Week 1 Part 2

The rest of my week was much more productive than the beginning part of my week. I was able to get some significant shadowing work done over the last few days whether it be over zoom or real life shadowing whenever possible. I have…

Week 1 Part 1

The first couple of days in the first week of my senior project went by very slowly with little work to do. This is because of my brother Nathan’s recent t-cell aggressive cancer diagnosis. I was going to shadow my dad, but my dad…

Week 1 @ Continuum pt.2

For the second half of week one, I spent my days shadowing the behavioral therapists at Continuum as they went about their day working with the kids there. For the most part, I observed and didn’t interact in the activities. I didn’t want to…

PT?

On Friday, I went into our Swansea office to fix someones computer. While I was there, I had my shoulder pain checked out and I got some stuff done to it. My shoulder doesn’t hurt anymore but it was painful at the time of…

Week 2: Strong Tower Ranch

Through the continuation of the week, I have been able to not only do groundwork with specific horses but ride them as well. My days consist mostly of barn chores and discussions with volunteers and management on the operations that take place at the…

Busy week

This week has been a busy one! I’ve worked at The Sheldon every day this week on a show. Yesterday was pretty crazy because a lot of people came to the show early. I was given the job of handing out line tickets. People…

Week Two Missouri Department of Social Services – Juvenile Office (part two)

For the second half of the week I have gotten to observe more CP (care and protection) and delinquency cases in court. I also got to watch my first TPR trial, which is where the parents rights are officially terminated. I also got to…

My second week with Mr. Platz

Day 1 – Today I didn’t really do much but I learned that the next 2 weeks is a good opportunity to learn some life skills even if I might already know some of them. The cleaners didn’t come by last Friday so me…

Week 2: Strong Tower Ranch

This week I have been helping out at Strong Tower Ranch. It is a ranch ministry that does equine therapy as well as equine-assisted therapy for children. So far, I have shadowed the director, Lori Brooks, and have learned the hierarchy and setup of…

The Plaza in Clayton. Week 2, Part 1.

So far this week I have been doing more housekeeping. I have cleaned a statue, cleaned garage floor, moved street cones, replaced towels in the fitness room, replaced toilet paper in bathrooms, checked the cleaning supplies, cleaned the coffee containers, and cleaned an elevator….