I currently work as an emergency medicine scribe where I am exposed to diverse patient populations. From cellulitis to emergent hip fractures‚ nothing is unexpected. Too often I see patients come in for chronic disease management because they have not been able to receive the appropriate long-term care management they need. The physicians I work with also note their disbelief in the challenges faced by low-income communities‚ which I am especially interested in. One patient I met went into cardiac
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When I graduated University of Arizona in 2007‚ I thought I was done with school. I did not need any further accreditations or degrees‚ what I had completed thus far was enough to get me a job I desired and experience in the workplace would take over from there. Being in the workforce for almost 10 years now‚ I have realized my previous notions were naïve and narrow minded‚ but what did I know at 22? I finished college with a degree in Family Studies and Human Development wanting to work with special
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Your honor‚ My client‚ Carla Matthews‚ age ONLY 15‚ was charged for assault on her mother. However‚ there is more to the story. My client was merely protecting herself‚ acting in self defense. Carla’s mother‚ Jessie‚ was out drinking the night of June 11th‚ 2017‚ at a friend’s house half hour away. Carla could tell that she was drunk immediately after she knocked the mailbox over outside the house. Carla rushed her boyfriend out of the house because he wasn’t supposed to be there. Carla’s mom‚ Jessie
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At seventeen-going-on-eighteen‚ I began to learn how easy it was to be deceived by misconceptions about myself. Now‚ at a freshly turned nineteen‚ I am beginning to develop self-awareness. When I first ventured into applying to colleges‚ I thought I had known myself and what I wanted from a university. And the only institution I applied to had everything on this list: an exemplary social work program‚ a thriving Greek life‚ and a small student body that ensured I would not be lost in a sea of other
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For the last three semesters‚ I have been attending Holyoke Community College as a full-time student. While doing so I have been working part time as a Sales Associate at the Westfield BonTon. Due to being a full-time student‚ working part time and having household responsibilities I haven’t participated in much of my college’s activities/clubs. However‚ I do take part in helping arrange study groups for the more challenging classes I am taking for my classmates and I. In my spare time‚ I enjoy bringing
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An Education in Writing Writing a piece of persuasive writing and bringing it through the writing process until publication has taught me so much about myself as a writer‚ nonfiction writing‚ and being a teacher of writing. Gillespie (1985) explained that only when teachers are writers can they truly teach writing‚ and throughout my writing process‚ I was able to think of various lessons that I could teach my students based upon my writing. After I wrote the first draft of my paper‚ I realized
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My objective is to lose six pounds in three weeks. To measure and track process I will weigh myself before the three week; starting weight 212 pounds‚ date March 25 2016‚ also weigh in at the end of each week. The rules to follow during this time of change are as follows: no eating after 6 at night‚ no missing breakfast‚ drinking at least 60 ounces of water a day‚ no chips‚ sodas or bad carbs. Wish me luck! Week One: 3/25 Starting Weight 212 pounds 4/1 Ending Weight 210.2 pounds During week one
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Over the course of the semester‚ I was able to work with a fifth grade student‚ Luke‚ on his reading. Luke is currently reading at an end of first grade level. At the beginning of the semester‚ when I first began working with Luke‚ he was reading at an early first grade level. He has shown much improvement over the three cycles that I worked with him on. Not only did he improve with his reading‚ but also I saw his confidence increase after each cycle. Luke began reading a level F. He had a lot
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To tell my story would be telling someone else’s that is similar. No matter what‚ from all walks of life‚ many of us share similar situations. It wouldn’t make me any different than someone else telling theirs. What separates us from one another is what we desire‚ the dreams and the career paths we want to take. How it starts‚ how it finishes‚ this part all matters because‚ it is the breath taking moment of looking back on where one has come from and the success up to the present point. I‚ personally
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My first goal was to be able to use basic counseling skills within my counseling sessions at my practicum site and working on learning more about creating appropriate treatment plans on my own. I did quite a bit of reading of educational books‚ such as treatment planners and also met with both of the Post Docs at my site to learn how they approach treatment planning. I was able to get some good insight on how my approach may differ from others and how that is okay. I learned that in this journey
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