A person’s level of emotional intelligence can often determine their reaction to crises. As a public health professional, the ability to remain calm and make good decisions in sensitive, stressful situations, and to be able to read and appropriately react to the emotions of others, is of primary importance.
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon the role of emotional intelligence in collaboration and planning. Consider your knowledge of self and the results of the emotional intelligence assessment you completed in Topic 2. In a 250-word reflection, discuss the following:
1. Reflect upon your interactions in your CLC group and discuss your strengths and weaknesses as they relate to emotional intelligence. Discuss specific steps you will take to develop your emotional intelligence.
2. Discuss how you relied on your emotional intelligence in working to identify crises, develop action steps, and collaborate with your group. Provide specific, examples as support.
3. Explain the role emotional intelligence will play in the future as you perform as a member of an interprofessional team. Provide specific examples that illustrate this.
