Every Day Grind

Reviewing case law and the new ethical standards while I have the summer off before starting back up in the fall. Today I reread through special education case law to brush up some of the monumental cases that have changed the way students have accessed education. Special Education reform came out of the Civil Rights movement that paved the way for many other students to have the right to a fair education.

Just because a conversation may be difficult to have does not mean it shouldn’t happen.

It’s been awhile...

I officially have completed my graduate program and it’s crazy to think I’m officially done with school. I’m beyond excited to start working in the real world. Especially now, school psychologist are going to be vital in school systems and I cannot wait to be apart of it.

11.3.18

Stats may or may not be the death of me.

10.15.18

October is literally my favorite month. I’m currently loving my orange lights at my desk while I finish my reading for tomorrow.

Hello Tumblr World (:

I thought I’d properly introduce myself, I’ve gotten a lot of followers and such lately that I feel I should explain a little about myself!

My name is Hannah (I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned my name!)

I am currently a second year school psychology graduate student, I am doing a three year Ed.S program. For those of you who have no idea who a school psychologist is (honestly, I didn’t either until a few years ago!) it is the person who works in school district primarily that is a part of working with students who require extra support in their education. We gives different assessments (such as IQ tests) that help determine if a child falls into a special education category. But we also counsel, support children who do not have disabilities (such as mental health issues or minor educational changes). 

I have a bachelor’s of science in psychology that is still weird to me that I have an actual college degree. 

I am 23 years old.

I absolutely am obsessed with true crime and unexplained mysteries.

I love horror films and cheesy romantic comedies. I also have watched Parks and Rec nearly 50 times all the way through

I listen to a lot of alternative, rock, and punk music (I may have never left my 14 year old emo phase musically). 

I decided to become a studyblr about a year ago. I love learning and school weird?), I like gaining new knowledge and I’ve always been obsessed with stationary and note taking, once I realized there was a whole community of people like me it was quite exciting. 

Well the great thing about psychology is you have a lot of options for what you can do in that field. I got a psychology degree in college and currently specializing in school psychology for my graduate school program, but it took me nearly all of college to decide what I wanted to do. 

I think a lot of what psychology revolves around is a need to understand how people think, feel, act, etc. in order to learn how to help them. Psychology focuses on the mind and behavior in understanding individual people. 

Some tips

-Take a psych class if you have any at your high school! I took AP Psych in high school and it honestly was the push I needed to decide to pursue psychology, plus it gave me a lot of different areas I found interesting to explore further in college. 

-Read up on careers in psychology, there’s ton of options, sometimes you don’t even realize a job exists and it’s the perfect fit! Most people view psychology majors as therapists but there’s so much more! School, Child Development, Forensic, Counseling, Clinical, Experimental, Industrial/Organizational are just a few I can think of!

-It definitely involves statistics and research methods, other than that there’s not much science or math to it, unless you go into neuroscience or medicine.

-It is a major that often requires further education beyond college, it is possible to just have a bachelor’s degree and work, but most people end up going to graduate school in order to enter the career field they want. 

9.29.18

Two papers and an exam to complete this weekend aka I’ve spent my whole day trapped at my desk so I can watch football tonight with some college friends.

9.26.18

This weeks been busy and definitely not where I want to be in terms of studying for my stats exam but luckily I live and breathe stats (I also TA the undergrad course) so I’m hoping that pays off tomorrow.

9.24.18

These days I feel there is definite lack of time available in the day to accomplish everything.

The best way to handle a busy schedule for me is to write out everything I need to accomplish that week and slowly set little goals every day to hit. And making time to workout (even if it’s at 6am, sigh) and choosing to read a book instead of going on my phone before I fall asleep.