Liberal Arts Major(s): Psychology
Minor: Business
Hometown: Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Experience Time: Summer 2021

Give us a brief summary of your experience?

Over the summer, I worked in a rural health clinic where I performed basic office duties like copying and faxing papers. I also was able to shadow a psychiatric nurse practitioner and licensed social worker and observe their clients' sessions with their consent.

How did this experience impact you academically?

I learned a lot about the counseling process, different intervention strategies for different psychiatric disorders, empirical methods of evaluating clients' mental status and their appropriate applications, and what it's like to work as a mental health professional. I was able to apply concepts I learned in the classroom to real world examples.

"This experience will help me apply to graduate school programs in clinical psychology and jobs in the field."

How will this experience impact your career goals?

This experience will help me apply to graduate school programs in clinical psychology and jobs in the field. The hands-on experience also taught me how to operate in a mental healthcare setting and "leave work at the office," an incredibly important skill to learn when working in a position prone to burnout.

How has the College of the Liberal Arts helped you to find and/or succeed in this experience (e.g., adviser, faculty, staff, enrichment funds, etc.)?

The generous enrichment funding provided by the College of the Liberal Arts and its' benefactors allowed me to make the most of my internship experience. I was able to focus on the work without worrying about overworking myself at a side job to provide gas money.