I'm a real case manager!
Well, I feel official now. I had a mini-treatment team meeting today to revise one of my client's treatment plans! Yay! A lot like the ones I did at TCH, except we don't rate the goals here. I have to add 2 goals to the plan and condense/combine 5 parts of another one into 1-2 parts. (IE there is goal #2 A-E and they only want maybe an A and a B) !! Yay. Tomorrow I'm going to meet with another client for the first time. Then on Monday I'm meeting with the mother of the client I saw today to get signatures on a bunch of forms and get her input into the plan I revise! Hah, I'm a for real case manager!
So, that's what's going on. Last week I went out to a lot of places with Colleen, so I could get the hang of stuff. And, I guess to learn where places are, altho I didn't succeed at that too well, cuz I won't be able to find my way back anywhere! Ah well, that's what mapquest is for. So, I did that, read up on all the files of my people (I now have 6), and did some online training and paperwork. RAH! This week I've mostly been in the office doing piddly stuff.. some more online training courses, reading this and that, getting ready for various meetings, and working with Colleen to learn treatment plans and authorizations and such. So, slowly... =)
Tonight is my last night of babysitting for the week. UGH! I haven't been home except to sleep all week it seems like. And, I've not been to the Y since Tuesday! SUCKAGE. The diabetes meeting went well.. I did my little 10-15 mins on stress, and that turned into a good discussion on parents and kids perceptions of nagging and diabetes related stressors. It was cool. Altho there were a few parents that monopolized the conversation (trying to be all counselor like) so I had a hard time getting in any of my thoughts. But, it was right up the alley of what I want to do. (IE trouble between teenagers and their parents in reguards to diabetes. I was like "OH MY GOODNESS, can you just come to my house and we'll have a family counseling session right now!) I just wish I could do that without all the red tape issues. Then, I was talking to Marinda (the mom of Cassie who is the little girl with diabetes and a pump that I babysit ) and she was like "Nicole, that is right where you need to be. They could benefit so well from you. I wish you could just set up an office and DO IT!" Maybe if we have some more meetings like that, and I can get others to hush up, we can get somewhere. But, it was really cool, because it's what I imagined this group should be like. I need a rich man to fall in love with me and offer to fund my ideas!!
Oh my goodness! Tomorrow is BRAD PAISLEY! I can't wait! I'm very excited. AND, I get to see Melissa. =) 2 good things in one day! Hot damn.
Ok, gotta get back to work. I was taking a break from editing my treatment plan.
So, that's what's going on. Last week I went out to a lot of places with Colleen, so I could get the hang of stuff. And, I guess to learn where places are, altho I didn't succeed at that too well, cuz I won't be able to find my way back anywhere! Ah well, that's what mapquest is for. So, I did that, read up on all the files of my people (I now have 6), and did some online training and paperwork. RAH! This week I've mostly been in the office doing piddly stuff.. some more online training courses, reading this and that, getting ready for various meetings, and working with Colleen to learn treatment plans and authorizations and such. So, slowly... =)
Tonight is my last night of babysitting for the week. UGH! I haven't been home except to sleep all week it seems like. And, I've not been to the Y since Tuesday! SUCKAGE. The diabetes meeting went well.. I did my little 10-15 mins on stress, and that turned into a good discussion on parents and kids perceptions of nagging and diabetes related stressors. It was cool. Altho there were a few parents that monopolized the conversation (trying to be all counselor like) so I had a hard time getting in any of my thoughts. But, it was right up the alley of what I want to do. (IE trouble between teenagers and their parents in reguards to diabetes. I was like "OH MY GOODNESS, can you just come to my house and we'll have a family counseling session right now!) I just wish I could do that without all the red tape issues. Then, I was talking to Marinda (the mom of Cassie who is the little girl with diabetes and a pump that I babysit ) and she was like "Nicole, that is right where you need to be. They could benefit so well from you. I wish you could just set up an office and DO IT!" Maybe if we have some more meetings like that, and I can get others to hush up, we can get somewhere. But, it was really cool, because it's what I imagined this group should be like. I need a rich man to fall in love with me and offer to fund my ideas!!
Oh my goodness! Tomorrow is BRAD PAISLEY! I can't wait! I'm very excited. AND, I get to see Melissa. =) 2 good things in one day! Hot damn.
Ok, gotta get back to work. I was taking a break from editing my treatment plan.
1 Comments:
At 6:59 PM ,
erica said...
You sound happy. =) And you sound really important... I'll bet you COULD do a lot of good in a family counseling situation with a diabetic kid. But for now, this job sounds awesome for you. I'm glad you've found your way into it so easily! =)
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