...Bridges’ Transitions is a self-help book that reveals a model on transitioning through difficult times in a person’s life. Using examples and straightforward notes Bridges was able to effectively deliver his explanations. Although it wasn’t a strenuous read, the topics he went over were interesting and helped detect my own transitioning process upon self-reflection after reading the book. Right from the beginning of the read, many things Bridges say make me think to myself about how it makes sense but also made me realize that I never thought of what he mentioned in the way that he stated it. However, the part of the book that made me ponder the most about my previous transitioning processes was Chapter 5, where Bridges discussed “the five aspects of the natural ending experience: disengagement, dismantling, disidentification, disenchantment, and disorientation” (109, Bridges). This chapter particularly made me reflect on my last 2 years of transitioning from someone who was overly dependent on my girlfriend and someone who was too comfortable with the small community of friends I’ve known from my high school back home in Myanmar and someone who was resistant and unopen to stepping out of my comfort zone to meet new people and make new experiences. The first step of disengagement during this transition was when my relationship ended and my daily and weekly routine that I’ve grown to ease into ended abruptly. At first coping with such a major change in my life was unbearable...
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...Brittany Burrell February 1, 2012 Transition to Adulthood Transition into adulthood is a period where adolescents experience major changes. With transitioning adolescents has to make adjustments during this period in life, such as developing new skills, and learning to manage with new experiences. During final years of high school it is now time to determine what in fact adolescents plan to do with their future, whether it’s going to college, getting married, having children, moving away from parents, buying first car, or even going into the job force after graduation. These preparations could be difficult for adolescent girls especially if they have children because of taking care of a child, she must also try to find job to be able to provide financial for her child and juggle possible going to college or trade school to receive a degree. Being separated from family and friends gives an adolescent girl the chance to become independent which allows them to gain much more responsibility and depend solely on her to get things done. When going into adulthood it is important to gain developing advanced reasoning skills (includes more logical thought process and the ability to think about things hypothetically) and advanced thinking skills such as spirituality , faith, trust, and beliefs (Adolescent Growth and Development, 2009). Initiation phase allows young women to create her own identity...
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...resources we have to prepare our students for transitioning. This article was very informative, especially when it comes to better understanding what we as special educators need to do to better prepare our students for transitioning. The article states that, “The key to successful transition planning and instruction is transition assessment.” I believe this is where a majority of the special education teachers lack when it comes to preparing to transition their students. In the article, it talks about the demands of the 21st-century workforce and how it requires local education agencies to prepare students with disabilities for college and career readiness by providing instruction and services to assist youth in attaining positive post school outcomes. The transition assessment process provides guidance for using transition assessments to guide instruction and determine appropriate services for youth with disabilities. Since our nation is becoming more diverse, important...
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...Name: Course: UNV 104 Date: Instructor: The Transitioning Workplace Today the internet is always virtually at a person’s fingertips and constantly advancing shifting society socially, culturally, and economically. Internet in the workplace has become the next step in a trend of naturalized technology advancement much like the car, television, and cell phones (International Journal of Management & Marketing Research, 2013). Adjustments to how business is conducted are largely contributed to how much and how the internet is utilized in the workplace. With the internet becoming more commonplace in the workforce it has brought about several advantages, disadvantages, and policy measurements. The advantages are documented and clear to how the internet adds to the memory capabilities, communication, and size and speed of the workplace. Internet helps commercial activities move more effectively. Information becomes more accessible for the decision making process and produces results in a timelier manner using virtual networks, databases, and web pages. Emphasized is the flexibility and convenience of wider coverage using internet. Advances contributed to the internet are communications capabilities such as email, file sharing, creating websites, and e-commerce (Obiri-Yeboah, Owusu-Ansah, & Odei-Lartey, 2013). Emails, Video Conferences, and Chat rooms let a large number of personnel receive the same data in different locations and have a recorded stream of communication...
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...The Transitioning Role of HRM Novelette Anglin University of Phoenix November 28, 2010 The Transitioning Role of HRM Changes in each individual and organization world becomes a need doing business differently whether from a smaller to larger firm, one position to the next, or just a general big change for many reasons. The transition structure and role of HRM can be a bit costly and reorganization for transition can bring negative and positive factors. In this paper the transitioning role of HRM will discuss and line out the factors that changed the primary role of HRM from that of functional operation to that of strategic partner, the way technology affect HRM, and how HRIS influence organizational culture and change. Factors that change the primary role of HRM from the functional aspect of operation to a strategic partner are the opportunities gaining a momentum as one of the best asset in an organization. As HRM is adopted in the strategic partner relationship the prospect defines a long-term relationship, and objectives well achieve in common aspect and with partners of the organization. The activities in the HRM strategic partnership is an intention to ensure the financial aspect of the organization. According to the strategic human resources website, the website stated that,” Partners do not hinder one another. They support each other to achieve common objectives. This includes business objectives...
