Clinical Psychology Intern Resume Example

The Education program aims to prepare students to become leaders in the field of education using an interdisciplinary and transformational approach to teaching and learning. The program's philosophy of education is based on progressive active learning theories and critical inquiry. Curricular reform is based on research embedded decision-making practices. Through civic engagement and community outreach initiatives, our programs promote inclusion, social justice and empowerment in education.

Goals:

• To promote interdisciplinary and active approaches to teaching and learning.
• To value lifelong learning and reflection as fundamental to educational practices that extends beyond graduation.
• To incorporate current trends and technologies in teaching to support student learning and teacher development
• To respect the diversity of student learners by embracing theories of inclusion and multiculturalism.
• To integrate 21st Century Skills in the field of education at all levels, from the school curricula in general and in classroom in particular.

The MA program aims at

Goals achieved to this point in time:

• Demonstrate abilities in conceptualizing psychological functioning and psychological disorders from within a multiplicity of theoretical framework.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the manifestations of psychological disorders and their etiology.
• Choose and apply scientifically based assessment strategies allowing a clinical evaluation of the functioning of a subject.
• Adapt evidenced based intervention designs in a way to respond to the needs of the subjects in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Demonstrate motivation, engagement, good interpersonal skills and ethical conduct in the field of practice.
• Demonstrate a state-of-the-art knowledge and a scholarly overview of research designs and methods as they pertain to the exploration of psychological phenomena.
• Communicate, orally and in writing, information that is relevant to the understanding of the psychological state of the subject and/or of any psychological phenomena.

Learned how to provide psychological first aid in emergency settings using the RAPID model: Reflective Listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention and Disposition (target is trauma beyond the physical nature).

Learned how trauma can affect children and their environment (systemic approach) and learned about the last 50 years of research on trauma and how they are applied in the real world through intervention aimed towards encouraging resilience.

The workshop's aim was to understand gender roles construction and to differentiate between facts and misconceptions related to sexuality. It also tackled the effects of discrimination and stigmatization on mental health.

The symposium "Teach with a Twist: Empowering ALL Students in Your Classroom" on inclusion and empowerment of all students was then followed by a workshop on "Cultivating an Inclusive Classroom".

The workshop "Neuropsychological Intervention Across the Adult Life Span"showcased different interventions targeting neuropsychological symptoms resulting from strokes.

It also highlighted the importance of focusing on the needs of the person going through neuropsychological changes rather than only focusing on his behavioral and personality changes.