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Yes it was a FB post.
Happy Wed. all. The group of us professionals that move from school to school are called itinerants and we are gathering for a drink after work today. This happens once a year.
 
Tabitha said:
Yes it was a FB post.
Happy Wed. all. The group of us professionals that move from school to school are called itinerants and we are gathering for a drink after work today. This happens once a year.
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Who does that include? Besides the OTs, the ones that come to mind are speech therapists, maybe constables and nurses.
 
Carolla said:
I was also interested to see you're using pork neck bones to make broth ... I recently heard an interview on radio about Bone Broth ... and old idea, but apparently a very healthy one! Our old world grandmas were right ... have some soup!!
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I've done reading on bone broth having an impact on healing of the gut. So I am giving this a real good run in the next few weeks to see if it makes a difference. I boiled the pork neck bones for 12 hours (along with carrot, onion, celery, and some parsley), strained the mixture, and am drinking the broth. It was really gelatinous . . . and that is where the healing is supposed to lie. I will see what happens :).
 
Carolla said:
Must have been excellent to hear that "come back in 3 months" message Beloved!
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Yes, it sure was! It was really what I was expecting (either 3 or 6 months), so I would have been disappointed if it was anything else. But, whatever it is, I am glad that he is so conscientiously taking care of me.
 
Beloved said:
Greetings all!

Trip for eye appointment went well yesterday. The roads were actually very good, but a bit icier in a few spots on the way home. Left bright and early (5:30) and were home just before 5:30 evening time. Appointment went well. He is still please with how the surgery looks and doesn't want to see me for 3 months (unless something is of a concern before then). That was wonderful news..
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Awesome news!
 
@ chemgal In this school division the itinerants are Teacher of the hearing impaired, teacher of the visually impaired, speech therapists, Ot, Physical therapist, psychologists and elementary school counselors. We receive nursing support from Interior Health but they are not employed by our school division.
 
I went to a school that had a special needs (mostly LD) program, so students went who would normally be considered out of boundary. Never heard of a physical therapist coming to the school though! Good to see they are incorporated too. Counsellors were with one school, although maybe not when I was in elementary. I didn't realize that hearing/visually impaired teachers would move around. Are those for just a few specific programs within schools, or for incorporation of students into schools that aren't necessarily designated as having specific special needs programs?
 
Carolla said:
Constables? As in police?
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Yeah, our high school had one there 2 days a week, I have no idea if he had other responsibilities or different schools that he did the rest of the time. Jr. high we didn't have one there consistently, but were still assigned one, and he would do a few things at the school at times, and could be called in if a student wanted to speak to him.
 
My school experience in Alberta-north of Red deer is with many school divisions-and I have 25 years as an OT
In Edmonton all high schools had police officers -the positions were cost shared between police and schoolboard (Edomonton has it's own police service). The liaison officers would often run a before school fitness club at the schools, as well as deal with drugs etc.
Teachers of the hearing impaired and visually impaired have been around for a long time. Formerly there were schools for the deaf, and schools for the blind. Now most of these students attend regular classes with appropriate support. Alberta school for the deaf still exists but it is 1/4 of the size.
In Alberta special needs school funding starts at age 2.5. PTs OTs and Speech are very involved with students up to the completion of Kindergarten. Funding changes a bit then so often involved with the students with more severe disabilities.

Alberta used to have 3 'specialist teams" located in Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Calgary. These teams had 9 disciplines and covered the students with severe needs throughout the province as consultants. The provincial government -Department of Education paid a considerable amount of the costs but the schools served paid some as well. the disciplines were Educational Audiology, communications (speech and language therapists), teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, teachers of the visually impaired, psychologists, Education/behaviour specialists, adapted physical education, occupational therapy and physical therapists. Now these 3 units have been disbanded and each school board is responsible for finding their own support staff.

Here in BC school funding starts at school age-Kindergarten. A big chunk of my time is spent with students with mobility impairments (using wheelchairs or walkers). Another chunk of time goes to the students with Autism. Another chunk of time goes to the regular students struggling with printing or sensory regulation or other things. We do have provincial consultants for Autism, for FASD, for Inclusion of complex cases, for deaf students and for deaf/blind students.
 
Interesting to hear about all the resources Tabitha.

Well, 31 years ago today I became a mother :-) So a bit of reflection going on, as I sit by the fire. There have been lots of ups and downs, triumphs & traumas, but it's good to see her growing into a young woman I really respect.
 
Thanks Tabitha! Interesting to hear how it works, versus my out of date, in sight knowledge.
 
I'm aware that even on wondercafe2 the probability is that someone is reading what I write who knows me or where I work. It means that I can usually not be open. That is the same for many folks, but, for some of us, the probability of anyone caring what we write is probably a bit greater than others.

So, today, I am thankful for the ability to do deep belly laughs, for the ability to speak my mind, and the awareness of good friends who just get it.

I wish everyone the last three items. Take care folks
 
ChemGal said:
@Seeler - are you doing ok? You're around it seems, but not posting much.
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Still around, doing more lurking than posting, but following along, thinking about my virtual friends.

My Parkinsons is becoming more of a challenge - although many people I spend time with are barely aware of it. Medication keeps the tremor barely noticeable much of the time. I like to think that other things, like fatigue, lack of energy, stiffness, numbness, and small muscle control are not very noticeable to the average person. (My neurologist told me that she can walk down the street and be aware of people that are in early stages of some diseases even before they are aware themselves.)

I still get out; bowling twice a week, square dancing, volunteering at the church - some pulpit supply, book club, writers' group.

I'm still promoting my book. Next week I give a talk about the significance of the Northwest Passage, Franklin's Expedition, and the research that goes into writing a novel about it.

I hear good reports about people enjoying it. Someone from New Zealand received a copy for Christmas from someone here in Fredericton. This New Zealander had been with a group of eight who sailed a yacht through the passage in recent years. She found details in my novel accurate and in her journal (she sent a snippet) she mentions polar bears, beluga whales, Inuit people, shallow seas and flat landscape around King William Island and rugged cliffs on either side of Belot Straight - all mentioned in my novel.

And someone from Ontario told the friend who sent it to her (Christmas present) that she 'would have been very upset if it had ended differently'. Good to have different opinions.

And last night at square dancing I sold two books - one to someone who had picked up a copy at somewhere and read a few pages and wanted a book for herself; another to someone who wanted a copy for her father but who wasn't ready to give away her autographed copy.

Sorry to talk so much about my novel - you all must be tired of hearing about it by now - but it's often at the top of my mind - and something I'm very proud of.
 
Seeler said:
Sorry to talk so much about my novel - you all must be tired of hearing about it by now - but it's often at the top of my mind - and something I'm very proud of.
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Nope! It's fun to hear how it's going so well for you!
 
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