Instruction
Reflection Paper
Write a reflection paper 3 pages in length APA format, not including abstract , title page, or reference page.
Reflect on the best, most rewarding experience that you have ever had as part of a team.
Use the socio-cognitive systems learning model to inform your discussion.
Incorporate at least 4 library resources to support the ideas you present in your reflection.
Cite these four sources NO wikipedia
The Team experience: Volunteer Organization for new Breast cancer patients.
Provide an introduction to the reflection paper, and also include the following elements in your reflection.
In your paper, please use headings that correspond to the elements below.
1. Team Experience
Describe this team experience. What made this team so special? What was your role on the team?
( I was the lead organizer for a charity that provided makeup and hair for new breast cancer patients. I thought of the event because I myself had been extermely sick. When I looked in the mirror I felt even worse. Not until I got up got dressed did I feel better. Often times the drugs given during chemo turns the skin dark and and makes it appear dead, hairs loss is another issue during Chemo.)
Why was this experience rewarding for you? (It was rewarding because it made me feel like I was part of something greater than me, and others felt the same way.) I felt like I was giving back.)
2. Team Values
What did the team value? Life, charity, team work, people, hard work
Give specific examples.
How did you know that these were the teams values?
Discuss the clues you observed that may indicate the values and deep underlying assumptions of the people involved.
3. Behavioral Norms
What were the teams normative patterns of behavior?
Give several specific examples of patterns of behavior within the team.
How did these behaviors reflect the teams values and deep assumptions?
4. Team Outcomes
What were the outcomes of the teams interactions?
* Help over 100 women, they were able to muster the strength to continue during and aweful time in life.
* Most women came back to help others get through
*3 women passed away their Families commented on how we brought them dignity.
* The Charity continues to do this for women as a quarterly event
5. Analysis of Team Culture
Analyze the teams values, behavioral norms, and outcomes.
Use the socio-cognitive systems learning model to inform your analysis.
Did the team ever experience a conflict or a misalignment of values, behaviors, and outcomes?
If so, explain what happened and what the results were. If not, explain why you think the team never experienced conflict. (No Conflict)
6. Conclusion
Draw any final conclusions on your analysis of the team experience, and summarize your reflections.
It brought the members closer.
Created a common bound
It sparked new friendships