Capstone: Day 22

     A lot was done during this hour. I was able to listen to two dictations. So when my mentor meets with his patients, he writes down notes. After he finishes those notes he dictates it into a recording. He basically sums up everything that happened in the session. He talked about their conditions, progress, medication, etc. Once he finishes the dictation, he uploads it into his computer and sends it to a transcriptionist to type out a full report. By doing this, he is saving about 2-3 hours of him typing it himself. Once the dictation is uploaded and sent, he deletes it and then he shreds his notes. This is because of the whole confidentiality thing. Once he gets the typed report faxed to him, he faxes it out to people like lawyers, insurance companies, and psychiatrists. This is another thing done behind the scenes that people don't really see. To be completely honest, if I do become a psychologist, these are one of the things I will not be looking forward to, but either way, I'll still have to do it. I guess each and every occupation has its ups and downs. Psychologists have to do more than the typical "sit down and listen to people's problems" thing.