The majority of my sessions this past year were rather simple, and I didn't have many issues. However, that worries me because I always felt I was missing some glaring error that needed addressed. I think I would be more efficient if I were to be able to quickly notice these problems and help to fix them. Or maybe I'm just a fantastic tutor and solve every problem (ha!) I'm fairly certain this is not the case!
Often, when I didn't have an answer to a question presented by a tutee, I asked another tutor with more experience for help (my apologies to the busier ones!) However, they were always helpful, especially when I first started working in the Writing Center. The team work in here is definitely working.
I try to always ask tutees if the information I have presented to them has helped them at all, and I always hope they say yes! The majority of the students say I have been helpful, and the other part seem simply too overwhelmed with the assignment to come up with a response (mostly ones that haven't begun yet.) My goal is to make these tutees contain the assignment and not feel quite as overwhelmed with it. This feedback has certainly helped me become more confident in assisting other students.
Overall, I hope the work that I do, and have done, is sufficient in helping students visiting the Writing Center.