april 22, 2009

Nothing like a warm, buttery grilled cheese for breakfast. Nutritious. I have to get myself to the grocery store this week, if ever there were time...

This week's been wild and its only Wednesday...
Monday: class, therapy, class, OT tours of the clinic, 5 mi run, 2 AR client reports due Tuesday
Tuesday: class, class (presentation, report submission), 3 mi run, class (quiz), lesson planning, 2 MSD projects due Thursday

Prospective hump day through friday shenanigans:
Wednesday: therapy, SOAP note writing, research, research meeting, 3.5 mi run, continue to work on 2 MSD projects due tomorrow.
Thursday: class (quiz), [2 HOUR BREAK- probably will continue working on MSD], therapy, SOAP note writing, NEW GREY'S.
Friday: clean house, clean dog, clean self.

Tory might come down for the weekend. Yay!

I am in quite a pickle for my external practicum in the fall. I pursued a position at a skilled nursing/rehab facility in NOVA and so far everything has worked out. They accepted my resume, asked me to come in for an informal interview and tour, and began working to schedule me starting in September. Then came the tiniest hiccup in the all-too-perfect plan. I was asked to begin mid-September and wrap things up by Thanksgiving. That will give me about 2 months of experience. Not good. Not to mention the fact that I need to meet ASHA's requirements for certification: 20 hours adult speech therapy, 20 hours adult language therapy, 20 hours adult speech evaluation, and 20 hours adult language evaluation. As of right now, I've got about 10-15 hours of adult language therapy and 5 hours of adult speech therapy.... so I probably need another 60 hours of client contact in the appropriate disorder area to meet my adult requirements.

So needless to say, I was forced to inquire as to the nature and amount of client contact hours the supervisor could forsee during my 2 month stint. We've been corresponding via e-mail and I tried my best to make my inquiry as respectful and professional as possible. I just wonder how possible it is to write an e-mail like that and convey complete professionalism rather than winey panic relying only on 10-point arial font and very cautious word choices. I sent the e-mail last night and am still awaiting a reply. I'm worried.

Actually, just working those 8 weeks would really be fantastic if I could get the hours I need for certification. That schedule would give me 4 weeks off where I could potentially work at Tory's or just relax and catch up on some quality time with my family. It would be pretty ideal if I was able to get the hours I need. That's a pretty substantial if. Oh well, I will quit wining, panicing, and generally beeng a perfectionist worry-wart.

Time to get started on the ever-increasing to-do list. Happy Hump Day. Happy Earth Day.