Initially, I came into my undergraduate studies at St. Ambrose University looking to become an Occupational Therapist, but that goal changed once I began my undergraduate coursework. Towards the end of a semester of research methods, I became fascinated with statistics and the process of research. In biopsychology classes, I learned how wonderful and sometimes cruel the human mind could be. Occupational Therapy suddenly seemed less interesting and I began to look more seriously at pursuing a different path, more in line with the amazing things I was learning about psychology, research, and the brain.
Undergraduate coursework in psychopathology, working with survivors of trauma, and counseling, as well as volunteer experiences working with …show more content…
I joined my university Psi Chi chapter and Psychology Club as it allowed me to be around others who shared my growing interest in the field, and helped me to see how topics from my courses came alive during our volunteer work with a variety of community mental health organizations. One such occasion came my junior year as the Psi Chi Vice President and then in my senior year as the chapter President when we were fundraising for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). As part of the Psi Chi officers, we led fundraising efforts across our campus to bring awareness about mental health issues, which resulted in raising more money than any other walk team and brought a record of over 100 St. Ambrose students to participate in the …show more content…
I led therapeutic activities, completed intern work for the organization, and worked under the guidance of a licensed social worker and a clinical psychologist. While here, I worked with children whose parents were living with cancer. I planned activities as well as interacted with the children individually during a small free play time along with typical intern duties that arose. I am drawn to the counselling training at Loyola University as it would allow me to expand this hands on experience to even more populations which include cancer patients, combat veterans, and those with severe mental
Undergraduate coursework in psychopathology, working with survivors of trauma, and counseling, as well as volunteer experiences working with …show more content…
I joined my university Psi Chi chapter and Psychology Club as it allowed me to be around others who shared my growing interest in the field, and helped me to see how topics from my courses came alive during our volunteer work with a variety of community mental health organizations. One such occasion came my junior year as the Psi Chi Vice President and then in my senior year as the chapter President when we were fundraising for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). As part of the Psi Chi officers, we led fundraising efforts across our campus to bring awareness about mental health issues, which resulted in raising more money than any other walk team and brought a record of over 100 St. Ambrose students to participate in the …show more content…
I led therapeutic activities, completed intern work for the organization, and worked under the guidance of a licensed social worker and a clinical psychologist. While here, I worked with children whose parents were living with cancer. I planned activities as well as interacted with the children individually during a small free play time along with typical intern duties that arose. I am drawn to the counselling training at Loyola University as it would allow me to expand this hands on experience to even more populations which include cancer patients, combat veterans, and those with severe mental