Instruction
Instructions
For your final reflective essay, identify and research a career of your choice (Im choosing Supervisor because that’s my current position) Then, in a well-developed essay of 4-5 pages, respond to the following, citing specific concepts from our readings and at least two scholarly research sources from the ESC library on your chosen career: I have attached these separately. Please view them and don’t just quote it please. o Identify your chosen career (Supervisor) and explain the roles and responsibilities of an individual working in that career field.
o Describe the role of communication in that career. What types of communication can an individual working in that career expect to perform? What communication theories would be useful in navigating these types of communication? (choose the uncertainty reduction theory and Relational dialectics theory) Both theories are explained below The info is coming from (O’Hair, et al., 2018, p. 196). Please use that to cite the theories below.
How would what you have learned in this course help you to enhance your effectiveness working in this career field? Identify at least two course concepts you feel would benefit you in this career field and explain why they will be helpful in this career (as a supervisor)
Theories:
o According to uncertainty reduction theory, when two people meet, their main focus is on decreasing the uncertainty about each other (Berger & Bradac, 1982). The less sure you are of the person’s qualities, the way the person will behave, or what will happen, the higher the degree of uncertainty. Uncertainty leads to discomfort, so to reduce that discomfort, you and your partner are motivated to learn what to say and do that is appropriate in your relationship. Your ability to predict one another’s behavior, and the causes of that behavior, reduces uncertainty (Boucher, 2015). Relational dialectics theory holds that contradictory feelings tug at us in every relationship, whether it is a newly formed friendship or a committed romantic partnership. These contradictions are called dialectical tensions, and they can be external (between the partners and the people with whom they interact) or internal (within their relationship). Of the many possible types, we focus on three internal tensions that dominate research: autonomy versus connection, openness versus closedness, and predictability versus novelty (Baxter & Simon, 1993). Note that dialectics exist along a continuum; they are not all-or-nothing trade-offs but rather ranges of options that need to be continually negotiated and adjusted (Baxter, Braithwaite, Bryant, & Wagner, 2004). These tensions are natural and normal — experiencing them does not indicate that your relationship is in trouble!