And the Winner For Leading Actress in A CT Role Is...

Today I did the taping for my final project in Counseling Techniques (CT). In case you have forgotten, the goal of CT is to develop verbal, nonverbal, cognitive and affective skills in the context of professional care; basically how to talk to patients (more or less). So for the final, I had to play therapist and in turn I had to play patient. I have to access my performance as a therapist and describe in detail what I did right and what I did wrong. I ended up with a patient with a substance abuse problem. SCORE!!! I was prepared for this one and felt I really knew where to take the conversation and what questions to ask. I think I did well. I'll look at the video again tomorrow before I make that my final assessment statement.

Each student was assigned a specific role to play as patient. My role-play was SO sad. I got all caught up in portraying this woman that I found myself actually letting out a few tears. I got choked up and everything. You would think it had actually happened to me. Maybe I need to add acting to my list... back to the woman. I was a 35 year old woman married for 10 years that had had 4 miscarriages. Basically I felt guilty and felt I had failed my husband by not being able to carry our children to term. Isn't that just heartbreaking? It was Lifetime movie in there. Where is my Oscar?! Is that the right award? LOL.

Okay... I'm gone. Study study study. (Sigh) For you, Christmas jingle time... sing along!!