Blog #9

Now a second semester senior, both my time in San Ramon Valley High and my internship are halfway over. Reflecting on my first blog, I have come so far in my knowledge and experience with behavior analysis. By the end of this semester, I want to have established a solid relationship with at least one client. Creating visual cue cards and scoring adaptive behavior scales has become easy and familiar to me, a goal I wanted to have mastered by the start of this semester. With an excess of new at home clients and programs in the company, I will have many more opportunities to get hands-on experience in the field!

At home programs can be far away or close by, either in the morning or during the day, making going to an at home program difficult to find time for. With my mentor's insanely busy schedule and my work and school schedule, finding a time where we both can go to an assessment has proven difficult. Luckily, I've gotten used to my mentor's busy schedule, now planning in advance when we can both attend at-home programs. Hopefully, this proves to be useful and I can get more time in the field. Also, after hiring a new office manager, I can easily text her and see if my help is needed in the office, expecting a quick response when my mentor is busy. Combining busy schedules proves to be the most difficult task in my iQuest, and planning meetings ahead of time is an easy fix. As my knowledge of behavior analysis and the practice has grown, my comfortableness around children has too. Prepared and experienced with the correct procedures to use, and when to use them, has eased my anxiety and boosted my confidence working with kids. Practice is the only way to truly excel and gain experience, so I can only hope having the chance to attend assessments and at-home programs continues to increase my knowledge and reach my goals!