crazy times
matt and i might have to move back to austin. yup. things here have been really strange and in order for me to finish school, we might have to move back pretty soon. let me tell you the story.
we came up to dallas because i got an internship at this place called CITYHouse. it is a shelter/family counseling center in plano texas. when i interviewed with them, i asked a thousand different questions about what kind of opportunities i would have to work on my skills as a therapist and they sold themselves beautifully. they said i would be seeing clients all the time, would be able to observe people doing therapy etc. it sounded like a great opportunity. and to boot, matt and i would be able to come to dallas and be apart of his family and it seemed like job opportunities would be everywhere, or at least easier to find in dallas. it was a great idea and unfortunately, it has not turned out so well.
cityhouse was been ridiculous. i did not see a client in a therapeutic setting once. oh, side note, i decided not to stay at cityhouse and friday the 13th was my last day. i never had clients that were my own. i never observed anyone doing therapy. all i did was intake. for those who dont know what intake looks like, it was basically me handing people paperwork to fill out, talking to them for about 20 minutes about what brought them in and then scheduling them an appointment. i was learning nothing. at the same time, i was in charge of a skills-based group for boys aged 11-14. i was all by myself. no one to stop the kids from running away if they wanted to. all of them were court-ordered and did not want to be there. it was so unsafe and cityhouse didnt even care. i had countless meeting with my boss and with others in the agency and nothing got changed. i talked with ut and they were unable to help either. it was crazy. so i decided that they were not the place for me.
luckily, i was able to find a hospital in arlington that i really felt like id be able to get a great experience at and was cautiously optimistic it would work out. all the paperwork was completed and UT was fine with me working there. but another problem has come up. there are legal affiliation agreements that have to be looked at, revised and signed before i can actually start even though both sides, minus the legal depts, said i could start when i wanted to. so currently, i have no internship
so what does this all mean and why might i have to go back to austin? well, i have to complete 540 hours to graduate. with me having time off right not and the possibility that the legal agreement could take 5 months to process, if i dont get another internship in the next 10-14 days, i wont be able to finish school in may. holy crap. im trying to figure out what to do next. austin is the best option because UT can help me secure a placement. but what about money? we have a lease up here. and we moved here just under 2 months ago. how is that going to look? i cant keep dragging matt where ever i go but at the same time, i have to finish school.
to say the least im frustrated. i have no idea what is going to happen, but i do know that right now, austin is looking like the best choice. i dont know how we can do it financially, but i have to look out for my future and my future = finishing school in may.
any advice?
we came up to dallas because i got an internship at this place called CITYHouse. it is a shelter/family counseling center in plano texas. when i interviewed with them, i asked a thousand different questions about what kind of opportunities i would have to work on my skills as a therapist and they sold themselves beautifully. they said i would be seeing clients all the time, would be able to observe people doing therapy etc. it sounded like a great opportunity. and to boot, matt and i would be able to come to dallas and be apart of his family and it seemed like job opportunities would be everywhere, or at least easier to find in dallas. it was a great idea and unfortunately, it has not turned out so well.
cityhouse was been ridiculous. i did not see a client in a therapeutic setting once. oh, side note, i decided not to stay at cityhouse and friday the 13th was my last day. i never had clients that were my own. i never observed anyone doing therapy. all i did was intake. for those who dont know what intake looks like, it was basically me handing people paperwork to fill out, talking to them for about 20 minutes about what brought them in and then scheduling them an appointment. i was learning nothing. at the same time, i was in charge of a skills-based group for boys aged 11-14. i was all by myself. no one to stop the kids from running away if they wanted to. all of them were court-ordered and did not want to be there. it was so unsafe and cityhouse didnt even care. i had countless meeting with my boss and with others in the agency and nothing got changed. i talked with ut and they were unable to help either. it was crazy. so i decided that they were not the place for me.
luckily, i was able to find a hospital in arlington that i really felt like id be able to get a great experience at and was cautiously optimistic it would work out. all the paperwork was completed and UT was fine with me working there. but another problem has come up. there are legal affiliation agreements that have to be looked at, revised and signed before i can actually start even though both sides, minus the legal depts, said i could start when i wanted to. so currently, i have no internship
so what does this all mean and why might i have to go back to austin? well, i have to complete 540 hours to graduate. with me having time off right not and the possibility that the legal agreement could take 5 months to process, if i dont get another internship in the next 10-14 days, i wont be able to finish school in may. holy crap. im trying to figure out what to do next. austin is the best option because UT can help me secure a placement. but what about money? we have a lease up here. and we moved here just under 2 months ago. how is that going to look? i cant keep dragging matt where ever i go but at the same time, i have to finish school.
to say the least im frustrated. i have no idea what is going to happen, but i do know that right now, austin is looking like the best choice. i dont know how we can do it financially, but i have to look out for my future and my future = finishing school in may.
any advice?