Stark has been interning at the El Dorado State Prison and at SOS, the women's shelter in Emporia. I just have to make it happen. Internships help students determine whether they enjoy the field they are about to enter. Internships also give students experience before they apply for their first job. Emporia State interns are as valuable to employers as the positions are to the interns.
Internships can include various tasks.
Stark uses art therapy with groups of inmates in the medium to maximum security prison. However, this can vary. Stark has been interning for more than one year. Stephanie Weyers, a graduate student in clinical psychology, has been interning since last July at the Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas in drug and alcohol services and children services. My internship has expanded on what I have learned in the classroom.