P.S. - In keeping with confidentiality, I will not be telling you what facility I am working at. What I can tell you is that it is an assisted living facility and my clients range between the ages of 55 to 93. If you asked me my first day of grad school where I wanted to work, this setting and population would be the last one on my list. Who would've guessed it? And since many of you already know where I work anyway, I will not be mentioning room numbers, only floors. And all names will be fictitious -although I do wish I could tell you because the names of my clients have so much personality in itself! But I would like to keep my job, and not to mention the respect of my clients. So there goes it.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Holy Shiz!
I have survived my first two weeks of my first full-time job (ever) as an occupational therapist! After my first day, I thought to myself, "What the heck am I doing?!" I came home bawling -my mother thought I got fired. And I thought to myself, this is no longer grad school. So suck it up, Katharine. I am no longer gonna have someone grading my treatment ideas or giving me a schedule of what I need to get done during the semester. I will no longer be in a classroom with the same 26 amazing people I have been with for the last 3 years -some of whom have become my bestfriends. Man do I suck at change. But as the days went on, and I started to get to know my clients, I realized that this change will be good. I am at a stage in my life that is so new and exciting. So I thought what better way to document every step of the way with my very first blog! I figured it could be a place for people to swap treatment ideas, or learn more about occupational therapy, or to simply read about some fun and interesting experiences. So welcome! And enjoy!
P.S. - In keeping with confidentiality, I will not be telling you what facility I am working at. What I can tell you is that it is an assisted living facility and my clients range between the ages of 55 to 93. If you asked me my first day of grad school where I wanted to work, this setting and population would be the last one on my list. Who would've guessed it? And since many of you already know where I work anyway, I will not be mentioning room numbers, only floors. And all names will be fictitious -although I do wish I could tell you because the names of my clients have so much personality in itself! But I would like to keep my job, and not to mention the respect of my clients. So there goes it.
P.S. - In keeping with confidentiality, I will not be telling you what facility I am working at. What I can tell you is that it is an assisted living facility and my clients range between the ages of 55 to 93. If you asked me my first day of grad school where I wanted to work, this setting and population would be the last one on my list. Who would've guessed it? And since many of you already know where I work anyway, I will not be mentioning room numbers, only floors. And all names will be fictitious -although I do wish I could tell you because the names of my clients have so much personality in itself! But I would like to keep my job, and not to mention the respect of my clients. So there goes it.
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Oh my heck, I was just thinking that a year from now I'm going to be in your shoes! It's stinking scary! But I'm sure you are AWESOME! Miss you!
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Kat, you're gonna do AMAZING! I know you'll excel in any setting you wish to work at. Life will change for the better and before you know it, you'll be pro. So GOOD LUCK! <3
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