Essay On Internship Experience

My internship experience this semester was interesting. I interned at ESH/MESH with Bridgeway. My Supervisor was Emilie Banz. I didn’t do much but I did learn a lot from this experience. I met a lot of great people and watch PsyR in action. I met a couple of individuals who were really cool. My experience this semester has prepared me for the next. The first month of my internship interesting but boring. It was interesting because I really had no idea of what to expect while on my internship site. When I first got there I thought Emilie (internship supervisor) was going to give me all this stuff to do. I thought she was going to basically give me whatever she didn’t have time to do. On the other hand, I also thought that I was going to be

Best of all my view of individuals living with mental illness has completely changed. I had that same generic view that society instills in you. The same view that the movies portray. The image of people who are screaming and yelling and talking to things that are not there. I now see that this image is a lie and does not represent every individual living with a mental illness. They are just regular people who just need a little extra help and take medications. I have grown to despise the stigma of mental illness, because it’s a total misrepresentation of people. Having to feel ashamed of something you cannot control is

That I cannot let that get in the way of what I want to achieve in life. My disabilities both physical and intellectual are a part of who I am and why I want to pursue a career in the PsyR field. I may not know what it is like to have a mental illness, but I do know what it is like to be labeled and living with something you have no control over. I want to peruse this career field to help make a difference in people’s lives. To help change Society’s skewed views of people with disabilities. Yes, people who are mentally ill are disabled, not crazy (a word I refuse to use to describe others). This past semester has been the hardest semester so far. I had so much to on my plate. I had internship 16 hours a week, work 22 hours a week, I was taking 4 courses (a total of 15 credits), and I also have my 2 year old son. I got very little sleep, I gain 10 pound, and I was in physical pain almost every day. I am physically, mentally, and emotionally drained. This semester was difficult for me I think I was just doing too much that it overwhelmed me. Even though it was so difficult for me I’m glad I got through it. The things that I learned and did was worth