swelling head
Good affirmation from Glynn, Bob, Rick etc.
Yesterday I presented a family at CT supervision. I had seen the whole family once and the two kids once. I came with a question about how to proceed given that the presenting problem that brought them into therapy was the younger kid but the real root of the problem is clearly marital conflict. I know it is important to keep focused at first on what the family views as the problem. When I finished presenting and asking my question, Rick's comment was "Sure, she presents this case she is handling perfectly and acts like she doesn't know what to do." Glynns and Bobs comments were along the line of how totally impressed they are with my work...how intuitively I move with the family, how much accomplished, how close I stayed to them etc. How thrilled they are I am working in their agency.
I think my self esteem might have cracked my skull.
During that first family session, I had experienced moments of panic feeling...what the hell do I do now, etc.
It did turn out I had a question worth asking and I got some excellent help from the group and especially Rick for how to use what I have to keep the family moving. You are one of the few people in the world I feel comfortable telling about this.
Also...another exciting thing happened this weekend. Friday, having finished my TIC paper on The Good Earth, I piled all the articles and books I had read together and put them away. I really learned so much about Chinese politics, history, culture etc. and I found the work totally absorbing and interesting.
Friday I got a letter from NASW (national assoc. of social workers) saying they are sending a delegation of NASW members to China next fall to exchange ideas with Chinese social workers regarding four topics, one of which is families and child welfare. I am invited. The conference is co-sponsored by the People to People Ambassador program and I am thinking about telling them I will go. Only thing is that it is expensive...5,000, and I would have to miss classes to attend. I am going to check at Wesley this week to see if it can count as an Immersion. I think it should. Isn't that weird though...the timing of this invitation?
Life is full of interesting things and people.
I can't wait to see you. I wish you could bring Luther and Madeleine.
Yesterday I presented a family at CT supervision. I had seen the whole family once and the two kids once. I came with a question about how to proceed given that the presenting problem that brought them into therapy was the younger kid but the real root of the problem is clearly marital conflict. I know it is important to keep focused at first on what the family views as the problem. When I finished presenting and asking my question, Rick's comment was "Sure, she presents this case she is handling perfectly and acts like she doesn't know what to do." Glynns and Bobs comments were along the line of how totally impressed they are with my work...how intuitively I move with the family, how much accomplished, how close I stayed to them etc. How thrilled they are I am working in their agency.
I think my self esteem might have cracked my skull.
During that first family session, I had experienced moments of panic feeling...what the hell do I do now, etc.
It did turn out I had a question worth asking and I got some excellent help from the group and especially Rick for how to use what I have to keep the family moving. You are one of the few people in the world I feel comfortable telling about this.
Also...another exciting thing happened this weekend. Friday, having finished my TIC paper on The Good Earth, I piled all the articles and books I had read together and put them away. I really learned so much about Chinese politics, history, culture etc. and I found the work totally absorbing and interesting.
Friday I got a letter from NASW (national assoc. of social workers) saying they are sending a delegation of NASW members to China next fall to exchange ideas with Chinese social workers regarding four topics, one of which is families and child welfare. I am invited. The conference is co-sponsored by the People to People Ambassador program and I am thinking about telling them I will go. Only thing is that it is expensive...5,000, and I would have to miss classes to attend. I am going to check at Wesley this week to see if it can count as an Immersion. I think it should. Isn't that weird though...the timing of this invitation?
Life is full of interesting things and people.
I can't wait to see you. I wish you could bring Luther and Madeleine.