Internship and supervision

Still loving my internship. A lot of this is, I think, a good personality match between my supervisor and myself. I love the tough-as-nails type, who will throw you right into the deep end and expect the best from you. From this type, compliments really mean something! Maureen (my supe) combines this trait with general friendliness and willingness to explain rather than holding any fuckups I make against me. I think it's supe love.

It's my fourth day at this internship, and already I've done three office visit interviews (the last unsupervised!) I'm starting to get the hang of something which scared the pants off of me the first time I did it. I'm also learning to do case reviews and occasionally sitting in on court sessions. Oh, and I now know how to use a typewriter, as that's the favored tool of the probation office where I'm working. I'm sad I won't get to sit in on the AA group therapy Maureen runs on Thursday evenings, but that's when my class is.

It's kind of interesting, because I consider myself an introvert in my normal social interaction. I get energy from (very) small groups, one-on-one and alone time, and while I can still enjoy large get-together, they leave me more drained than not. However, when it comes to professional interaction, I ping the extrovert scale much more. I thrive on feedback, like talking out my ideas rather than musing on them, and find client interaction a wonderful breath of fresh air. I do not like being left alone to reflect or 'self-motivate' as this sets off my ADD and I lose my ability to concentrate (the fact that the office has no internet is actually a good thing for me.) This doesn't necessarily apply to my social interactions in the workplace - I still tend to be pretty shy around my coworkers, but it's something interesting to consider.

For the record, Maureen's supervision style (and my prefered supervision style) is classic supervisor-extrovert.

Er. Not that my class reading deals with any of this. Really.

Stars update

In other news, wired_lizard and I are so close to being able to cast the Intercon run of Stars. Sooooo close! Except we're still missing two questionnaires. One's from someone we know fairly well and are reasonably sure we can cast off the cuff (though we still want your questionnaire - you know who you are!) The other, unfortunately, is someone whose name neither of us even recognizes. That leaves us much more worried, as this person's preferences can either click the whole casting set into place or mess everything up. Dude, send us your questionnaire!