Seminar - Observation Day

This last week was more of an observation week than a practicing one. For the first portion of the day, I observed my supervisor administer the BASC-2, WAIS and WASI to two different students. I then went to talk about my research project with a teacher and was unable to find them, so very little was done on that end. I then had my weekly counseling group. I have been trying to think of ways that it can be more structured and was thinking of keeping track of their moods at each meeting. I could watch the trends this way.

At the midway point of the day, my supervisor and I discussed the presentation of my research project. We decided that my proposal was too formal and so we are meeting tomorrow to simply discuss the idea with an administrator.

The rest of the day I spent at a social service team meeting and then a special education meeting on filling out IEPs with the electronic system. It was an institute day, so there were no students to see in the afternoon. Learning about the electronic IEP system was interesting, but I think they need to have a manual explaining some key issues that might come up. If I end up interning, I think I will make that one of my goals. I enjoy learning about software and what can be done with various programs.