers, it is our responsibility to ensure the needs of our students are met. One way of doing this is by being proactive and supportive (Burke & Goldman, 2018). helping the parents learn more about the condition of their child helps them a lot in providing the best for the child.
References
Burke, M. M., & Goldman, S. E. (2018). Special education advocacy among culturally and linguistically diverse families. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 18, 3-14.
COM121 Week 13 Responses
Reply to Jenny Casselman
Hello Jenny, I agree with you that collaborating is a very effective method of dealing with conflicts, especially in a working environment, due to the win/win condition associated with the strategy. This is because, through collaboration, the participants can identify and bring out the underlying issues that affect them, then try and find a solution to the problem, that is acceptable by all the employees (McComb, Jablokow, & Lapp, 2019). This is the win/win situation. On the flip side, however, getting individuals to open up and speak freely about the issues troubling them can be a considerable challenge. Typically, human beings have different perspectives towards different issues, and getting a group of individuals with varying perspectives to agree on a specific solution can be close to impossible.
References
McComb, C., Jablokow, K., & Lapp, S. (2019). Collaborating with Style: Using an Agent-Based Model to Simulate Cognitive Style Diversity in Problem Solving Teams.
Reply to Stanislav Ilkanayev
Hello Stanislav, empathy, as you mentioned in your post, is an essential personal quality for any physical therapy specialists. In physical therapy, empathy is a fundamental requirement that helps in ensuring that the therapist provides quality care to the patients. In the modern medical setting, practitioners use the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) as a tool for determining the level of empathy that a practitioner shows to the patient (Murphy, 2016). This technique determines the patient’s empathy ratings using a ten-question questionnaire in which the patients are required to use the five-point scale to answer. The method has proven to be effective as it helps the practitioners as well as the health care institution to improve on service delivery.
References
Murphy, N. (2016). An evaluation of physiotherapy patient empathy in an acute hospital using the CARE Measure. Physiotherapy, 102, e152.
PSY 103 Week 13 Responses
Reply to Rafi Sharafyan
Defensive Statement: “Seems like you’re just saying that because I’m making more money than you!”
Hello Rafi, i like that your defensive statement is straight forward and on point; however, I think that I can improve on it a little bit. The Gibbs’s six defensive responses are based on personal feelings and the feeling of the need to provide an instinctive reaction towards comments that feel offensive to us. Therefore, I think that the responses, whether defensive or supportive, should express our personal feelings. Your response seems like it brings out more of material concerns than personal feelings. I think that you should associate the income disparities with what you feel. For instance, mention the speculation of jealousy due to the difference in income.
Reply to Samer Kordab
Support Statement: “I would respect the house and you for letting me come back home to live with you. I would like to sit down and discuss the rules you have in mind and work together, so we are both happy living together. Would that work for you?”
Hello Samer, I think that the problem-oriented approach that you chose to use to address the issue is the most suitable, especially considering that the confrontation is between you and your parents. The parent-child relationship is sensitive, and we should always seek to maintain it in the best condition possible. The problem-oriented approach involves detaching the problem from the offender and the offended persons and discussing it objectively. In doing this, the different parties can come up with an amicable solution that suits them both in some form of a win-win situation.
Leadership Week 6
Reply to Victoria Hatfield
Hello Victoria, with the high number of activities for RNs to perform in the healthcare institution, it is essential to delegate some of these duties to junior staff based on merit. While delegating, the RNs need to consider the five rights of delegation and the considerations, as you mentioned in your post, so they can ensure the quality of services provided remains high. On top of ensuring a collaborative approach to ensuring positive patient outcomes, other advantages of delegation in healthcare include freeing up more time for the RN to ensure that they can attend to other essential work necessities (Magnusson et al., 2017). Furthermore, delegation helps in reducing the cost of employment to the employer, since fewer RNs will be required.
References
Magnusson, C., Allan, H., Horton, K., Johnson, M., Evans, K., & Ball, E. (2017). An analysis of delegation styles among newly qualified nurses. Nursing Standard, 31(25).
Reply to Cinthia Gutierrez
Hello Cinthia, as much as considering all the factors and the rights of delegation is essential, the process of delegation is equally vital in ensuring that the juniors undertake activities precisely as expected. When delegating activities, RNs should carefully consider several additional factors. The first is clearly and articulately describing the situation and the desired outcomes. By giving clear instructions, the juniors will know precisely what needs to be done and how to do it. The second factor is ensuring that the juniors are aware of the constraints and the boundaries of the activities they are about to undertake. This will help them to prepare adequately to deal with the issues (Sostrin, 2017).
References
Sostrin, J. (2017). To be a great leader, you have to learn how to delegate well. Harvard Business Review, 1-8.