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...I was surprised that Nikki wanted to change his name to Stephen before actually transitioning. I don’t know the process so I support whatever makes the client happy. Stephen looked happy in telling the attorney and I that he was changing his name. He was slightly jumping up in down as he stated it. I was not surprised that Stephen wanted to go to PATH with his mother. Whatever he feels is best. If I was in his shoes. I would want to live with the people who support me and accept me. Living in an environment where people do not accept you for who you are can be hurtful and make a person feel like they are unwanted or something is wrong with them. I understand wanting to get away from all the negativity. I am glad that Stephen is in counseling....
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...MM: 350 Internet Assignment 3 Transitioning From Management to Executive “How Managers Become Leaders” is an article presented in the Harvard Business Review by Michael D. Watkins that explores the transition from a manager to an executive. The article highlights the journey of professional, referred to as Harald, from an assistant product manager of a European chemical company to the leader of an entire plastic resins unit. Through interviews with more than 40 executives, Watkins (2012) has developed the seven seismic shifts of perspective and responsibility; specialist to generalist, analysts to integrator, tactician to strategist, bricklayer to architect, problem solver to agenda setter, warrior to diplomat, and supporting cast member to lead role. Initially, Harald began to over manage the sales and marketing VP, an area he was more than familiar with. This is an example of shifting from specialist to generalist. Rather than focusing on a comfort zone, “Enterprise leaders must be able to (1) make decisions that are good for the business as a whole and (2) evaluate the talent on their team.” (Watkins, 2012, p 67) In Watkins (2012) second shift, analyst to integrator, Harald was introduced to conflicting needs and demands of business. Operations, sales and marketing, research and development, and finance departments will often have different needs or visions. In the third shift, tactician to strategist, Harald realizes he must now think more strategically and...
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...Smooth Transitioning For Conrad For Conrad to have a smooth transition from one program to the next, there must be a plan in place. I believe that this is what is mentioned in the case study when addressing the IEP team’s concerns and the parents concerns as well. The IEP meeting should be taking place at least six months in advance of his third birthday so that there is time to create a smooth transition for Conrad. In the IEP meeting they can discuss the program/programs that Conrad will be attending and put in place transition actions to be taken. They can also set in place what services will continue after transition and what will change (Utah Parent Center, 2012). One request I would ask for is for Conrad to stay in his current program...
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...Overall, what I want to do is assist in transitioning youth that are at risk of being placed in a juvenile detention center or are already there. These youth struggle with coming to terms with mental health along with their negative decisions. Working both within a correctional facility and out in the community is the ideal career for me as I assist in providing resources and support for youth as they transition back into the adult world. In my mental health center and through the grant, I have seen teens that struggle with keeping themselves together and being able to stay out of trouble. This is the same trend for adults who are have spent a large portion of their lives within a correctional facility and once out, they cannot function and...
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...develop their independence so they are able to get dressed for PE or going to the toilet without help. The practitioners should promote hygiene by reminding the child to wash their hands after going to the toilet. This should be done by direct instruction instead of doing I for the child as they need to learn this skill. They should be making and developing relationships with new parents and getting them involved at home. This could be by organising home/school visits or visits prior to starting. Practitioners should also be developing self-help skills and concentration, language skills through play and exploration. This will help as the children will soon be transitioning into more formal learning in year 1. The children should be developing strengths in the core areas of the EYFS assessment framework. A key aspect of transitioning is to have developed a clear settling-in policy and share it with parents. This could be offered to the parents like a welcome pack with photos of the staff and the provision. “Talk about transitions, discussing the inevitable realities of change and making clear the need for young children to be supported through the physical...
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...ENGL099 – Pre-College English Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life Introduction My paper is on the transition from Military life to Civilian Life. The dealings and issues that a lot of the service men and women and even their families deal with on a day to day basis. In this paper, I will write about what they go through including the families of the service men as well as the dealings with PTSD and the issues of finding work after they are out of the service. Whether they are healthy or have been dismissed medically, the struggles they endure every day. I. Topic #1 A. Military Life 1. In the military, things are structured everything is done precise and accurately. No stone is left unturned. Typically, servicemen go to work whether in the office, in the field and it is hard labor. Nothing in the military is ever easy. The wives are left to take care of the house, the bills sometimes and the kids. Some spouses do work as well. Some already had careers when they married. A lot of spouses however will volunteer their time in the kid’s schools or around the base just to keep busy. 2. When a family is facing deployment, it is not only hard on the servicemen, but it is hard on the family as well, especially the children. The children have to deal with months or even a full year without their parent and some families if both their parents are in the service, they are having to deal with both parents being deployed which then leaves them with really just...
