Personal Narrative: The Handbook Of Conflict Resolution

Notwithstanding the conflict that I experienced in the workplace finally ended. Therefore, introspectively I matured to facing conflict by eliminating avoidance, denial, and projection defense. However, I feel I have stepped backward in my career goals. One year ago, while a volunteer at the healthcare organization (HCO), my birthday wish was to become an employee at the HCO. Naturally, I imagined big dreams of how I would impact my community and fellow employees. However, I soon discovered my expectations for the position would never come to pass. Furthermore, I desired my candle to ignite wellness in others yet snuffed by the hostility that I faced every day in the workplace. Each week in PSYCH 5010 as I read the text The Handbook of Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice Third Edition by authors Peter T. Coleman, Morton Deutsch, and Eric C. Marcus I learned from the textbook different methods to approach conflict. Thankfully every week I felt that I reached a milestone in my life that I never believed unreachable. I finally took responsibility for my actions to speak up and counter my obstacles head on. In the past, I did not have the wellbeing to face hostility for fear or neglect and reproach. However, I have learned that conflict is necessary for cognitive growth. Somehow I feel shaken and uncertain as I perceived I would

Thus, my cohorts were kind and included me in all activates but I could feel the acts were not genuine. Consequently, on my last day at work, it was bittersweet as I left in high standing with the administration, human resources, and personnel. However, I experienced mistreatment among employees. Alas, on my last day at work I gave each one of my co-workers a thinking of you card to thank them for my training. However, I experienced harsh treatment by my fellow