CPE begins...

Well I have completed my first week of CPE. Overall, it went very well. I really like my group and supervisors. There are 5 other students for the summer program and we are all from a variety of backgrounds including Lutheran, Catholic, Presbyterian and others... We have really been thrown to the fire right away. I was shadowing on-call my first day on Tuesday and now tomorrow will be my first official on-call. We have a sleep room in the hospital to rest, so hopefully it will be pretty quiet. I will mainly be working on the following units: ortho/neuro, rehab, and emergency. As we go through the process we will also be doing a lot of group work as we explore our own psychological states and learn to counsel and provide pastoral care to others. Now, I am off to enjoy the beautiful summer weather, so I will update more later!