mommabear9805

I second sammypi! It really was more to get a sense of you. When I walked out I realized I didn't speak on all my experience and accomplishments but that was because they didnt ask about that, they asked about me and all the things sammypi mentioned... they have our files we have told them what we have done and so have our bosses, professors and other esteemed individuals in our lives. I feel I wasnt as articulate as I could have been but I touched on all the points I prepared for. However, some part of me feels I wished I could have still reiterated more of my accomplishments. Oh well now we wait.....

congrats to all of us!

congrats tssca!!!! I applied to perinatal cns and my interview is on the 16 th too!!!! SO we will see each other there

I also got an interview I am really excited and anxious!!!! I got my letter today.

I havent heard anything.

After reading this site I have begun to check my mail more neurotically!!!! Nothing yet! I tell myself that should think it will come around Christmas so I dont get myself worked up!

I am nervous about the money too!!!!! Hats off and congrats with the new baby and your ambition!!! Do you live in the Bay area?

I do have some similarities. I am intrested in teaching and research particulay as it relates to transition of families and the helping professionals approach to intervention. And the reason I want to do this is to refine my career path. The reason of the "apprehension" is that I remember the sacrifice of school. Also, my birthing experience left somethings to be desired and I carry that experience with me as a social worker and a hopefully a CNS. My being a mother and my personal birthing experience is a HUGE catalyst for my commitment to perinatal familes. I have done research that has affected change in perinatal care in the hospital where I interned during my graduate study for medical social work. My reasons are multilayered for this field I would say we do share somethings in common. Personal experiences really cement us to process. Without that there would be NO way I could make such a sacrifice for he sake of academic and professional exercise. It is the academic exersice and sacrifice that I bristle at! :) I really hope we do meet on interview day but the first day of school.

Hi- My background is in social work and I too was intially intrested in CNM tract but after careful examination about what kind of work I want to do (focusing on family transition issues) I felt the CNS would be the better fit not to mention more cost effective given I have enough student loans as it is. The other piece is I am a single parent and I am more inclined to a 9-5 sort of set up opposed to the shift work that is commonly into the night. That is the short of it. Truthfully, I hope I get accepted but I have already an establish career as a medical social worker and in some small way I think I would be relieved if I got that thin envelope (parish the thought!). These night time prerequisites have been no picnic! Anyway I can do the work I want as a social worker at least I am equipt to do it but not specially trained to do it. So I want to be tailor my skills to have better access to this population. Usually, the social worker referrals are when there is a problem and patients are inclined to shut down and be defensive when they hear social worker... understanably so. I am hoping I will be able to opt out of some classes because of my background. We'll see, its a waiting game!

Did anyone here apply for perinatal cns?