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I compiled all of my syllabi into one list of assignments that are due and I figured I'd share it. Is your workload anything like mine? More/less? I think this is insane. But in more exciting news I start fieldwork next week!!! YAY!


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February:
Monday 4th- Ped Evaluation: Item Eval Due
Tuesday 5th- Research Methods: Quantitative Proposal
Wednesday 6th- FIELDWORK 1 *LOG*
Monday 11th- Ped. Evaluation: QUIZ 1
Wednesday 13th- FIELDWORK 2 *LOG*
Thursday 14th- OT Skills II: Genogram Assignment
Friday 15th- Ped. OT Intervention: QUIZ 1
Tuesday 19th- Mental Health: Log #1 Due
Tuesday 19th- Research Methods: Quantitative Critique Due
Wednesday 20th- FIELDWORK 3 *LOG*
Tuesday 26th- Mental Health: EBP review of Eklund article due.
Tuesday 26th- Research Methods: MIDTERM
Tuesday 26th- Research Methods: Qualitative Proposal
Wednesday 27th- FIELDWORK 4 *LOG*
Friday 29th- Ped OT Intervention: Autism Reading Assignment

March:
Monday 3rd- Ped Evaluation: QUIZ 2
Monday 3rd- Ped Evaluation: Teach/Learn Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills
Thursday 6th- OT Skills II: Health Fair/ Community Assignment
Tuesday 11th- Mental Health: EBP review of Lee article
Tuesday 11th- Research Methods: Qualitative Critique Due
Tuesday 4th- Mental Health: MIDTERM EXAM
Tuesday 4th- Mental Health: Log #2 Due
Wednesday 5th- FIELDWORK 5 *LOG*
Friday. 7th- Ped OT Intervention: QUIZ 2
Wednesday 12th- FIELDWORK 6 *LOG*
Monday 24th- Ped Evaluation: MVPT Assessment Tool Due
Monday. 24th- *PBA Due*
Tuesday 25th- Mental Health: Evaluation Presentation COPM
Tuesday 25th- Mental Health: Log #3 Due
Wednesday 26th- FIELDWORK 7 *LOG*
Friday 28th- Ped OT Intervention: EBP Assignment Due
Monday 31st- Ped Evaluation: QUIZ 3

April:
Tuesday 1st- EBP review of Schindler article due.
Wednesday 2nd - FIELDWORK 8 *LOG*
Friday 4th- Ped. OT Intervention: QUIZ 3
Tuesday 8th- Mental Health: Log #4 Due (put in mailbox).
Tuesday 8th- Research Methods: Draft Proposal Due
Wednesday 9th- FIELDWORK 9 *LOG*
Tuesday 15th- OT Skills II: Activity Presentation???
Tuesday 15th- Research Methods: FINAL EXAM
Wednesday 16th- FIELDWORK 10 *LOG*
Thursday 17th- Mental Health: EBP review of Liu article.
Thursday 17th- Mental Health: ICE- Group Leader! Resumes/Apps.
Friday 18th- Ped. OT Intervention: QUIZ 4
Friday 18th- Ped OT Intervention: Case Study Intervention Plan Due
Tuesday 22nd- Mental Health: Log #5 Due
Tuesday 22nd- Mental Health: Case Study Paper Due!!!
Friday 25th- Ped OT Intervention/Evaluation: BABY LAB
Monday 28th- Ped Evaluation: QUIZ 4
Tuesday 29th- Mental Health: FINAL EXAM
Tuesday 29th- Research Methods: Final Proposal Due and Presentation

May:
Monday 5th- Ped OT Intervention/Evaluation FINAL DUE by 9am.

Week 1

I am so overwhelmed. . . Have I said that before?

It's really awesome and exciting to be back & it's great seeing everyone again.

But I am so overwhelmed.




I'll write something more productive by next week. ; )

Semester 2

School starts again next Tuesday. I'm ready to see everyone again and get my focus back, but I'm not ready to be chronically overwhelmed again. Over the break I worked part time at the rehab hospital, and being there made me so excited to know I'll actually BE a therapist by the end of next year. It's a cool, but nerve-wracking feeling.

I've been bogged down with things lately, but I need to give a few shout outs to some awesome people who have contacted me recently.

First and foremost is Karen.. Karen's been my friend for over 10 years and our lives have gone the same direction career-wise. She's running in the AOTA elections for the OT-Vice Chair Person of the Assembly of Student delegates, so if you're an AOTA member... you need to vote for her! : )

I'd like to thank Justin., the Campus Relations Manager from RehabCare for my cool Blogspot t-shirt and for posting my journal on the RehabCare Blog! OT/PT students, you should definitely check out their site.

Next I'd like to thank Anita Hamilton for checking out my site. She's an OT educator from the University of Alberta in Canada. Her blog is dedicated to the use of technology in OT and education. It's awesome!

Time to get myself organized... I've already gotten my first week of reading assignments, as well as my assistantship assignment to get started on.

4 months till summer vacation... ; )

2008 : )

Merry Christmas / Kwanzaa/ Hanukkah / Festivus : ) and Happy New Year! It's incredible how much can happen in life in just one short year. 2007 gave me so many new experiences, and brought some awesome new people in my life. I am truly blessed and thankful for the people in my life that continue to support and encourage me. I could not ask for more.

I'm on a much-needed vacation from Occupational Therapy school. I've been enjoying just relaxing, reading, playing my guitar, working at the hospital, going to the gym and being with my friends and family. I miss my OTS family, though and I'm psyched to start my next semester.

January 22nd starts my pediatric and mental health semester. I'm also starting Level I FIELDWORK already! I'll be working at a school with people between the ages of 3-21 with multiple disabilities, autism or other PDD's. I can't wait to write about my experiences (although I'll have to change many details, names, ages, etc as per HIPAA and all that fun legal stuff...).

I will also be a graduate assistant again this semester and I'll continue my weekend program for the children with Autism. I really enjoyed the experience last year and I feel so much more comfortable with the kids. They are so cool and they really look forward to coming to the group.

Oh and I can officially say that I'll be graduating next year....
Which is really almost 2 years since graduation is the end of next year. Does that make sense at all?