In my career I haven't had many "projects" that I have been apart of. Many positions in the beginning of my career as a home-visitor I worked alone with my case-loads. Then I moved into supervising supervisors and really have been more directive in my roles.
The hardest group (position) I ever experienced was when I resigned at Group Health. I had been a child birth educator with them for 12 years. I was leaving a position, a family and a population that I loved serving. I had been their child birth educator for teens. For many, many years I was the only educator in the Puget Sound area that served only teens. It was a difficult decision but since I was moving to Arizona I didn't have much choice. I cried as I informed my supervisor. We had a good-bye lunch in which they gave me very nice gifts. On my last day I taught a class and slipped out the back door. I hate good-byes. My position was now over. I have stayed in contact with all the staff that I worked with over these last few years. For the first year they still relied on me to provide them with information for pregnant moms as they did not replace my position. I consider them family and will always have a connection.
I haven't formed a group of colleagues while working on my master's degree. I have a friendship with one individual who is no longer in the cohort. She and I were each others support system during the first few classes. I imagine I will finish the degree and there will not be any need for adjourning for me.
Wrapping things up when apart of a group is essential so that you can discuss what was successful and what things could have made the project better if there was a next time (Abudi, 2010).
Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study. Retrieved from http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/the-five-stages-of-team-development-a-case-study.html
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