all about my new site

twitter folks may recall (or not) that my first internship placement was the PITS. couldnt be there; should have never gone there. the kind people at my new site were willing to take on another intern because they only had one regular counseling intern (they have an art therapy student. that program is totally separate from mine which sucks but it is what it is). now this site is nothing to sleep on because they only had one intern and other sites were at their capacity with interns. my site came highly recommended from one of my professors who actually helped to get the center founded. i interviewed there when i was looking for sites and declined the invitation to intern there solely because of the distance. my site is a good 30 minute drive where as my sucky site was a 10 minute drive and like a 15-20 minute bus ride. it's really not even supposed to be 30 minutes but i speed (dont judge me) so i get there in record time. now let's compare my two sites:

1. population served

good place: adolescents and children with behavioral issues, depression, bipolar disorder, adhd, family problems

bad place: felons

im not gonna talk about how when i interviewed at the bad site and i was told something very different about the population served and how the organization is run

2. direct hours (face-to-face time w/ clients) vs. indirect hours (everything else)

good place: 3:1

bad place: 1: 6 million

90% of my tweet total was a direct result of boredom at the bad site

3. people running the joint

good place: melanin deficient

bad place: good and ghetto

im just playing, that is not a factor. or is it? just an observation, really, i think

4. how much i feel like a valued team member

good place: 100%

bad place: 0%

5. how i feel when i leave daily

good place: tired and emotionally drained but accomplished. i learned something/made a difference/felt useful

bad place: glad to get the fuck out. dreading my return. depressed/ inadequate/ ineffective