I also learned a great deal about the program used with most of these that this speech pathologist uses. I also was able to observe the elementary school students use this same program with wonderful results. Many of these children were receiving speech services also because of articulation, pronunciation, and reading difficulties. My observation and shadowing provided a great opportunity to find out if this is a career field that I am interested in pursuing. The internship was fairly flexible and included a lot of down time, and it was expected that interns work many nights and weekends.
Interns are able to meet with a variety of people in upper-level management positions.
This internship was intensive due to the number of required hours to be fulfilled throughout the summer, but Megan noted that it was a wonderful organization to be a part of. Her most valuable part of the internship was working with the women and helping them to find solutions to situations that they considered to be at a dead end. Megan felt that it was rewarding to be able to help women change their lives for the better. The most valuable part of this internship for Raquel was being able to put her education to practice and being able to see the field of psychology in the real world. Mike noted that the St. Cloud Hospital was a great place to work that is very focused on helping others in any way possible, and his supervisor was very helpful in making Mike's internship a good experience.