It's actually funny that you say that because that's exactly the situation I was in. I was going through some personal issues as I was finishing up school, so I kind of made a point of avoiding fieldwork placements that I assumed were going to be challenging for me. I also didn't think phys dis was a population I was interested in working in. So I did one in mental health and the other in a school district.

So when I first started doing home care I spent a TON of time researching my patients the night before and looking up common interventions before I went to see them. Google is your friend! And I would recommend the Reed Quick Reference book if you don't already have it.

No good company is going to throw a new grad right into seeing patients without some training and shadowing a more experienced therapist. Make sure you ask about training before accept an offer. If it sounds like they're going to throw you out in the field right away on day one; don't accept the job.

And, yes, I work for a large nonprofit hospital system that has their own home care department.

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