Meet the Clinical Interns for 2018 Spring Semester!
The UMO Psychology Department offers a Clinical Internship course each spring semester of the academic year. Each student gets to pick where they would like to intern at and they receive academic credit. These experiences help prepare them for their future careers. Here are the stories of some of our clinical interns this semester and their future plans!
Hello, my name is Lillian Peterson. I am interning this semester at the Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston, NC. I found out about the Caswell internship through Professor Kemp. Professor Kemp invited Mrs. Lisa Smith, LPA to speak to our internship prep course. I enjoyed Mrs. Smith's presentation so I reached out to her at the Caswell facility and the rest worked out in my favor. I am so excited to be at the Caswell facility! I'm thrilled to learn as much as I can from Mrs. Smith and the Psychology Department at Caswell. After graduating from UMO, I plan to pursue a job as a Caseworker or an Advocate for North Carolina’s Department of Health Services in Leonor County. I plan to work for a year to gain experience. During that year, I will be applying to various doctoral graduate programs that accept individuals with Bachelor’s degree.
Hello, my name is Hannah Lee and I am currently interning at the O'Berry Center Foundation in Goldsboro, NC. I learned about the internship from the executive director of the Foundation, Ms. Michelle Tucker, when she spoke to the internship class this past September. I am thoroughly enjoying my internship and I am very excited to learn about grant writing and help plan the O'Berry Center Foundation's Spring Gala in April. After graduation, I plan on applying to graduate school and ultimately, I would like to work as a psychologist for the military.
My name is Deena West and I am interning at B.F. Grady Elementary School, which is a K-8 school. There is over 900 students at the school. I am currently working with Ms. Cantrell and Ms. Palmer which are both school counselors. The way I found the internship at B.F. Grady was through a friend that knew Ms. Palmer. I am very excited and blessed to be working along with these two amazing women. After graduation, my goals are to find a job and go to Graduate school.
Hello, my name is Eloise Harris and I am interning at the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina. I am a facilitator for the Building Peace, Teen Court and Girls Empowered programs. I was blessed when Mrs. Kemp suggested that I consider the Mediation Center for my internship. I am excited to experience the diversity while working with the adolescents from different ethnic cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds as well as personal experiences. My plan after graduation is to attend grad school to get a Master’s Degree in Counseling with specialization in Adolescent Counseling.
My name is Juan Jimenez and I am currently interning at Teen Court at the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina in Kenansville, NC. I'm excited about being able to learn the type of problems the kids in the community face that can lead them to making less than ideal decisions that has them encountering the juvenile court system. Counseling sessions conducted by the program will make great clinical experience to prepare me for my own future counseling career (hopefully). After graduation, I plan to work as a substance abuse counselor in order to pay off student loans and save up money for graduate school down the road.
We are so proud of our UMO Psychology Department Clinical Interns!
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