WOW! This has been an experience! I come home either really, really happy...or really, really sad. There have been more happy days than sad ones though and I'm beginning to see that when it's been an emotional day, I need to get out of the house and do something. I definitely have to develop coping methods that will work when I have several bad days in a row, which I'm sure will happen.
I'm really enjoying working in the court system. The lawyers and social workers crack me up. Their sense of humor is so different from anything I've experienced before. The bad part is rushing to get to court on time, and then having to wait around for your case to be called because other cases are taking longer than expected. But this is also the time where the lawyers and social workers really have their fun, so it's not a big deal to hang out with them.
Today I received a forward from my skilled facilitator that I work with 2 days a month. She is basically a mediator for meetings when situations are heated. We spent our first day together on Monday and her forward was nothing but compliments about me that she had sent to my professors and all of my supervisors and both of her supervisors. It really made my day! I also got called assertive for the first time in my life which is a HUGE deal considering how incredibly shy I used to be.
I'm happy that I'm fitting into my professional role so well.
Anyway, I've been busy so I haven't felt like being online very much when I'm home. I'll try to catch up with everyone this weekend. Tonight, Brendon and I are hanging out with another intern and her husband. Hope you ladies have a fun and exciting night!