Well, five months down and reality has certainly set in. The second semester of this school year is starting, and I hear myself talking about how tired I am with my peers, who generally agree with me. The application process for next year's internship is finally complete, and now starts a long month of waiting to find out the results.
Being an intern is tough. It is difficult to juggle internship responsibilities, classes, dissertation work, and family. I think that I probably find it more difficult than the average intern, because I am in my thirties now, and I had a career in which I had earned some positional authority. The good news is that I have learned a great deal about myself as a therapist and as a person. I am starting to feel more comfortable in a variety of therapy settings. Parent child interactive therapy (PCIT) is much less scary and fully rewarding. The current group of interns with whom I work is the most accepting and overall positive group I have ever been a part of. I guess it is time to put on my determined face and keep up the motivation.
No comments:
Post a Comment