Continuing Education
This past week I have attended the annual Common Core retraining at GRCC. We have as Corrections employees a lot of specific issues to learn and re-emphasize for safety of ourselves and the inmate population as well as the public we serve and protect by maintaining safety in the institution. Whether it is health issues that truly all who work in public places need to constantly be aware of to the specifics of dealing with manipulative inmates, each piece of information is necessary and should be taken seriously.
Many approach these classes with less than serious intent, just hoping to get it over with - in any profession.
Whether it is library conferences, security or health retraining, or medical retraining for those who tend to our lives in hospitals and emergency settings, we should all give the attention and care that the opportunity deserves. One of the leaders in our programs said, that just like the hand washing and universal precautions, you do it so you do not take bad stuff home to your family. It is not about just hearing it again. It is about doing the best job possible. If we did not need to retrain, then all those hot shot high school basketball players would not need to practice free throws after they land a college or pro team. But practice is part of every day, and we should be prepared to practice doing things right as well. Stay in shape to do the best job of your life, wherever you are in your career.
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