The end of a program, the beginning of my journey as a CMHAW
Even at the end of the program, I felt like I was running around the Stenberg campus to print that last essay or those nearly unending PowerPoint notes. I laugh…
Second Half of my Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker Practicum
Hey guys, Hope this weather is treating you well! I have now come to the end of my practicum. What an experience and a privilege it has been. My last…
Practicum’s End Means a New Life’s Beginning
As we wind down our studies at Stenberg so too comes the end of our last 2 weeks of practicum. As I have mentioned previously my practicum has been shared…
Helping with Happiness, Halfway There
I sit here writing this blog reflecting on my first two weeks of practicum experience looking forward to my next shift. The relationships I have built with the staff, the…
School’s Out for the Summer
Well, here I sit after having completed the classroom portion of my studies for this program. I have to say it was not nearly as tough as I thought it…
Challenging My Ideas of Harm Reduction
Hey everyone This is officially my first entry of 2015, wow what a year 2014 turned out to be. Sorry for there being such a large gap since my last…
Tips on Caring for Patients with Dementia
Caring for a patient suffering from dementia is something graduates of nursing courses , health care assistant training or a mental health worker program might often be called upon to…
Helping Seniors Transition to Assisted Living: How Health Care Assistants Help
Assisted living facilities across the country do a fantastic job of allowing the elderly to retain their independence while also making sure help is just a short distance away. While…
Evaluating My Progress
Hi everyone it’s me again and I want to share. I’d like to go back in time a little bit to before I started this course and how excited I…
Helping Yourself Before Helping Others
As my experience here at Stenberg College was beginning I believe I mentioned that I wasn’t really stressed. I had a few of the nervous little butterflies but not to…
Learning about Mental Health
Right now I am in the middle of taking a course on mental health, concurrent disorders and psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR). It is an 8 week long course where we learn…
Integrated Practice Experience
So something that my course offers that made Stenberg a top choice for me is a part of our curriculum called our Integrated Practice Education. So ever Wednesday we go…
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