i started my training at the veterans hospital today. i am going to be working as a social worker in the mental health unit. for the next two days i am just training (which thus far equates to filling out 50 pages of forms and taking online modules about computer security and diversity).
for a rural area, the hospital does a lot and actually serves a lot of people in "VISN region 19". we learned a lot about the (negative) history of the VA and how the whole system changed for the better in 1996.
everyone in my social work program is required to do a field practicum placement, 16 hours per week, usually unpaid. i landed this sweet gig for my internship and i am getting paid! wohoo!
my one fear? that my vocabulary is going to be taken over by acronyms (see title).
the front is the original building--with an floor added on and a labyrinth of new wings extending out. still a cool building to look at though!
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I can't wait to hear more about it! You are awesome.
That's the VA in Cheyenne, correct? I once spent an afternoon lost in it's corridors attempting to find the correct room or doctor or whomever to examine my bum foot. A smiling person will do that place a lot of good!
Maybe you'll be able to make sense of some of the things Logan says now, if you understand acronyms!
I'm so excited for you! What a great opportunity!!! Next- pediatrics :)
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