April 25, 2008
Fulwiler, T. & Hughes, J. The naturalist’s journal. Retrieved April 25, 2008 from
http://www.uvm.edu/~fntrlst/journalmonograph.pdf .
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| Main Point:
The purpose of the monograph is to provide the reader with an idea of what a journal is and how one should organize a journal. | Relevance:
The topic is not directly related to the field but the thoughts on recording data are relevant. As clinicians we may not realize it but out SOAP notes are very similar to a journal. We record behaviors and keep data for a particular client and they act as our records of what happened that particular day. We can go back and look at a SOAP note from the beginning of the semester and note the progress a client has made. Even though we may not know it, we are journal writers in our own right.
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| Concepts:
The main concepts presented in this piece include: · Organization is important when keeping a journal. · A journal should be sequenced. · Journals can be used as a reflective source of one’s work. | Connections:
Currently, I do not journal for myself. However, I do journal every time I write a SOAP note. I consider the notes to reflect my client and their work. I find that keeping good SOAP notes allow me to look back on my experiences with my client when it is time to complete the semester and write a progress report. Keeping my notes organized and sequenced is key in this process and it helps me gather my thoughts when writing the final report for the semester.
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| Summarize:
The authors provide the reader with suggestions for keeping a journal as well as information on the types of journals an individual can keep. The article gives examples of the different types of journal writing. | Confusions:
Would you consider our SOAP notes a field journal? |
