My Simple, Happy, Beautiful Life

I have been confused for the last month or two regarding my future employment and internship. This whole not knowing where I was going to end up was making me really stressed out, but I am so happy that things are finally working out and coming together.  Do you want to hear my happy news?  I feel like my social work identity is finally coming together as I know who I am as a social worker. My professional identity is developing.  I am starting a new position as a Education Related Mental Health Therapist Intern at this private school called Guiding Hands. It is going to be a paid internship and I am working with the population that I love working with. I have developed a love for working with people who have disabilities, specifically developmental disabilities. I find working with this population is extremely rewarding yet challenging. It pushes me to work hard but I find the work very enjoyable. So, I am very happy about this placement. It is in El Dorado Hi...

So, I am ending my first year of my internship and it has been such a learning process. I haven't really thought about the termination process because the end never really seemed like it was near. Well, I have two more days of my internship. That is absolutely crazy to think that I have been here for a year. I have been at Health for All, which is an adult day health care center. I am with adults who have physical and mental disabilities. There is a wide range of clients who have mental health diagnosis, extreme physical health limitations and isolation. Many clients lost contact with family and live with caregivers and board and care. The clients struggle with isolation, depression, grief and loss of independence. The more I think about it, the more sad and happy I am with this termination process. I don't think I am really ready for the termination process, but I have to be though. I am happy because that means it is summer! Sometimes having the internship along with the sc...