Student Success Statement #63

"There is no giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps."
                                                              - ANON

Reflection: This anonymous person/author has a point. It takes a lot of little steps to accomplish something. For example having a successful career requires many years of education and studying. You can't just one day magically decide, "OH GOODY I'M GOING TO BE A DOCTOR  TODAY."

That is not how this works. You must go to school for many years to gain the knowledge you will one day use. School and study is those little steps to your great future.

Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and craft, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Average Salary: $42,280

Educational Requirements:

                Most recreational therapists need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Though less common, associate’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees are also available.

                Recreational therapy programs include courses in assessment, human anatomy, medical and psychiatric terminology, characteristics of illnesses and disabilities, and the use of assistive devices and technology. Bachelor’s degree programs usually include an internship.

Student Success Statement #62

"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."

- William Penn

Reflection: I agree with Mr. Penn. Right will always be right no matter what. Wrong will always be wrong no matter what. Choosing the right is not always easy, so many people go for the easy way out : CTW. No, you must learn to choose the right no matter what goes on, the right shall always be you're first option to any decision you decide to make. Choosing the wrong can get you into a lot of trouble. Choosing the right gives you good feeling in your heart and you feel proud of deciding to do what is right. Always choose the right, no matter how many are against it.

Thoracic Surgeon

Thoracic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities:

      A thoracic surgeon is a medical doctor who performs operations on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. This also includes surgeons who can be called cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, general thoracic surgeons, and congenital heart surgeons.

Average Salary: $350,000 - $500,000

Educational Requirements:

      Thoracic surgeons have to graduate from medical school and most commonly will go on to complete a five year general surgery residency. After this they must successfully matriculate through an approved cardiothoracic surgery residency program for either two or three years. Some thoracic surgeons choose to do additional training in sub-specialized are but this training is largely optional, except for congenital heart surgery.

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Question: Would you like to be a Thoracic Surgeon? Why or why not?

Answer: OF COURSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A THORACIC SURGEON. I'M NOT EVEN CONSIDERING BEING ANY KIND OF SURGEON. I HATE ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BLOOD IN TERMS WHERE IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S BLOOD AND SURGERY WITH WEIRD TOOLS. I'M SORRY BUT NO I WOULD NEVER BE A THORACIC SURGEON OR ANY KIND OF SURGEON. I WOULD NEVER CONSIDER THAT PROFESSION. EVER.

Student Success Statement #61

"Cowardice asks the question 'Is it safe?'
Expediency asks the question 'Is it politic?'
Vanity asks the question 'Is is popular?'

But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right."

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Radiologic Technologist

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Radiologic Technologists use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician. They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological tests and treatment that will be performed. They place the equipment at the right distance and right angle from the patient to make the appropriate images for the physician. Radiographers also assist physicians in performing sophisticated procedures. It is their responsibility to ensure that radiology equipment is properly maintained. They can work in hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, nursing homes, and in private industry.

Average Salary: $24,000 - $36,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school.

                To become a registered radiologic technologist, students must complete a two year training program in a hospital or school. A high school diploma or GED certificate is required for entry into these programs.

Student Success Statement #59

"The reward for doing right is an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem."
                                                                                                                                  - Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Psychologist

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Psychologists study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain,  and change their behavior patterns. They also provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems. Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice. They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, and industrial-organizational psychology.

Their duties often include:

ü  Diagnosing and treating problems.

ü  Interviewing and observing patients.

ü  Developing, selecting, and administering tests.

ü  Counseling patients, groups, and families.

ü  Developing mental health programs.

ü  Conducting research and teaching.

Average Salary: $45,000 - $65,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging (AP or IB) high school courses available, especially in English and science.

                Licensed psychologists must earn a PH.D. in psychology. Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in psychology major. Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams.

Student Success Statement #58

"Right is right only when entire."
                                  - Victor Hugo

Student Success Statement #57

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased."
                                                                                                                    - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reflection: Practice makes perfect. I do believe that if you want something difficult done, you must demonstrate perseverance. You will persist, and eventually you will succeed. For example, if you really want to learn how to play an instrument fluently, you must practice and practice and practice, and in the end you will realize you can accomplish your goal of playing that instrument effortlessly.

Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problem
s of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a very wide variety of treatments and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities.

Their duties include:

·         Designing treatment programs.

·         Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

·         Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.

·         Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

·         Conducting research.

·         Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Average Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

Educational Requirements:

                In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

When You Tell One Lie by Paul Hatch

When You Tell One Lie

Paul Hatch

When you tell one lie, it leads to another

So you tell two lies to cover each other.

Then you tell three lies, and Oh Brother,

You're in trouble up to your ears!

So you tell four lies and try to protect you,

Then you tell five lies so folks won't suspect you.

Then you tell six lies and you'll collect,

A life filled with worries and fears.

'Cause you can't remember how many lies you've told,

And half the things you said aren't true.

And sometime you'll slip up, you'll trip up and then

Whatever will become of you?

So you lie and lie without even trying,

And each lie you tell will keep multiplying,

'Till the whole wide world will know you're lying.

Then you'll be

Suspected

Detected

Rejected

Neglected

Disliked

And you should!

When you lie, you're closing the door

On everything good.

Student Success Statement #56

"Your worth consists in what you are and not what you have."
                                                                                 - Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

Reflection: Mr. Edison is correct. You may not be worth a lot, even if you happen to be the the richest person alive. People shouldn't be labeled worthless if they have nothing, no money, no car, nothing. They shouldn't be judged constantly for the items they don't have. No one should.

Psychiatric Aide – Technician

    Psychiatric Aide – Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Psychiatric aides and technicians help care for mentally ill, disabled, or infirm people who are confined to hospitals, mental facilities, and residential care facilities. They work under the supervision of mental health professionals or nurses. They often work in hospitals, social service centers, crisis centers, schools, and substance abuse facilities. Psychiatric technicians usually have more formal training and responsibilities than aides.

Psychiatric aides and technicians often:

ü  Help patients bathe, dress, and eat.

ü  Escort patients to and from wards or clinics.

ü  Aid or restrain patients.

ü  Help with orientation and housekeeping.

ü  Interview patients and families.

ü  Observe patients and report their actions to professionals.

ü  Teach daily living skills.

ü  Dispense medications, and engage in educational and recreational activities.

Average Salary: $12,000 - $24,000

Educational Requirements:

                Psychiatric aides need not always have a high school diploma or formal training, however most employers prefer that they do.

                Psychiatric technicians need a high school diploma and should have taken courses in English and science. A short training course or previous job experience as a psychiatric aide is often also required.

Student Success Statement #55

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION."
                                                                                                              - Tommy Lasorda

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Pharmacy Technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist. Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors’ orders for patients. Technicians measure out correct amounts of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers. In addition, they add drugs to intravenous solutions. All of their prescription filling work is rechecked by a pharmacist before medications are dispensed to patients or customers.

Other duties of pharmacy technicians are:

v  Checking inventories and ordering supplies.

v  Receiving and checking in supplies.

v  Waiting on customers.

v  Keeping pharmacy work areas clean.

v  Helping fill out insurance forms.

Pharmacy technicians work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and some large industrial complexes.

Average Salary: $15,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should take math, science (especially chemistry), and typing courses in high school.

                A high school diploma is usually required to begin pharmacy technician training. Two year courses leading to certificates are available at most community colleges. Six month programs are offered at privately operated schools.

Student Success Statement #54

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
                                                                                               - Henry David Thoreau

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Pharmacists compound, or prepare, prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, and other practitioners. They review these prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication. This can involve weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs. Once the compounds are prepared, pharmacists then dispense them to customers and patients.

                Pharmacists answer patients’ and customers’ questions about the drugs they are taking and drugs which can be sold over the counter. In some cases, pharmacists are responsible for taking inventory of the drugs on the shelves and ordering any which they are low on.

                Pharmacists work in hospitals, clinics, health departments, universities, and grocery, drug, and discount stores. Those who work in stores must be aware of the other health supplies available in the store so they do not direct customers in the wrong direction.

Average Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students should take the most challenging high school classes (including AP or IB) available in English, science, and math.

                All pharmacists must graduate from a college of pharmacy. Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (P-CAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education. Other colleges will admit students directly from high school.

                Normally it takes at least five years to earn a Pharmacy Degree. To earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Pharm D., requires at least six.