My first open house!

Tonight was open house for my day treatment program (Crest/Choice). None of us expected many kids/parent to show up, but boy were we surprised. I guess before no one had made an effort to call all parents & invite them. About half of each of my classes showed up, and I got to meet lots of parents! Always good, so when I start calling them to set up sessions they're not like "who the hell are you?" Rah.

So, now I'm uber excited about the upcoming school year, b/c along with my newly defined job description, I've now met and talked with a lot of families about what's to come. I get to do real family therapy (which also scares the SHIT out of me) and groups with the kids, and be part of a real treatment team with the teachers from both schools. I get to make things happen with referrals, meds (consulting with docs and/or psychiatrists, etc). I'm the leader of each classroom and together with the rest of the team make reccommendations, etc for these kids. :-O wow-wee.

So, needless to say, I'm excited right now and that's why I'm not in bed. The only thing that could make me happier is finding out that I have money to spend in the budget to get some group books and stuff for my office to make sessions run smoothly & my office more comfortable.

So, with that, I must try and sleep and stop my brain from whirring around!