[humanser] tips for practicum

[JD TOWNSEND]

Hello Jeannie:

Welcome to the amazing world of agencies and congratulations on advancing in 
your career.

Some general suggestions:

1    Get there before the work begins and get yourself well oriented. 
Especially find the more important places, rest rooms, water fountains, 
break rooms, lobby and treatment rooms.  Avoiding the guide to these places 
gives us some confidence and shows our competence to others.
2    Figure out in advance, well as much in advance as possible, the 
chartwork that will be required, more than you wish is a certainty.  If you 
can obtain blank copies of their forms you will save time later on, 
depending on your best method of form completion.

3    Have fun and use your anxiety coping skills.  Every student is anxious, 
but the ones who can use their sense of humor are enjoyed by all.

4    The staff are just people with their own issues.  Look at them with the 
same eyes you might see your clients instead of looking at them as superior 
beings.




JD Townsend, LCSW
Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth, Sol System
Helping the light dependent to see.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JMassay" <jmassay1 at cox.net>
To: <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 1:18 PM
Subject: [humanser] tips for practicum


> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting ready to start my first practicum in a few weeks. Any tips 
> that
> anyone feels I should know before I get started? I would greatly 
> appreciate
> feedback from your insight as a blind mental health professional.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeannie
>
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