Being a GVC PA is definitely one of my best learning experiences in college. I really appreciate this opportunity to serve residents with love and compassion and grow to be a better person and leader. PA is a challenging position from day one, and I learned a lot from these challenges, difficulties, and O! SMs. Confront problem behavior and constructively resolve problems:
Confronting problem behaviors and solving conflicts is one of the biggest challenges for me. As a PA, confronting problem behaviors and enforcing university polices are inevitable. For example, in the spring semester I found some beers in one of my residents' kitchen when I entered their suite. Even though the residents promised that this would not happen again and asked me not to report, I still reported the alcohol incident to the RA on-call. I was surprised when I first found alcohol in the kitchen, and I did not really know how to respond and solve the situation appropriately at first. Therefore, I went back to my room to think about how should I handle the situation. First, I called my RA and let her about the situation, and then I called the RA on-call. After few hours I came back to to follow-up with this resident. Throughout the year, I also dealt with many other situations when I needed to confront some residents and having hard conversations with them. This PA position gives me opportunities to face my weakness and challenge myself to confront people when necessary. I am still working on this challenge right now, but I feel more comfortable having hard conversations with people now.
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