Interconnections that have come together for me during this course would be the following:
1. The field has created ethics guidelines professionals in their interactions with children, families, colleagues, policy makers, and the public in general.
2. Create and become part of a community of caring learners and professionals.
3. Share our individual wisdom with each other.
Since I have been in this field since 1988, I knew that there was an ethics guideline for our profession to follow, but until week 7 I guess I never realized there was so many guidelines to be followed. I did not realize how it is a step by step foundation to our field. I knew that they were there due to being in the field so long, I was just amazed how many there of the ethics there were and how many and how they were broke down and made plain and simple and not any room for error. Plain simple and to the point. I feel that when a new employee begins that they should be made to read over the ethic guidelines. I know that in my undergrad classes we discussed a few of these but again I was just amazed how many guidelines.
The next interconnection that came alive for me would be; to create and become part of a community of caring learners and professionals. This was somewhat common sense to me but I guess I would have to say that the term “ becoming part of a community of caring learners and professionals” now has a different meaning to me. I would have to say that now I feel like I belong to a community, not only my own community, but a Walden community. I now feel l have a connection with my colleagues and will be able to contact them if need be in the future. We can all learn and grow from one another.
The last interconnection that has come alive for me during this course would be share our individual wisdom with each other. Again, I feel that I knew networking was important prior to starting Walden and this course; but now I am beginning to realize how important sharing our individual wisdom with each other is. Each person is unique and has special qualities and learning to share this will be a great asset for everyone. I also have enjoyed learning from our colleagues that are from other counties. Their experiences are very different from our experiences.
Each of these interconnections will contribute to my professional growth and personal growth, through the guidelines I will grow to my fullest potential. Once I grow and begin to implement the guidelines I will begin to become a caring learner, as well as a professional, who will teach these guidelines to my colleagues. And last but not least I will share my knowledge and wisdom with my future colleagues.
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