So I got a real taste of what I'll be doing. All in all, it's not going to be that bad. I've been shadowing another para named Addie, who is fantastic, and it's been really educational for me. Unfortunately, this is her last week. I will hopefully be taking her place, since I'm getting familiar with her classroom throughout the week. There are only six students in this particular class, three boys, three girls. It's a great class for me to start out with, as there aren't any violent students right now. They seem to really like me already. There are two different teachers, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, so it's interesting to see that. My real responsibilities include taking care of all the paperwork, i.e. reports, that have to be done throughout the day. Also, I would be in contact with different departments and be taking care of scheduling certain appointments. Mostly, I'll be doing a lot of supervision---either during lunch or during detention, along with escorting them back and forth between buildings. I don't have CTI training yet, which would allow me to immobilize though certain holding techniques, so it puts me in a good place to learn, but not force responsibilities on me right away.
Yeah, that's what I got out of the first day. I think I'll really enjoy myself at this job.
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so exciting to see you getting fired up! Joanna told me about when she got her CTI training and instances when she had to use it. i think they should've taught me some of that for my pediatrics rotation - never know when you're going to run into a crazy kid!
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