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...of 3 weeks, in these 3 weeks I fell deep into the valley of the shadows. I began to become depressed so depressed I did not want to leave my room.I hid my depression from my family because at that time the family was also failing, my mother and father fought continuously along with my eldest sister who was attempting to find herself.I secluded myself to try to not feel emotion because feeling was painful and draining. I went back to school after my dismissal was up, and became a "new person", and the new person I became was just a mask to hide the torment that was occurring in my inside and outside world. Which I continued through the whole middle school period but the thought of God was a small as a mustard seed along with my faith. Transitioning into high school was easy, at least that is how I made it seem. The bulling continued along with my depression, in addition to my depression I began to fear the outside mainly people. The constant judgment was to much to handle and caused me to skip school and stay home. I played being sick throughout freshmen year, while the time I was at home I began to venture into self harm. Self harm is known has self inflection of pain, but in my eyes it relieved the pain. The continuous cycle carried throughout freshmen year into sophomore year. Sophomore year was the year that my main medical condition began, which led to my near death experience. I had no control in the external world nor in my internal and as humans we crave control. I found...
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...Crisis Issues Facing Transsexuals During Transitioning For the transsexual population, the period of transitioning from male-to-female or female-to-male and re-emerging as the gender you have always identified with vs. your biological gender presents as a major crisis. Transsexual people suffer from a lifelong conflict diagnosed as gender identity disorder (GID) or gender dysphoria, in that they do not feel that their sexual identity matches their assigned gender. Many transsexuals demonstrate traits and behaviours opposite of their biological sex. Society may view the transsexual individual as someone who is changing their sex, where the transsexual individual sees it as “correcting” their gender to match their identity. Transsexual men and women want to be able to blend in with other people of their new sex, but may not choose to reveal their past, in an effort to blend in as a male or female and avoid the stress and stigma of being identified as a transsexual. Within the transgender/transsexual community this practice of nondisclosure is known as stealth and is seen as an individual choice that the person must make, while outsiders of the transgender/transsexual community view this behavior as being dishonest because they feel that a person should be honest about his or her past. The fear of rejection and the loss of respect and trust are major factors. Deep stealth is sometimes used for those that have completely isolated themselves from their past, their birth families...
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...Historical Transitioning and Growth of the U.S. Health Care Systems Strayer University Historical Transitioning and Growth of the U.S. Health Care Systems Abstract I found four articles that talked about the milestones in healthcare, financial and technical structure, changing demographics and the baby boom generation. Some of the authors include James Kirkman, Emily Snell, Rick Ratliff, S. Smith and the European Commission Decision. As time moves forward, health care continues to change and evolve in order to keep up with the growing population. If we did not constantly analyze each health care system to see where we need improvements, we would not be able to successfully fulfill our patient’s needs. First we must examine the key milestones involved in the past and present shaping and transitional dynamics behind changes in the present health care industry. Ratliff et al. (2012) stated that “Where central governments have traditionally implemented whole-system change, we also can see similar attempts to connect healthcare providers as part of a single system. A national culture and the relationship between government and its citizens are also influencing factors. Accenture’s previous research into citizen perspectives on healthcare quality has shown that the balance of trust, confidence and communication between citizens and government can vary tremendously across nations”. By having this type of arrangement and effective communication, when it is time to move to something...
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...Construction skills development in the UK: transitioning between the formal and informal Paul W Chan Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK paul.chan@unn.ac.uk ROBERT C MOEHLER Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK robert.moehler@unn.ac.uk RESEARCH REPORTED HERE IS PART OF A WIDER STUDY THAT SEEKS TO EXAMINE THE PRACTICES INVOLVED IN ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING EMPLOYERS TO ENGAGE WITH THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. A SERIES OF EXPLORATORY INTERVIEWS AND ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS REVEAL POTENTIAL DISCONNECTIONS BETWEEN SKILLS POLICIES AT THE GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN EMPLOYER PRACTICES REGARDING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. ON THE ONE HAND, THE FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM FOCUSES ON SUCH TARGETS AS THE ATTAINMENT OF NARROWLY-DEFINED OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, AND QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES LIKE COMPLETION RATES. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SOCIALISED CONCEPT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE INFORMALLY AT THE WORKPLACE THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SENIOR AND JUNIOR EMPLOYEES. BOTH THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL SYSTEMS APPEAR TO CO-EXIST ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, ALTHOUGH TENSIONS ARE MOUNTING IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE THAT EMPLOYERS AND THE WIDER INDUSTRY PLACE ON THE EFFICACY OF THE FORMAL SYSTEM. Keywords: informality, skills development practices, skills policy, training and education. INTRODUCTION The UK construction industry faces an enduring problem of skills shortages...
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