Tag: counseling
member name: Clare Stella
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May 28, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --
September 28, 2003
As I drive to work each afternoon (I work the late shift from 2:30 PM to 11 PM) I try to focus on what I what I want to do that day. Since I am learning different methods of therapy . . . more
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May 28, 2006 08:37 PM EDT --
October 6, 2003
Ugh. My patient "T", the domestic violence victim, left ADA, Against Clinical Advice. Her husband has threatened to kill her but she wants to go home to him.
Sometimes I feel . . . more
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May 28, 2006 09:03 PM EDT --
October 8, 2003
Dr. B, (a psychiatrist) who is my supervisor for this practicum, is a wonderful man. He is so kind and patient with people. Tonight as part of my supervision, we got to work with one of . . . more
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May 28, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
October 12, 2003
I'm not always so nice and understanding, folks. After all, I'm human.
I don't know if it was because of the Red Sox game, the rain, or the full moon but patients tonight . . . more
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June 25, 2006 11:52 AM EDT --
Okay, so I quit my job about two weeks ago but absolutely nothing has changed and I am going crazy. I heard a rumor that my boss interviewed someone this past Friday so I am hoping that he hires . . . more
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June 04, 2006 09:52 PM EDT --
It had to happen but I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. I have had to detox from my addiction as a Gatherer. Now I don't want a single comment about how I am making fun of people with "real" . . . more
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June 18, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
Remind me never to take a full-time job again. Especially in a substance abuse treatment center. It nearly killed me off.
First there was the switch from being a nocturnal person to . . . more
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June 04, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
October 2003
One of my patients tonight was an older woman who had a long history of substance abuse. She had been drinking for many years and had a diagnosis of severe pancreatitis which can cause serious . . . more
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June 04, 2006 09:07 PM EDT --
October 2003
I am still sick with this stupid cold or flu but made every effort to "be present" for my patients. Things seemed to go okay. I did a group on "Intentions" and told the . . . more
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July 13, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
I finally left my job after I had the week from hell. I had one patient
cut himself and come into my office with blood streaming down his arm.
Hold wound with face cloth. Check. . . . more
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January 17, 2006 11:54 AM EST --
While running a men's discussion group at the detox where I work I have been subtly challenged by one of the patients. His comments have led me to believe that there is more going on than meets . . . more
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