Just show me a moment that is mine, its beauty blinding and unsurpassed.
My field instructor told me today that she and Jane (an emergency services therapist) noticed that I have great reflective listening skills, and that clients can really tell that I am listening to them. She also said I did a good job identifying strengths and focusing on the positive aspects of client circumstances. This was in regards to two clients I sat in with yesterday... for a total of about 4.5 hours straight :-P
Needless to say that was a nice confidence booster. I love this work already.
In other news, I dropped my administrative skills class... I want as much time as possible to devote to my field placement. I'm hoping to pick it up in the spring (assuming some people drop) or next summer. This was a big stress reliever... I now have two classes and my internship, where I think I will be spending a lot more than 16 hours per week.
Also, I'm going back to Ele's Place! I volunteered there for about two years back in undergrad; it's a center where they run support groups for children (and parents) who are experiencing grief and loss issues. I'll be co-facilitating a group of middle schoolers on Tuesday nights along with my good friend Nan from the Listening Ear :) I'm pretty excited to dig in and get some exposure to an age group I'm not that familiar with.
Overall, I'm really busy right now, but life is good.
Needless to say that was a nice confidence booster. I love this work already.
In other news, I dropped my administrative skills class... I want as much time as possible to devote to my field placement. I'm hoping to pick it up in the spring (assuming some people drop) or next summer. This was a big stress reliever... I now have two classes and my internship, where I think I will be spending a lot more than 16 hours per week.
Also, I'm going back to Ele's Place! I volunteered there for about two years back in undergrad; it's a center where they run support groups for children (and parents) who are experiencing grief and loss issues. I'll be co-facilitating a group of middle schoolers on Tuesday nights along with my good friend Nan from the Listening Ear :) I'm pretty excited to dig in and get some exposure to an age group I'm not that familiar with.
Overall, I'm really busy right now, but life is good.