Embedded Files
Professionalism
Professionalism
According to CDE, The Colorado Department of Education defines "Professional" using the following descriptors:
time & work management
career literacy
grit and resilience
work ethic; dependable and reliable
To me, professionalism means showing up on time, giving it your best effort, and being there to assist others when they need it. Professionalism looks like offering to help others despite yourself. This quality makes you valuable to the people around you and makes you an essential part of whatever environment you're in, and also makes it more likely that you'll recieve the support you need. In the hospital, patients will like you more and other CNA's are way more likely to help you, which makes your job easier!
Mya wilcox
Career Statement
Career Statement
I want to be an occupational therapist. I will dual major in Psychology and History and will attend CMU in the fall. Once those four years are complete, I will attend Occupational therapy school in Arkansas for three years and I will pass the state licensure test. Then, I will hopefully move to the beach work at a pediatric care clinic until i retire or move to hospital O.T care.
Current Experience
Current Experience
I current work at the Montrose Rec Outdoor After School program as a counselor and an organizer. I also continue to work at Piel Morena boutique as a cashier. I've worked at the Nature Connection as a paddleboard manager and a climbing walll intern, and also as a camp counselor at the Outer Range camp. I've also previously done babysitting for Grace Church and now I do private babysitting. All of these experiences have opened my eyes to the world of childcare and how to positively impact the community.
Goals I SEt:
Goals I SEt:
1) Punctuality
1) Punctuality
I wanted to focus especially on my time management during my time st the hospital. I struggle with being on time, and in a professional setting that can get me in trouble or fired which is not ideal. So I set a goal for myself to work hard and focus on being on time every day, which was no small task as I had to take my sister to school and both of us struggle with being on time. However, I wasn't late once this year, something that I'm really proud of! I set a goal to arrive ten minutes early every day which gave me leeway and that stragedy proved useful.
2) Confidence
2) Confidence
I also wanted to focus on being more confident. I struggle with being in new places without knowing my expectations and standing, a factor that was prevalent at the hospital. Some CNAs excpected me to know and do skills that I had never done before, and some wouldn't even let me go into the rooms. This lack of stability forced me to advocate for myself and make my opinion clear. If I didn't feel comfortable watching or doing something, I had to say so with confidence to avoid uncomfortable situations, and that skill was something I had to learn for the safety of others. This helped me define my boundaries and forced me to consider my own abilities in order to ensure the health and safety of others.
3) Flexibility
3) Flexibility
I had to be very flexible during my time at the hospital. Often, my CNAs would pass me around, and it was hard not knowing who I was going to be with every day. Because of this, I had to learn to be flexible and willing to work with everyone on the floor no matter if they wanted me to be with them or not. I also had to learn to be okay with not getting to see certian prodecures and how to stay out of the way or step forward and help whenever needed, which requiresd max attention. I also had to learn to try new things on the fly like charting with minimal guidance and how to be comfortable with being in a new situation which meant I had to be flexible and work with the information I had been given.
Soft Skills
Soft Skills
I focused on
-adaptability (being okay with changing schedules and mentors)
-Dependability (Showing up on time and bringing correct materials)
-Communication (Letting CNAs know when i'm uncomfortable)
-Emotional Intelligence (Handling my reaction to scary situations)
Internship reflection.pdfCopy of Interview.pdfMy Movie 5.MOVCopy of My Movie 1.mov
Enhancement
Enhancement
I've learned professionalism through my job at the Montrose Rec Center. Kids will always misbehave, but sometimes that behavior is a danger to themselves and others, and the parents have to be involved. However, most parents don't want to hear that their children are misbehaving, so that conversation must be held professionally. I've had to report misbehavior to a parents, and that taught me a lot of lessons about what it means to be a professional. If you stay calm, usually the other party will stay calm, and I had to remain patient and professional to make that conversation productive. In the end, we came out of that with a new set of goals to follow, and since then the child has behaved a lot better. As the younger party, I had to handle myself with an extra amount of restraint and maturity, and that effort paid off and taught me how to be the bigger person. I've also learned how to professionally discipline a kid. Once, a child was repeatedly hitting and scratching another kid, and after I asked calmly for the behavior to stop multiple time, I yelled at him to stop very sternly for the first time. While it was humiliating at first, I realized I had handled the situation the best I could and the kid stopped immediatelt afterwards, preventing injury. I learned that there is a time and place for everything and sometimes you have to be assertive to prevent accidents from happening.
Review my portfolio
Review my portfolio
Page updated
Report abuse