hellooo. just thought i'd give an update on my life, for those who care :)
since i've been back from basileia, i started training to work at a summer camp for kids with adhd. if you're thinking it's something like ocm's summer day camp, boy, let me tell you that you couldn't be more wrong, haha. the training itself is 4 freakin weeks, and it's jam-packed with a whole lot of stuff i have to learn by the time camp starts on june 25. the way that the camp is run is that it's all based on a token economy, and a rewards/points system. every minute of the day, from the time that the kids arrive at the camp (815am) til when they leave (4pm), they can be earning and losing points. most of our training revolves around learning this rigid point system, and what kids can be getting points for. it's a crazy system, and really complex to the outside eye, but so awesome when you're in it and actually doing therapy with these kids.
the camp has 50-something kids in total, split into 4 groups by age. i'm the lead counselor for the red group, the 9-10 year olds, and working with 5 other counselors. yes, that means that there are 6 counselors for 11 kids. it's a great counselor:camper ratio, but it's still gonna be extremely tough to manage them. i'm so afraid one of my kids is gonna run away or hurt him/herself. last year, there was this one kid who ran away from his group, and ran up to the roof. man, if that happened to me, i'd probably be crapping in my pants.
but anyway, long story short, this camp is gonna be taking a really big toll on my physical state/health. gotta be there at 730am everyday, can't leave til at least 600pm. probably gonna take a toll on my spiritual health as well, since it'll be hard to find time that i'm awake/alert to do QTs and stuff. so yea, pray for me, please. this is something that i think God is pushing me to do in the future, so i hope this camp goes well and i can get a job with the institute for adhd come this fall.
guess that's all for now...oh. the title of this post? the other day, my cousin convinced me that his face wash would make me grow a beard. needless to say, it wasn't true, but i believed him for a bit >< boys are dumb!
hah.
later :)
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My sister is 10 years old, so guess I can get a little feel for what you will encounter. My sister is well-behaved, but some of her friends are horrors! But I am sure you will do a good job!
ummm...not all boys are dumb. God will bring you through all of this. i have faith! :D
i'm sad that you're not going to be working in my town anymore. come back to visit! =D
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