Today was very bittersweet for me. I finished up my practicum at Phoebe! On one hand, this is a major Woohoo moment because it is such an accomplishment to be done. On the other hand, I'm so sad because I am sincerely going to miss the people I worked with and the nature of the work I was doing.
Going into this practicum, I was very hesitant, scared, and nervous. I was really unsure of how much I would enjoy and how well I would do working in an inpatient psychiatric facility. Quite intimidating! Much to my surprise- the entire experience was nothing less than wonderful. In the past seven weeks, I feel like I have grown so much personally and professionally. This was such a unique cliental population to work with, yet it was not a difficult as I expected it to be. Challenging- yes, but in a good way.
I am so incredibly thankful that my internship went so well. I genuinely felt like I was a part of the team at Phoebe. All of the staff seemed to just take me in as a member of the family. If I ever had any questions or confusion, it wasn't a bother to answer a question or clear something up. Everyone- staff and patients- were conducive to my intense learning experience this summer. I truly hope that I am able to go back and work/volunteer with these people again.
Woo-hoo! Congratulations! I have no doubt they were sad to see you go!
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