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@Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself @rav3n @Cuddlebear @PeppyPatti

hey guys, so to update y'all on how the shift went (this is my second placement shift) - it actually went really well!

2 hours prior to the start of the shift though, I did get an IBS flare up the moment I got to the park (when I was about to go for a walk in that park in the morning) because of the 'stress' i was having with regards to...like, you never know what sort of people (help seekers) you may encounter within the interactions. I did tell my supervisor about the IBS flare up I had and she was very understanding and empathetic and asked me if I'm gonna be okay for the shift, so I really appreciated that.

I was able to have my first ever full interaction with a help seeker so that's something for me to be proud of (and also my first interaction from that shift too)! 🥳 The supervisor I had (she's also the volunteer leader that I spoke to last week about my concerns about continuing to volunteer due to my experience with my first placement shift that was back in July and how I've felt about it) was great and she was there to offer me support. She allowed me to take a break after (possibly) each interactions when needed - so I took a break from that first interaction, and I took another break after the last interaction (almost a full interaction). I had 4 interactions in total throughout the shift.

the 2nd and 3rd interactions involved both the help seekers not responding to any of my messages, but part of that is because it takes some people a lot of courage to open up when they're struggling or in a crisis and it is hard for some of them to be able to tell you more about what they're going through.

My next placement shift which will be my third one is next month, so I hope that will go well too!

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@AlwaysMyself wrote:

@Blackcloud well done on your assessment result!! Well and truly above a pass mark 😁 and those extra marks will absolutely help big extra buffer for if you struggle in the exam.

I hope mulit-choice exam is a bit better than an essay or long answer exam?? At the very least, with a complete guess you still have a 25% chance of getting it right yeah??

My tip for Uni multi-choice is to pay attention to the wording of the question. Always read it twice. 😊 e.g. "best describe" may mean that all the options "describe" it, but which is the BEST (most accurate? Most precise?) of the options?

I loved using practice exams for pre-exam.study too!! I would re-read my notes and do practice exams. I wasn't keen on flash cards or such either.

Now you have that assessments results, are you able to calculate what score you need in the final exam to pass the unit overall? (If you have the info but difficult with math, im happy to help. Just need to know for each assessment/exam the weighting, and what the past ones results were for each. E.g. assessment weighting 30% and score 70%)

Sometimes knowing how low the actual score you need from an exam can be encouraging and relieve the pressure.

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Hi @AlwaysMyself again, I definitely did not forget about this post that I was going to answer! 🤗

Yes, I'd say the multiple choice only exam is definitely a lot better than the essay and a long answer exam, and I really hope in this degree that there would be no long answer exams!...🫣 and I like that advice, thank you! I started working on the practice exam the day after I mentioned how stressed I was for the exams and how confident that I was gonna fail it haha, but I feel like now I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to get at least a minimum of 50% in the exam haha. 😅

Yes, I did calculate what score I need to get remaining in order to get at least a pass mark or a credit mark overall in the unit based on my current assignment results in this unit - so if I want to get at least a pass mark then it's fine if I fail the exam, but then I'll need to get at least the 60s in the last assignment (that assignment is due on the 29th September but I've already completed and submitted it this morning) to get a pass. Otherwise if i want to get a credit overall, then I'll have to at least get somewhere in the 50s in the exam, whereas for the last assignment it would be somewhere at least the 50s-60s. That assignment is worth 25% and the exam is worth 40%.

So therefore...

to get a pass overall in the unit, I'll need to get at least a total of 26.4% from both the last assignment and the exam

or

to get a credit overall in the unit, I'll need to get at least a total of 36.4% from both the last assignment and the exam

@Blackcloud super proud of you!!! So good re: your volunteer shift!! Amazing work!!

Also very proud of you for doing the practice exams and now feeling more confident for the exam! 😁 sounds like you will have no problem getting an overall pass mark in the subject, and quite possibly even a credit as a nice surprise! 🥰

I've been a bit sparce online the past few days - even on this thread which is one i am most active on even if im sparce - so your delay until this evening was very convenient and timely! 😅 or else I may have missed it in the many messages ive missed lol.

@Blackcloud hi im pleased to read you had a good experiance on your shift and your bodys kinder to you before next one starts

i can understand how chat would be a bit easier on self than over phone but no less important i hope you didnt feel the need to clarify for feeling it might be.

im in better place thank you, mainly from changing meds & having been educated in DBT now.

Finding rhe SANE platform and community forums has been so therapeutic for my isolation although id say more painful for everyone else 😊

bit of a flood gate opening thing for me to be accepted by so many people without judgement and i rewrite posts now to shorten them. and not overcook my wellcome or the patience of others 😁

@Chasingsunsets any Drop Bears 🐻 in that tree?

😁

@PeppyPatti I don’t understand anything you tag me in, it’s all good. We’re ok 👌🏼

Half your luck having a Carer who runs. That would be so good!

I’m so unfit at the moment. Can’t wait to sweat my way back to fitness in Summer.

Hi @Chasingsunsets yes I have been back a couple of days. I have hardly been on forums as have been busy - washing, catching up on gardening etc etc. I had a lovely time away and managed to visit some lovely country especially when we did a social endurance event.

@Shaz51 I think I saw some agriculture that you have up your way - sugarcane!

I hope you all have been well.

Dear @Glisten

Sorry, I'll try and write clearer. It's head injury talk. Today, this morning my ex husband and I took Peanut to the Shenton Park pond

I collapsed in bed dreaming of strips fat wrapping itself around me arms and tummy.

And that cool grandchild's reading corner of f yours @Glisten

I'm so happy in that my support coordinator told me I didn't do anything wrong, the support worker took all responsibility for a breakdown in communication between both of us.

I'm now being allocated to a man the same age as me and he does heaps of f excersise.

Great. Excersise 4 times a week. Bugger. My lying in bed all day are over.

@Glisten @Chasingsunsets @Till23 @REDLINEZ750 @AlwaysMyself @NightFury @ENKELI

is your head ok @PeppyPatti re injury is recent?

pond sounds like nice place is peanut pet?

hi @Chasingsunsets hope your nights well, im avout tahe pooks for a walk its loveli and peaceful