{"id":2986,"date":"2017-02-28T15:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2021-10-15T20:16:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T20:16:02","slug":"its-how-you-are-not-just-what-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2017\/02\/28\/its-how-you-are-not-just-what-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s How You Are\u2026 Not Just What You Do!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish I woke up every morning with a smile on my face, excited about another day, another opportunity to serve families in my\"Sign community!\u00a0 But I don\u2019t.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong: I do love my job. I\u2019m very grateful and often humbled when families let me into their sacred space, their lives, even just a little bit.\u00a0 But I don\u2019t wake up every day feeling optimistic. And if I did, I\u2019m sure the optimism would fade quickly by the time I got two little boys fed, dressed, loaded into the car and turned over to their preschool teachers for the day.\u00a0 Most days, I\u2019m frazzled by the time I leave their school, yet I set out to support other caregivers of small children with disabilities.\u00a0 If I\u2019m at the end of my rope, how on earth can I be my best during visit after visit each day?<\/p>\n

Jeree Pawl and Maria St. John wrote a booklet for infant mental health home visitors called \u201cHow You Are Is as Important as What You Do\u2026 in Making a Positive Difference for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families\u201d (1998).\u00a0 It was referenced in a recent training I attended, and it really hit home with me as an early intervention speech-language pathologist.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter what I do as much as it matters how I am.\u00a0 It\u2019s not enough to just show up; it\u2019s how I show up.\u00a0 I want to show up as the best version of myself for each and every family- humble, present, engaged, regulated, responsive, and connected.<\/p>\n

Strategies for Taking Care of “How You Are”<\/h2>\n

Below are some strategies that I\u2019ve picked up along the way. They\u2019ve been helpful for me.\u00a0 I\u2019d love to hear what works for you!<\/p>\n

Sleep, eat, and pee enough<\/strong>.\u00a0 Duh, right!? \u00a0Except sometimes I show up to visits tired and hungry, with a full bladder.\u00a0 The 60 minute countdown begins.\u00a0 All I\u2019m worrying about for the whole visit is where\u2019s the nearest gas station and how fast can I get there.\u00a0 I wonder what families think when I just. can\u2019t. stop. yawning.\u00a0 It\u2019s really hard to change old habits, but on days when I get myself in bed earlier, eat regular meals, and go to the bathroom on a normal-person-who-doesn\u2019t-work-from-their-car\u2019s schedule, it\u2019s a game changer.<\/p>\n

Be safe.\u00a0 <\/strong>Safety may be the second lowest level on Maslow\u2019s hierarchy, but I would argue that it should be the bottom level.\u00a0 When I\u2019m afraid, I cannot eat or sleep.\u00a0 And I certainly cannot build a secure relationship with a child and family.\u00a0 This is a challenge because we don\u2019t have control over where our families live or who they live with, but there are small steps we can take to be and feel safer. \u00a0My team has recently revamped our safety plan, and it\u2019s made a big difference.\u00a0 I feel more prepared, knowing what I am going to do in various circumstances.<\/p>\n

Balance it out.\u00a0 <\/strong>There\u2019s all this talk about work-life balance these days.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what it looks like for me:\u00a0 When I can, I think about, read about, and do other things besides toddlers.\u00a0 One reason I really like the EI work environment is the fact that I can get in my car and turn on sports talk radio (shout out to 92.9 FM in Memphis!) and catch up on the latest Grizzlies basketball chatter while I drive to my next visit.\u00a0 Sometimes I return phone calls or reflect in silence, but sometimes the best thing to do is take a break and think about basketball.<\/p>\n

Take a mindful moment.\u00a0 <\/strong>When it\u2019s all welling up inside me, I feel it physiologically.\u00a0 My heart races, my breathing quickens, and my mind spins out of control.\u00a0 Then I stop.\u00a0 And breathe.\u00a0 I take three deep, slow breaths, focused only on my breathing.\u00a0 It takes 30 seconds. I find it\u2019s helpful to do this sitting in my car right before entering my next visit.\u00a0 Just breathe!<\/p>\n

Reflect.\u00a0 <\/strong>Man, I can be so out of touch with myself sometimes, and then I\u2019ll react to something and think \u201cWhere on earth did ALL OF THAT come from?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m learning how to connect with and be aware of my thoughts and feelings (How does this visit affect me? How am I feeling about this situation, family, etc.?\u00a0 What was I thinking when I reacted that way? What do I need right now?), and I\u2019m also learning to wonder about the thoughts and feelings of others, developing empathy.\u00a0 I have to be careful to be curious and not critical or judgmental in this reflective process.<\/p>\n

Reflect with someone.\u00a0 <\/strong>I\u2019m fortunate to work with team members and leaders who provide a safe place for reflecting and learning together.\u00a0 It\u2019s not a gripe-fest, where we all vent to each other about all the hard things.\u00a0 It looks like someone else being curious with me, wondering about me, asking me about my thoughts and feelings.\u00a0 It\u2019s also me doing the same for them.\u00a0 Again, without judgment.<\/p>\n

Let us know what helps you to show up every day as your best self!<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts about how you\u00a0take care of yourself in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Haley L. Vincent, MA, CCC-SLP is an early intervention speech-language pathologist working in Memphis, TN.\u00a0 She received a \"Haleybachelor of science degree in communication disorders from Murray State University in 2005 and a master of arts degree in audiology and speech-language pathology from The University of Memphis in 2007.\u00a0 She began her practice working in the outpatient pediatric clinic and neonatal intensive care unit at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital and transitioned to community-based early intervention in 2011, working for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.\u00a0 Her continuing education has included The Hanen Program’s “It Takes Two to Talk” certification course and training in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (“SOS”) Approach to Feeding. She recently completed a 9 month series on Infant Mental Health for Home Visitors and is working towards an endorsement from the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee in September 2017. She also has experience as a resource\/foster parent for Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services.\u00a0 She and her husband Andrew have 2 little boys, ages 3 and 4, one biological and one adopted from foster care. \u00a0You can reach Haley at\u00a0haley.vincent@lebonheur.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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