Discussion
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You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your department. You know that several of these team members have not worked well together on previous group projects, so you have decided to put the team through a series of team-building activities.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to re-use the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

    Define your top three goals or objectives for the team-building activities for the scenario. Defend why those goals are appropriate. Also assess at least two other possible goals and justify why they did not make your top-three list.
    Select two articles that discuss whether team-building activities really help. Briefly note what you learned from the articles. Did they guide you to select the best activities, or did they warn you away from certain activities? Justify three best practices for team building activities that emerge from the articles.
    Team dynamics include both productivity (task) and cohesiveness (relationship) components. Identify three team building activities and assess the extent each influences on productivity and cohesion. Evaluate how cohesion and productivity are linked.
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (5001000 words) in length.
Submission Details:
    Submit your posting to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
    Follow-up posts need to be completed by the end of the week.
    Submit your response in the Discussion Area, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Discussion Post : Self-Reflection Exercise

Answer both parts of the question fully.

Part 1:  Thinking about this course, please write a few paragraphs addressing the following…(Write as much as you would like, but no fewer than 500 words):

Recall your response to Discussion 1:  Have you achieved the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of this course? Why or why not? If not, what will you do to achieve them?
What did you get out of this course?
Did you notice any changes in your thinking on particular issues or topics as the semester progressed? If so, what were those issues, how did your thinking change, and what do you think prompted the changes?
Do you feel that you are more knowledgeable about substance use disorders now than you were at the beginning of this course? In what ways?
Do you feel that this course helped you to advance toward your career goals? If so, how?
Please share any other thoughts you would like to, about the course.

Part 2:  If you are completing the graduate certificate this semester, thinking about all six courses together as the Graduate Certificate in Addiction and Recovery, please write a few paragraphs describing the following (Write as much as you would like, but no fewer than 500 words): (I believe we wrote this part 2 last semester and the instructions said it could be used again here – I uploaded it for consideration.)

What were your goals when you started the certificate program. Have you achieved the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the program? Why or why not?
What did you get out of this program?
Did you notice any changes in your thinking on particular issues or topics as you progressed through the courses in the certificate program? If so, what were those issues, how did your thinking change, and what do you think prompted the changes?
Do you feel that you are more knowledgeable about substance use disorders now than you were at the beginning of this certificate program? In what ways?
Do you feel that this certificate program helped you to advance toward your career goals? If so, how?
Having completed the certificate program, how prepared do you feel to embark on the next step toward a career in the field of substance use disorders treatment?
Please share any other thoughts you would like to, about the certificate program.