In comparison to preseason last year, I definitely feel a whole lot more comfortable! Last preseason I was super eager to learn but I remember being nervous when people would come in and ask me for help. Now when athletes approach me I feel comfortable and more confident in my ability to help them. As an ATS, I feel as though I have a lot of learning to do this year. The end is right around the corner and I need to kick things into high gear! When it comes to rehabs and being in the clinic I am super confident because last year I got a lot of my clinical hours doing rehabs and patient care. However, I feel as though I have some catching up to do with the injury evals and the sideline, spur of the moment decision making. With that being said, my biggest goal this year is to get more comfortable with performing injury evals. I cannot be a good clinician if I am unable to confidently evaluate someone who comes into the clinic with an injury. My interactions with the patients and my preceptors is very good, but I think by becoming more confident in myself and my abilities my relationship with both parties will thrive more! For example, if a patient comes in with an injury and I can confidently go through an evaluation, my preceptor will be able to trust me with more difficult task, and my patient will have faith in my ability to care for them. My goals have not been finalized yet, but these are my tentative goals as of now. 1. I want to become more confident in myself as a clinician. In order to do so, I want to attempt doing an eval on my own at least 1 every two weeks. 2. I want to stay on top of my clinical packet in order to stay ahead. To do so I want to get at least 10-15 attempts per week and 3-5 masteries.
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