Day 41: Day 3 in MOWI
On-going Assignment: Letter to Representative about The Older Americans Act, Routes on becoming a Dietitian/ DTR
Kathryn, Meghan and I were supposed to go out with a caseworker individually to see if the new clients are qualified to be part of the MOW program. Some girls went yesterday and told us it was a great experience and an eye opener-- some clients live under the poverty line or have lots of health issues. I was looking forward to go out with the caseworker and understand more about their work. Sadly, that didn't happen due to Lynell (coordinator)'s sickness. I ended up just sitting in the office and working on the assignments.
I started working on the letter to Representative about the importance of the Older Americans Act. I've heard about it in one of my nutrition class, but I didn't quite remember. I had to research about the Act and think why it is important. I seriously had a hard time being productive. So far it was not what I had expected, but I'm sure later on I will be very busy. Some girls already had their training for their projects and they already got going with them. I can't wait for mine to begin, which is next Tuesday.
Some times before we get done, Sherry came to our table and started discussing about the Dietetics Internship and other possible routes. To be honest, I'm still very confused. She said we should apply with a strategy. For example, choose the one that is the least expensive, fastest (?), highest acceptance rate and emphasis. If your goal is to get a RD, then do it cheaply. I agree with her. She also said that having clinical experience is important in the past, but right now it does not matter because there are just so many routes to go with being a dietitian, like community (social work-ish), business, entrepreneur, foodservice etc. Also, it is difficult to learn consulting skills in a clinical setting.
Another dietitian, Cathie came to share her story as why she wants to do the consulting in the community rather than in the clinical setting. She shared two great stories. The main point she made was in order to make sure that the clients learn and absorbed the information they needed, you need to understand their living condition. In the hospital, it is easy to just give them recommendation. That's what we want them to do or hope to see, but is it feasible? Not really. Understanding one's environment and personality is the key in successfully implementing the feasible plans. Of course, the reward of seeing improvement is much greater and bigger. When you can see the progress and result that you better someone's life, you feel that you had done something meaningful. Seeing the result allows you to continue to do what you like/ want to do with passion and motivation.
They had made this point in the past. The future in dietetics would be in the home, not in the hospital.
ct.
http://www.allaccessinternships.com/
Kathryn, Meghan and I were supposed to go out with a caseworker individually to see if the new clients are qualified to be part of the MOW program. Some girls went yesterday and told us it was a great experience and an eye opener-- some clients live under the poverty line or have lots of health issues. I was looking forward to go out with the caseworker and understand more about their work. Sadly, that didn't happen due to Lynell (coordinator)'s sickness. I ended up just sitting in the office and working on the assignments.
I started working on the letter to Representative about the importance of the Older Americans Act. I've heard about it in one of my nutrition class, but I didn't quite remember. I had to research about the Act and think why it is important. I seriously had a hard time being productive. So far it was not what I had expected, but I'm sure later on I will be very busy. Some girls already had their training for their projects and they already got going with them. I can't wait for mine to begin, which is next Tuesday.
Some times before we get done, Sherry came to our table and started discussing about the Dietetics Internship and other possible routes. To be honest, I'm still very confused. She said we should apply with a strategy. For example, choose the one that is the least expensive, fastest (?), highest acceptance rate and emphasis. If your goal is to get a RD, then do it cheaply. I agree with her. She also said that having clinical experience is important in the past, but right now it does not matter because there are just so many routes to go with being a dietitian, like community (social work-ish), business, entrepreneur, foodservice etc. Also, it is difficult to learn consulting skills in a clinical setting.
Another dietitian, Cathie came to share her story as why she wants to do the consulting in the community rather than in the clinical setting. She shared two great stories. The main point she made was in order to make sure that the clients learn and absorbed the information they needed, you need to understand their living condition. In the hospital, it is easy to just give them recommendation. That's what we want them to do or hope to see, but is it feasible? Not really. Understanding one's environment and personality is the key in successfully implementing the feasible plans. Of course, the reward of seeing improvement is much greater and bigger. When you can see the progress and result that you better someone's life, you feel that you had done something meaningful. Seeing the result allows you to continue to do what you like/ want to do with passion and motivation.
They had made this point in the past. The future in dietetics would be in the home, not in the hospital.
ct.
http://www.allaccessinternships.com/
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