New Job and New Horizons....

It's been a while. Sorry guys! So, new topic .... Speech Therapy. And it's not quite what you think. I am not TAKING or IN Speech Therapy, rather I am giving/doing Speech Therapy! I am currently employed as a Speech Language Assistant at a public elementary school and a catholic elementary school in my hometown. I started work last Wednesday, August 24th. Everyone seems nice and welcoming so far at my school and out of all the SLPs I have met so far (Speech Language Pathologists).

I am currently looking over IEPs (Individualized Education Plans), the child's case history form, so to speak, and trying to make a schedule of when I should pull out the kids from their classrooms, and which ones I should group together based on age and disability.

So, I've been doing a lot of reading and writing (summarizing their speech and language goals for the year), and I feel so professional!

I am so proud and happy to have this job. I am also very blessed. I give all the credit to my Higher Power, God, because none of this would have happened without Him. None!

I am making really good money and I have good hours - 8 am-3:30pm.

But one little story I wanna share with you is, when I met the school psychologist, I was a little put off by his response to the way I said my name. When I introduced myself to him and said, "Hi, I'm Ch-ch-ch-christine," he responded, "I can see why are you doing this job."  ..... Excuse me?!!! And you are a psychologist, ... shouldn't you have sympathy and understanding of those with disabilities? Hmm... just curious.

But, despite that little speedbump, all is well, I like my job so far, and I can't wait to start seeing little kiddos!!!

Thanks for reading! Good day to you.