First off Caitlyn, I love that you are in a pool right now! From your debrief video, I can tell that you loved your fieldwork placement. I am so happy that you had a great experience. I agree, I also need to improve my documentation skills!
Ruby Bowen was Caroline's grandmother. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease after showing symptoms and going through the required diagnostic testing. I thought it was very strong of Caroline to do a study on her own grandmother. My grandmother passed away from Early-Onset Alzheimer's when I was 9 years old, so I don't remember much of her life with it. Now that I'm in school and learning more about rehabilitation and many diseases, I have started asking my mom more questions about what led to the diagnosis. Caroline said her grandmother's first symptoms were having trouble carrying on a conversation because she would lose her train of thought. My grandmother would get very confused by the thermostat. My mom said she would show up at her house and the heat would be set on 90 degrees but my grandmother couldn't figure out why it was so hot. Alzheimer's disease is a horrible thing to watch a loved one go through. I hope and pray for a cure very soon!
I really enjoyed learning about Acquired Brain Injuries during our class today. I personally know many people that have suffered from all different types of ABI's, so I liked learning about it in more detail. When I was young I actually watched someone obtain an ABI, so I have always found them interesting. I was at a tumbling competition and the elite tumblers were competing so everyone was watching because they were so skilled. One guy was on the trampoline and did a double back tuck. He barely under-rotated, but just enough to cause him to land leaning forward, so much that it shot him off the trampoline and onto the concrete. He immediately began seizing, and unfortunately a few days later he passed away. Another experience was during my freshman year of high school. A gym class was playing flag football and two of my friends dove for the ball at the same time, colliding heads. The top of one guy's head crashed into the side of the other's. He also immediately started s...
I facilitated a group on "Caring for Pets". The group lasted about 45 minutes and consisted of introductions, a warm up, a discussion about the responsibilities and costs involved with a pet, the benefits of pets, and then we had an activity. I think the most significant part of group for me was realizing how important it is to read your group. It was the end of the day on Friday, after a very long week in school. The group was exhausted and stressed, so I tried to make it a fun and low-key session. I was going to have the group write down several different topics to discuss, but once I saw how everyone was tired, I decided we could just make the discussion open for people to share ideas if they wanted to. I am very proud of the way my group went. I felt very comfortable facilitating, which I think was due to my being more comfortable with my group and the group process, as well as loving the topic I was leading the group on. The introduction consisted of me introducing...
OH my goodness! I loved this so much! I'm so glad that your enjoyed your fieldwork, and I also hope you enjoy that pool!
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