>> Internships are very important, and for all psychology training that's approved
by the American Psychological Association, you're required to do internships,
and it's very smart, like I said, to do internships in a variety of settings.
So, for instance, when I was in graduate school, there was an opportunity to do an internship
at the career center, which I did, and I loved,
and at the college counseling center and then in the community.
So I worked with clients at a clinic where they offered free medical and dental care,
and I was free therapy for the clients.
So I got a variety of people from the community.
>> Sure.
>> There was also the opportunity to work in a psychiatric hospital,
which some of my classmates took advantage of.
So, basically as an intern, you work there as a full-time clinician or a part-time clinician,
and you're supervised by a more experienced clinician.
Sometimes your sessions are taped, and you review your tapes.
You know, critique yourself, if you will, and your supervisor will do the same,
and it's a way for you to learn and, you know, improve upon your skills and get a sense
of things that you do well and areas that you want to improve on.
I think in my field it's very important to continuously be learning and interested
in learning and to not stagnate, I guess.
You know, you need to continuously be exercising your mind.