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"There is no giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps."
-ANON
Being successful takes time and its not from one day to the other.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Recreation Therapist
Duties and Responsibilities:
Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.
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I think i would like this work because i like working with people. They have a variety of different pay so it would be interesting.
Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Salary:
| Government | $48,850 |
| Hospitals; state, local, and private | 46,160 |
| Ambulatory health care services | 39,770 |
| Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) | 36,900 |
| Residential care facilities | 36,430 |
Education:
Most recreational therapists need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Though less common, associate’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees are also available. Recreational therapy programs include courses in assessment, human anatomy, medical and psychiatric terminology, characteristics of illnesses and disabilities, and the use of assistive devices and technology. Bachelor’s degree programs usually include an internship.
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I think i would like this work because i like working with people. They have a variety of different pay so it would be interesting.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Student Success Statement
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
"Cowardice asks the question 'Is it safe?"
Expediency asks the question 'Is it politic?"
Vanity asks the question 'Is it popular?"
But, conscience ask the question, 'Is it right"
And there comes others a time when one must take a position that is either safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Radiologic Technologists
Duties and Responsibilities:
Radiologic Technologists use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician. They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological tests and treatment that will be performed. Radiographers also assist physicians in performing sophisticated procedures. They work in hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, nursing homes, and in private industry.
Salary: $ 24,000 - $36,000
Educational Requirements:
Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. To become a registered radiologic technologist, students must complete a two year training program in a hospital or school. A high school diploma or GED certificate is required to enter into these programs.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Student Success Statement
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"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."
-Abraham Lincoln
Everyone have a duty but it's up to us to realize what that duty is. We have to have faith in ourselves and understand whatever it is we are meant to do.
Radiation Therapist
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist radiologists and onocologists (cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients' bodies to ionizing radiation. Besides helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.
Salary:
$22,000-$36,000
Educational Requirments:
Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs. One year programs are often offered by hospitals. To qualify for a one year program, an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or been a nurse with education in radiation physics. A high school diploma or a GED is required to enter two year courses.
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Assist radiologists and onocologists (cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients' bodies to ionizing radiation. Besides helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.
Salary:
$22,000-$36,000
Educational Requirments:
Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs. One year programs are often offered by hospitals. To qualify for a one year program, an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or been a nurse with education in radiation physics. A high school diploma or a GED is required to enter two year courses.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Student Success Statement
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The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon:
self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.
-Dr. Laura Schlessinger
We you do right you will always feel good about. You might not see it right away but with time you will see the change in yourself! You'll learn to like yourself better. For example I saw someone drop $50 and instead of keeping then i caught up with the person and gave them to her. She was so happy and thankful. I felt very proud and good of myself.
Psychologist
Duties and Responsibilities:
Psychologists study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior patterns. They also provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems. Diagnosing and treating problems. Interviewing and observing patients. Developing, selecting, and administering tests. Counseling patients, groups, and families. Developing mental health programs. Conducting research and teaching.
Salary:
$45,000 - $65,000
Educational:
Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology. Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major. Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams.
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I would love to be a psychologist. I think it would be very interesting but i don't like how they have to receive a Ph.D. That wouldn't be something I'm interested in but it would be worth it!
Psychologists study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior patterns. They also provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems. Diagnosing and treating problems. Interviewing and observing patients. Developing, selecting, and administering tests. Counseling patients, groups, and families. Developing mental health programs. Conducting research and teaching.
Salary:
$45,000 - $65,000
Educational:
Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology. Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major. Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams.
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I would love to be a psychologist. I think it would be very interesting but i don't like how they have to receive a Ph.D. That wouldn't be something I'm interested in but it would be worth it!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Student Succes Statement
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"That which we persistin doing because easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but our ower to do has increased."
"That which we persistin doing because easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but our ower to do has increased."
-Raph Waldo Emerson
We have to keep trying and practice to have something accomplished. The nauter of the thing hasnt changed but the pwer of you wanting doing it have increased!
Psychiatrist
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Duties and Responsabilities:
Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a vary wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. Designing treatment programs. Conducting psychotherapy sessions. Prescribing potent mental illness drugs. Supervising electrotherapy treatments. Conducting research. Leading a team of mental health care providers.
Salary:
$90,000 - $200,000
Education:
In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.
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I would love to be a psychiatrist. I love what they do and feel that i would do a good job! They also make a good earning!!
Monday, March 10, 2014
Student Success Statement
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"Your worth consists in what you are not what you have."
-Thomas Edison, Inventor
You can have all the money in the world and luxeries but that doesnt make you a good person. It's about what you are, what you have done that make you a person worthy of looking up to. Don't worry about the material things because those with time vanish. What does stay with you and people is everything you have done. How you have help and more importantly what type of person you are!
Psychiatric Aide-Technician
Duties and Responsobilites:
Psychiatric aides and technicians help care for mentally ill, disabled, or infirm people who are confined to hospitals, mental facilities, and residential care facilities. They work under the supervision of mental health professionals or nurses Help patients bathe, dress, and eat. Escort patients to and from wards or clinics. Aid or restrain patients. Help with orientation and housekeeping. Interview patients and families. Observe patients and report their actions to professionals. Teach daily living skills. Dispense medications, and engage in educational and recreational activities
Salary:
$12,000 - $24,000
Education:
Psychiatric aides need not always have a high school diploma or formal training, however most employers prefer that they do.Psychiatric technicians need a high school diploma and should have taken courses in English and science. A short training course or previous job experience as a psychiatric aide is often also required.
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I wouldnt want to be this beacuse even though their job sounds intereting its not something i am passionate about so the fact that they make little money makes me not what to be a Psychiatric Aide-Technician.
Psychiatric aides and technicians help care for mentally ill, disabled, or infirm people who are confined to hospitals, mental facilities, and residential care facilities. They work under the supervision of mental health professionals or nurses Help patients bathe, dress, and eat. Escort patients to and from wards or clinics. Aid or restrain patients. Help with orientation and housekeeping. Interview patients and families. Observe patients and report their actions to professionals. Teach daily living skills. Dispense medications, and engage in educational and recreational activities
Salary:
$12,000 - $24,000
Education:
Psychiatric aides need not always have a high school diploma or formal training, however most employers prefer that they do.Psychiatric technicians need a high school diploma and should have taken courses in English and science. A short training course or previous job experience as a psychiatric aide is often also required.
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I wouldnt want to be this beacuse even though their job sounds intereting its not something i am passionate about so the fact that they make little money makes me not what to be a Psychiatric Aide-Technician.
Monday, March 3, 2014
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
Student Success Statement
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
-Henry David Thoreau
One should always follow your dreams no matter the obstacles you face. Take the steps that will help you reach your goals. If you can picture it then there is no reason you can't get to the life you desire. Don't just think of your dreams reach therm and much more.
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