Behavior improvement task assignment

Your task:

1. Read Walden University’s Student Professional Competence Policy (https://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=158&navoid=52058)

2. Read Walden University’s Code of ConductPolicy(https://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=158&navoid=52055)

3. Using the tables below, compare your conduct with the professional dispositions endorsed by each respective policy. Specifically,

· After Engaging in Meaningful Self-Examination, Describe Your Values, Thoughts, Emotions, Behaviors, and Motives that Contributed to the Identified Behaviors Listed in Your SDP.

· Describe How You Are Considering Alternative Points of View, Changing Ideas, and Examining Personal Reactions So That You Correct and Prevent Each of the Identified Behaviors Listed in Your SDP

· If any of the “Defined Concerning Behaviors” or “Defined Unprofessional Behaviors” do not apply to your situation, then please write “not applicable” in the text boxes.

4. In your responses, please describe how you are engaging in both aspects of self-growth (as defined in the SDP Assignment Evaluation Rubric at the end of this document) and describe how you are developing and internalizing the professional dispositions as targeted outcomes for this assignment (as defined in the SDP Assignment Evaluation Rubric at the end of this document).

A. Self-Examination of Personal Conduct to Walden University’s Student Professional Conduct Policy

Defined Concerning Behaviors

After Engaging in Meaningful Self-Examination, Describe Your Values, Thoughts, Emotions, Behaviors, and Motives that Contributed to the Identified Behaviors Listed in Your SDP

Describe How You Are Considering Alternative Points of View, Changing Ideas, and Examining Personal Reactions So That You Correct and Prevent Each of the Identified BehaviorsListed in Your SDP

1. Problem Behaviors (occur when a student’s attitude and behavior is of concern and requires remediation but is not unexpected for professionals in training)

Here, negative thoughts in my personal life could have heavily interfered with my ability to improve my overall attitude within the academic environment. In addition, past values as it related to how one should handle stress also adversely impacted my behavior. The combination of negative thoughts and motives heavily contributed to the identified behavior here.

To properly address this area, I will look to change my environment and the friends I associate with. I will look to align myself with those who exhibit a strong, positive attitude. I will also look to more proactively elicit feedback from others as it relates to be conduct and attitude perceptions. By soliciting positive feedback, I have an opportunity to improve my overall behavior and attitude.

2. Inappropriate/Unprofessional Conduct (an interference in professional functioning)

A lack of professional training may have contributed to the identified behavior here. My values were not aligned with professional development and instead were aligned with other much more unproductive means of conduct. In addition, these habits often manifested themselves in a manner that interfered with my professional development. To certain my peers also had some factor here, as they too did not conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.

To properly address this area of behavior, I am looking to first engage with a mentor who can better direct my activities and actions. I will also look to join a professional business organization to better network and conduct myself in a much more professional manner within the work and academic environment. To change this perception I will look to attend scheduled meetings in a timely fashion, be engaged, and ask questions when warranted. I will also look to be more of an advocate for both students and instructors (Guskey, 2009)

3. Critical Behaviors (put, or have the potential to put, students or instructors and staff - including oneself - at risk for physical harm or serious emotional distress; or violation of ethical standards and university code of conduct)

Here, I don’t believe my critical behaviors put any of my peers or instructors in physical harm. However, from a verbal perspective, my actions could cause emotional distress. This is particularly true based on values of communication that could demean or belittle others. Here I will look to better identify the appropriateness of responses within a given situation. I will also look to improve my communication skills to better articulate my opinions in a more constructive manner.

To address this behavior I will look to increase my emotional intelleigence to better identify the emotion state of my fellow students and instructors. I will exercise restraint with my conduct and look to avoid any action that will reflect negatively on my peers or instructors

A. Identified Behaviors of Concern

1. Required Professional Dispositions

1. Engagement: The student did not punctually attend scheduled meetings, actively contribute to required academic settings, and/or did not promote other students’ learning.

1. Fulfill obligations promptly, consistently, reliably, and according to expectations.