Hi – friends, it me again. So I survived mid-terms, it was quite a battle. Many thanks to all that supported me during this crazy time. Let it be known I came, I saw, I conquered my first semester of graduate school mid-terms - lol. Hopefully finals will go just as well. One great advice that I received from a friend that really helped me is “do your best and be happy with that because the rest is out of your control� – Thanks B.

So friends things are still moving pretty quickly for me this semester. My first module for Social Work Practice is about to end. My last day of class for module one – Individuals, is this Wednesday, October 31. No, this is not a Halloween joke. The last paper for this class is a client interview and thorough Psychosocial Assessment and contract. I need to prepare a genogram and an echo map. This paper is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be and to make matters worse it is worth 50 percent of my grade. I am trying not to focus on the 50 percent part.

So the way modules work for our Social Work Practice class is there are three modules: Individuals, Groups and Families and then Community and Organizations. All full-time foundation students begin with the Individuals module. At the end of that module, half of the Social Work Practice I and II section will move to the second module Groups and Families and then Community Organizations or the reverse order. My second module is Groups and Families. Classes begin right away, November 7th. My new instructor will be Professor Pittman. I am excited about this class – it should be very interesting. As you might have guessed it I have a whole new set of books to buy – does the money spending never end (lol).

Okay my friends on that note I will end this blog. Thanks for sharing this time with me again. Until next time – take care. Please feel free to email me or post any questions or comments.

- Stella

P.S. – In case you are counting down the days until the holidays – here’s a little help!

November 23rd – Thanksgiving – 26 days

December 5th – Chanukah – 38 days

December 25th – Christmas – 58 days (I hope you have been nice!)