Skills and Assumptions - 12/7

When I pictured myself in my mentorship a few months ago I thought it was going to be very difficult. I imagined that it would be really hard to make friends with my mentors as well as talk to the patients, and I thought all I would be doing was running errands. At this point I realized I was very wrong. Making conversations with my mentors came easy, they were very nice and understanding. Furthermore, the patients were very nice and easy to talk to as well. I haven't met a single person that wasn't afraid to talk about why they were in rehab in the first place. And instead of just running errands for my mentors, I actually get to perform exercises for different patients. It feels like just another job and it is very fun. What I pictured to be very difficult and frustrating, actually turned out to be very fun and entertaining, and I look forward to helping out at Atlanta Rehab each and every week. There are also skills that I see are very important, those being knowledge and communication. It is important to be knowledgeable of all the body parts and exercises to perform for each injury.It is also very important to communicate appropriately with each patient, insuring that they trust you and your procedures. Knowing all this has made my mentorship quite the experience.