Student Success Statement

"There is not giant step that does is.It's a lot of little steps.'
ANON

I think it means that you have to be patients and not to rush things little by you will get there.

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Recreational therapists, also referred to as therapeutic recreation specialists, provide treatment services and recreation activities for individuals with disabilities or illnesses. Using a variety of techniques, including arts and crafts, animals, sports, games, dance and movement, drama, music, and community outings, therapists improve and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of their clients.

Therapists help individuals reduce depression, stress, and anxiety; recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities; build confidence; and socialize effectively so that they can enjoy greater independence and reduce or eliminate the effects of their illness or disability. In addition, therapists help people with disabilities integrate into the community by teaching them how to use community resources and recreational activities.

Salary: $48,589-$53,400 

Education:  Academic Path- 

A. Completion of a Bachelor's Degree or higher with a major of Recreation Therapy
B. Completing a 12 -15 week internship, supervised by a CTRS
C. Successfully completing the certification exam

Equivalency Path-
A. Completion of a Bachelor's degree or higher
B. Completion of recreation therapy coursework and related areas
C. One year paid work experience in recreation therapy under the supervision of a CTRS ,OR 5 years full time paid experience in recreation therapy.
D. Successful completion of the CTRS certification Exam

Recreation Therapy is a wonderful and rewarding career choice. Since it can be practiced in a variety of settings, there are many options, and many opportunities.

Reflection: I think i would like to become a Recreation Therapist because its a good career 

Student Success Statement

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

I think it means that you always have to choose the right, to get something good about your actions. 

X-ray Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:X-ray techs combine bits of several professions into their job descriptions. Like nurses, they prepare patients for radiologic procedures, usually making sure patients are calm and in the proper position for the x-rays to be taken. This involves talking to the patients and determining their areas of concern, as well as sometimes collecting survey information or filing paperwork.

Another similarity with nurses is that x-ray techs primarily collect and deliver data to physicians; technologists are expressly forbidden from talking to patients about the results of their scans, or giving them any form of diagnosis. Skilled technologists may be able to spot breaks, hernia, and other problems in images, but are duty-bound to report these findings to a doctor for interpretation and action. 

Salary: $43,00-$45,500

Education: Some certificate programs in X-ray technology last only six months. However, beginning in 2015, technicians must hold an associate’s degree from an accredit institution  in order to be eligible for national certification through The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

Training programs in X-ray technology include courses in anatomy, biology and physics. Students take an in-depth look at the complex interactions between radiation and living tissue. Some programs also cover phlebotomy and intravenous drug administration. Most X-ray technicians complete both classroom and practical training.

Reflection: I think i would like to be a X-ray technician because its a well paying job.

Student Success Statement

Cowardice asks the question 'Is it safe?'
Expediency asks the questions 'Is it politic?'
Vanity asks the question 'Is it 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.

I think its very true about what he is saying because thats what you believe in. 

Radiologic Technologist

Student Success Statement

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."
                                               Abraham Lincoln

I think it means that right makes might. 

Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Radiation Therapy Technologists assist radiologists and onocologists (cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients' bodies to ionizing radiation.  In addition to helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.  Radiation therapy is provided in hospitals, public health clinics, cancer treatment centers, and private offices. Salary: $22,000 - $36,000 Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school.  Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs.  One year programs are often offered by hospitals.  To qualify for a one year program, an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or been a nurse with education in radiation physics.  A high school diploma or a GED is required to enter two year courses. Reflection: No i don't think i would like to become a Radiation Therapist because i don't like to do that for the rest of my life.

Student Success Statement

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

I think it means that everything you do right is because you want to and you feel good doing it always choose the right.

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, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.  Their duties often include: 

• Diagnosing and treating problems.
• Interviewing and observing patients.
• Developing, selecting, and administering tests.
• Counseling patients, groups, and families.
• Developing mental health programs.
• Conducting research and teaching.

Salary:   $45,000 - $65,000

Education: 

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 a psychology major.  Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams. School psychologists must earn at least a master's degree. Reflection: I think i would like to become a psychologist because its a good paying career

Student Success Statement

"Right is right only when entire." 

Victor Hugo 

I think it means that you have to do everything right at all times.

Student Success Statement

"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
I think it means if you practice on something you become better at it and it becomes easier to do. 

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a vary wide variety of treatment 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.

Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

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

Reflection: I think i would like to become one because its a well paying job.

Student Success Statement

"Your worth consist in what you are and not in what you have."
                     Thomas Edison, Inventor

I think it meas that everything is on the person to succeed. 

Psychiatric Aide- Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a vary wide variety of treatment 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.

Salary: $90,000 - $200,000

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

Reflection: I think i would like to become one because its a well paying job.

When You Tell One Lie

When you tell one lie, it lead 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 to 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 say aren't true
And sometime you'll slip up, you'll trip up and the
Whatever will become of you?

So you 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
Dislike
And you lie, you're closing the door
On everything good 

Student Success Statement

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION"
                                            Tommy Lasorda
I think it means of you are determine to achieve something like for example your goal is to graduate high school but it seems impossible to you but if you are focus and determine you will graduate but you never have to give up and quit trying 

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:  Checking inventories and ordering supplies. Receiving and checking in supplies. Waiting  on customers. Keeping pharmacy work areas clean. Helping fill out insurance forms. Pharmacy technicians work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and some large industrial complexes. Salary:$15,000 - $25,000 Education: 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 collages.  Six month programs are offered at privately operated schools. Reflection: I think  i would like to become a Pharmacy Technician because i think its a easy job

Student Success Statement

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
                                        Henry David Thoreau
I think it means that your inspiration could be what you see yourself  doing from 20 years from know on like for example if you wanna get a college degree and major on what ever career you want you gotta work hard and work smart to get there.

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.

 Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Education: 

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. Reflection: I think i would like to become a pharmacist because i think it is a easy job but it requires a lot of education.