For the love
It's 11:38pm... I'm half waiting for my hair to dry, half trying to finish off my social script that I'm preparing for role play with my client in tomorrow's session.
Language Camp has been so interesting even though I'm still slightly bitter that I have clinic while everyone else is OVERSEAS!! orr just soaking up the sun, or making $$. It's been a growing experience for me, for the first time, I've started to identify myself as a Speech Pathologist. I realised this occupation is not just a job, it's a lifestyle, it's a state of mind. Teaching/modelling to children what is socially appropriate (pragmatic skills), showing and exploring with them what is appropriate behaviour in group settings. Even increasing their abilities to read nonverbal cues (body language/facial expressions of others)... all these things, you can't just do it because it's your job.. or you just do/know these things during the session and then it's out the window, it becomes a part of you - you yourself have to be good at it. After all, you're supposed to be a communication expert!
Few things I've realised through this clinical placement:
- i really looove being in the company of kids! The things they say, the way they think, what they do keeps the day memorable!
- I love working in a team! Working in a team which I have been with a group of 15 other clinicians really has made me produce my best work by far.
- I'm a stress bag!
- I need coffee! and after two weeks of finding the best coffee on the way to uni, I've tried many places.. Pymble BP, Macquarie... Rhodes Dolci cafe will have to do for now.. it's kinda the only thing open at like 7:30am in the morning!
- I'm not so bad at time management after all!
- I absolutely love group therapy!! It's so much fun!
Going to Melbourne.... in one week and it hasn't even crossed my mind! I haven't had a chance to even think about it yet! Been busy writing up summary reports, session plans etc. etc. planning... researching... arrghh!
But... it'll be nice to shop and shop and sit at cafes and p-a-r-t-y!
Anyway, what's made me blog again in 2007?
Well... It's a new year! Totally different ball game. Thought i'd give it a shot.
Plus, I see other ppl's blogs... and pretty much they see how much they've changed/grown/developed over the years from what they've documented online. That's important to me... to watch myself continually grow... learn... & experience.
Language Camp has been so interesting even though I'm still slightly bitter that I have clinic while everyone else is OVERSEAS!! orr just soaking up the sun, or making $$. It's been a growing experience for me, for the first time, I've started to identify myself as a Speech Pathologist. I realised this occupation is not just a job, it's a lifestyle, it's a state of mind. Teaching/modelling to children what is socially appropriate (pragmatic skills), showing and exploring with them what is appropriate behaviour in group settings. Even increasing their abilities to read nonverbal cues (body language/facial expressions of others)... all these things, you can't just do it because it's your job.. or you just do/know these things during the session and then it's out the window, it becomes a part of you - you yourself have to be good at it. After all, you're supposed to be a communication expert!
Few things I've realised through this clinical placement:
- i really looove being in the company of kids! The things they say, the way they think, what they do keeps the day memorable!
- I love working in a team! Working in a team which I have been with a group of 15 other clinicians really has made me produce my best work by far.
- I'm a stress bag!
- I need coffee! and after two weeks of finding the best coffee on the way to uni, I've tried many places.. Pymble BP, Macquarie... Rhodes Dolci cafe will have to do for now.. it's kinda the only thing open at like 7:30am in the morning!
- I'm not so bad at time management after all!
- I absolutely love group therapy!! It's so much fun!
Going to Melbourne.... in one week and it hasn't even crossed my mind! I haven't had a chance to even think about it yet! Been busy writing up summary reports, session plans etc. etc. planning... researching... arrghh!
But... it'll be nice to shop and shop and sit at cafes and p-a-r-t-y!
Anyway, what's made me blog again in 2007?
Well... It's a new year! Totally different ball game. Thought i'd give it a shot.
Plus, I see other ppl's blogs... and pretty much they see how much they've changed/grown/developed over the years from what they've documented online. That's important to me... to watch myself continually grow... learn... & experience.
posted by Danni at 4:38 AM
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