I believe I did not fully apply all of my learning objectives while at the Wellness Center. One of my objectives was to increase the efficiency of the center by applying the knowledge I was going to be learning. Despite that I learned many theories and concepts about how organizations work, I was not able to make ample applications due to the lack of opportunities. One primary anticipation I had of the Wellness Center was to be given new job duties and responsibilities beyond what is given to ordinary student assistants. I believed that my experience and knowledge of three years would have given me an advantage for consideration. This never came to happen in the way I was hoping for.
I was given an opportunity to work on a major project …show more content…
Having had this experience, I knew that while I performed duties for the Wellness Center I was under the direct supervision of Health Educator Fernando Diaz. He manages and supervises all student workers at Student Health Services to his full capabilities. Diaz is often very busy regulating programs and lectures, therefore he is not always available to oversee all duties performed by the student workers. According to my contract for the internship, my direct supervisor was supposed to be Ty Ramsower, Director of Health Promotion. Due to the duties he has as Director of Health Promotion – as well as acting representative of Student Health Services – Ramsower could not supervise me as much as I would have liked. I believe Ramsower trusted me enough to give me a task and complete it on my own without direct supervision. This method is something that has worked for some years. I have always expressed my openness with direct criticism and feedback, and I have always been willing to take direction well.
Ty Ramsower would often share with me aspects of Student Health & Counseling Services only seen behind the scenes. In the years I have worked here, I have gotten to see the inner workings of Student Health Services especially since I work in the Administrative Area of the department. Although I did not learn direct Communication applications from any of the staff, I would often point out and recognize applicable concepts the department projects as an organization. I projected some of these concepts in some of my course assignments (these are included in the
I was given an opportunity to work on a major project …show more content…
Having had this experience, I knew that while I performed duties for the Wellness Center I was under the direct supervision of Health Educator Fernando Diaz. He manages and supervises all student workers at Student Health Services to his full capabilities. Diaz is often very busy regulating programs and lectures, therefore he is not always available to oversee all duties performed by the student workers. According to my contract for the internship, my direct supervisor was supposed to be Ty Ramsower, Director of Health Promotion. Due to the duties he has as Director of Health Promotion – as well as acting representative of Student Health Services – Ramsower could not supervise me as much as I would have liked. I believe Ramsower trusted me enough to give me a task and complete it on my own without direct supervision. This method is something that has worked for some years. I have always expressed my openness with direct criticism and feedback, and I have always been willing to take direction well.
Ty Ramsower would often share with me aspects of Student Health & Counseling Services only seen behind the scenes. In the years I have worked here, I have gotten to see the inner workings of Student Health Services especially since I work in the Administrative Area of the department. Although I did not learn direct Communication applications from any of the staff, I would often point out and recognize applicable concepts the department projects as an organization. I projected some of these concepts in some of my course assignments (these are included in the