Living for the weekend
It's really terrible when all I live for is the weekend now, especially with the weather being so gorgeous. =P
I finally mailed out my licensing application, so now I have to play the waiting game again. *sigh* The desire to go to work is getting tougher. I don't want to work with the program anymore. I imagine it's tough enough to discipline one's own children, let alone trying to do it for a dysfunctional family's. The hours stink, too (M-F, 12p-8p). However, my supervisor and coworkers have been really great. My supervisor and I discussed my current frustrations and future plans. Though she said she would love it if I stayed forever, she is wholly (is this a word?) supportive of my looking in other departments and elsewhere.
If nothing else, I've learned thus far that working in a children's partial isn't my cup of tea. Moreover, I've worked in partial care a long time. I need a change of scenery. I think I'd be interested in planning and discharge. I actually enjoy all that organizational stuff and doing treatment planning/paperwork stuff. I joked with my supervisor that if I left, I would be willing to come back to do all of their backlogged treatment chart paperwork for them. *L* It would be great to get my license by June. It will make job hunting so much easier. In the meantime, I'm just going to keep pushing through.
On a positive note, we're starting to plan our summer program. I'm really looking forward to it for the following reasons: planning fun activities, daytime hours, rec activities instead of therapeutic groups all day, outside time, and daytime hours. Yes, I mentioned "daytime hours" twice. It's worth the mention. =D I hope to find something different by the end of the summer if I don't find anything beforehand. It would be a great transition to end the summer program, then begin a new job. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I finally mailed out my licensing application, so now I have to play the waiting game again. *sigh* The desire to go to work is getting tougher. I don't want to work with the program anymore. I imagine it's tough enough to discipline one's own children, let alone trying to do it for a dysfunctional family's. The hours stink, too (M-F, 12p-8p). However, my supervisor and coworkers have been really great. My supervisor and I discussed my current frustrations and future plans. Though she said she would love it if I stayed forever, she is wholly (is this a word?) supportive of my looking in other departments and elsewhere.
If nothing else, I've learned thus far that working in a children's partial isn't my cup of tea. Moreover, I've worked in partial care a long time. I need a change of scenery. I think I'd be interested in planning and discharge. I actually enjoy all that organizational stuff and doing treatment planning/paperwork stuff. I joked with my supervisor that if I left, I would be willing to come back to do all of their backlogged treatment chart paperwork for them. *L* It would be great to get my license by June. It will make job hunting so much easier. In the meantime, I'm just going to keep pushing through.
On a positive note, we're starting to plan our summer program. I'm really looking forward to it for the following reasons: planning fun activities, daytime hours, rec activities instead of therapeutic groups all day, outside time, and daytime hours. Yes, I mentioned "daytime hours" twice. It's worth the mention. =D I hope to find something different by the end of the summer if I don't find anything beforehand. It would be a great transition to end the summer program, then begin a new job. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.