Journals
These journals reflect my weekly experiences as an athletic training student. Each journal reflects either an actual patient contact experience, or something I am working on in my athletic training courses.
I believe I have more strengths than I do weakness, so I am going to start with my weaknesses. For my personally I think my biggest weakness is the lack of confidence I have in myself. I don’t know why I struggle to just go with my gut, but I second guess myself all the time. I am also afraid to answer things because I don’t want to be wrong. I don’t know why I am afraid to be wrong, but I just can not get over it. I have actually been working a lot towards this by just saying what comes to my brain no matter the outcome. I think for me personally; I don’t want to be wrong with what I am doing because it frustrates me. Of course, I am just a student, but I have been doing this for three years and I should be getting better every time. I think I overthink the situation and just get a little stressed out. I think I could improve my weaknesses by performing more evaluations. The more experience the the better I will be. I have actually been working towards this because it is one of my goals for this semester. My preceptor is going to challenge me once a week with either a real evaluation or a scenario. I also think I can increase my weaknesses by answering more questions in class or during clinic hours to prove to myself I am capable of knowing the correct answer. For my strengths, I believe I am very determined to get anything I am challenged with completed. Whether this be with an evaluation, directing rehab exercises, or performing any type of treatment. I am very hardworking at getting any task completed. I am also very good with communication to others. This can be when someone is hurt or when I am introduced to a new team. Communication is key, and this allows the athlete to build trust with me and not be afraid to let me do their treatments or rehabs. I try to talk to every athlete I come in contact with to build a relationship with them. I want them to be able to come to me for any questions, or help they need while I am with them during practice, treatment, or games. By being with one team for a whole semester is really helpful with this because I am able to follow them throughout their many practices and games. This allows them to get to know me, and they can get used to me as a student. I will enhance my strengths by continuing to reach out to all athletes, and I will continue to work hard throughout any challenges I come into contact with.
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April 2019
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