Description/ Interpretation/Outcome A week before I was supposed to facilitate my group on child care, I met with 2 of my peers to discuss what we would be doing in our groups. We talked about our ice breakers and our ideas for our activities. When we met, I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do yet because I was going back and forth and couldn't make a decision. The most useful information I gained was from Annese. At first, I thought about doing something such as helping people change diapers, but when she told me that that was what she was thinking about doing, I felt that I needed to change my activity to maybe appeal to a different audience. This was probably best because I didn't want to do the same activity as her, and I felt that I might want to appeal to people who are thinking about having kids rather than people who have already had kids. In the end, I'm glad that I changed my activity because it worked out better for my group. I'm glad that I got to d...
Gracie, thank you so much for sharing your experience during this FW rotation! I agree with you that it is quite a change to go from performing tests on your peers, who know what you are doing, to actually doing them on patients. What a great opportunity you had though, and I hope you felt somewhat prepared for it! I want you encourage you, having come from a mental health rotation, that a lot of things in mental health are not clear! That was a huge takeaway for me, but the exciting part of it was that I was able to define what type of role I wanted to make for myself in that setting. I know you will be able to thrive once you figure out what role works best for you!
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ReplyDeleteI am glad you had a good learning experience during our very last Level I Fieldwork rotation! I completely agree that a transfer in real life is very different, in comparison to transferring a peer. I also felt like this was a very big part of my rotation that helped me. Being able to be hands on and still have guidance is such a good way to learn!
Relearning the milestones to prepare for a pediatric rotation is a really good idea and also on my to-do list, because I will be at on outpatient pediatric clinic for Level II Fieldwork A. I feel like after a year of learning, this information has completely slipped away from me.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
- Macy
Gracie! I'm glad your fieldwork went well! It seems like you got a lot of hands on experience which is the way I learn! I also got to do some assessing ROM and MMT and I agree that it is different with clients than classmates. I'm excited to hear more when we get back to campus. I hope you have a great break!!
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