Practicum

Prior to my first clinical practicum, I was nervous and terrified. After talking to current clinicians and professors, I expected clinic to be difficult, and I expected to be overwhelmed especially at the beginning of the semester. Additionally, I expected clinic to be even more difficult when combined with difficult classes and applying to graduate school. However, clinic was different than my expectations. To explain, my first clinical practicum was the least stressful aspect of my semester. I…

I came in to Practicum not wanting to share much. I felt the pull to go inward and to be silent. I just didn’t want to say anything, again. For the most part, I was observing and trying to pay attention to everything. While we were all waiting for our practicum room to become available, Ally came over in a panic. She shared about how she forgot that she volunteered to share and was really nervous overall. The ladies encouraged her and told her everything was going to be okay. However, I…

Esther Donovan University of the West Indies NURS3035 (Post-RN Online) Senior Clinical Practicum (Including Rehabilitation) 2nd July, 2017 Self- Evaluation This semester has been a real struggle for me. I have been experiencing some negative vibes in my studies. The feeling of frustration, tiredness, no determination or zeal to study and participate in school work has had its toll on me. The combination of school, work and family has stretched me to my…

I have recently moved to the city of Vancouver, Washington to live with my brother and his family, so I chose “Clark College” to do my practicum since it is fairly close to where I live and my preference in an urban campus setting. Clark is a small community college in comparison to other similar size cities in the Pacific North West. It has a total student body of 2179 undergraduates and it utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. I found Clark College on the internet when I Google search…

On the other hand, as mentioned in the article, having a cynic view discourages the growth in an organization. From my practicum experience, the Administrator was not welcoming when one of the previous interns suggested developing a separate website for a nursing home. Similarly, when the activity director attempted to introduce some new activities, the proprietor did not…

Critical Reflections 1. Reflection/Differentiation 1. When completing other practicum experiences at university I realised there is so much information to be absorbed from the classroom experience. I realised the importance of documenting throughout the practicum experience drawing special attention to key strategies or methods which may be beneficial to me in the future. Research suggests that reflective methods such as journaling, role modelling, use of questions, and critical incidents help…

My practicum situation is different from a typical general-education classroom, therefore my cooperating teacher, Mr. Callahan, had to provide special explanation and instruction about his fifth grade self contained classroom. He told me that his fifth graders are academically at a second grade level. As for my role in his classroom, he explained to me that I should expect to be put to work over the next few weeks of practicum. This included working individually with his eight students, as well…

My practicum placement was at Roland Story Elementary School in Story City. I was in a first-grade classroom. At this point in time, the school is not using a science curriculum. Last year, they piloted a science curriculum and, according to my cooperating teacher “It was a trainwreck”. Last year, my cooperating teacher told me that she used the Mystery Science curriculum and that she was still using it a little bit. Mystery Science is not the curriculum that was piloted, it is a curriculum…

Practicum Application No. 2 Many Early Childhood Education teachers now practice the Guidance Approach to class discipline and furthering student development. The pre-kindergarten class in which I observed this practice involves a class of twenty students, one certified teacher, and one paraprofessional. This class had no significant mistaken behavioral issues, measured at a level two or three, at any point in any of my observations with this class over the last three months. Thus, the…

Throughout my practicum experience I had the privilege to observe, participate, and lead many aspects of the mental health processes. I was able to get a better understanding of the processes behind group therapy, case management, assessments, intakes, as well as preventative classes. It all honestly I valued my experiences here more than some of the classes I have taken; because it allowed me to bridge the gap between the classroom and what is really encompassed within the mental health…