Thursday

This Thursday my supervisor Connie and I will be speaking at a training for the Crisis Intervention Team of the St. Louis County Police Department. Our topic is "Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders in Adolescents." Riveting stuff, huh!
Our presentation is supposed to last an hour and there should be about 35 police officers there. I'm kinda excited about it and a little nervous. It's weird to actually be a presenter. I've been to countless trainings and now I'll be one of the ones standing up front. I'll be an "expert." (I just laughed out loud while typing that.)
Honestly, the topic is not one of my strong points. I've had to research a lot for it and have learned some along the way. Maybe they won't realize that I really don't know what I'm talking about ;)
I feel like a little kid playing dress-up... although most kids don't dress up as mental health professionals... and if they did, I would be very concerned about them...

I'll let you know how it goes.