Week 2

Four goals I hope to achieve throughout this class in order of 1 being the most important would be:
1.) To get a thorough understanding of what it's like working in a position dealing with addiction.
2.) To get a better understanding of methadone and how it's used in treatment in a healthy manner.
3.) To work more hands on with treatment plans and progress notes so I have a better understanding of both.
4.) To shadow counselors and see first hand what their job all consists of.

All of these goals are important to me and I believe are important for me to learn throughout this experience. It's also nice to be able to discuss with other students in the class where they are interning at so I can learn from their experiences as well.

The best thing that happened to me this week was actually getting in touch with my supervisor for my internship at Wausau Health Services. This is the second week of class and I still haven't been able to log any hours yet. I have a meeting with her this Friday to discuss my schedule further so I will have a better idea of how many hours a week I will be working.

This is also my main concern. I really worry I won't be able to finish all of my hours on time. I want to put in 150 hours because of the new program coming about as well. I work a full time job on top of putting in my intern hours and trying to work the two together is difficult. The internship is mostly mornings which I can do, but I'm not sure I can put enough hours in weekly to fulfill my total amount of hours by the end of class.