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Practicum Student: Personal Statement

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While an undergraduate student at Chowan University, I accepted a position as a teacher’s assistant and tutor for Statistics in Psychology. As a teacher’s assistant and tutor, I discovered how effective I am in teaching and assisting students with their educational goals. Additionally, I shared my literature review, “Academic and Behavioral Outcomes Due to Maltreatment: A Literature Review on the effects of Neglect, Sexual, and Physical Abuse” at two events. I presented at the Alpha Chi Convention in Saint Louis, Missouri and at Chowan University’s Student Research Conference. As a graduate student, I presented many presentation swith various topic related to the profession. Certainly, presenting as an undergraduate and graduate student has …show more content…

As an intern at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Behavioral Health, I worked with individuals having behavioral health and substance-related disorders. My practicum and internship equipped me for my current position as a Substance Abuse Counselor at Affinity Healthcare Group in Franklin, Virginia. As a Substance Abuse Counselor, I complete psychosocial assessments and progress notes; provide individual and group counseling; and conduct random drug screenings. Equally important, I collaborate with the on-board psychiatrists and nurses to ensure that patients receive individualized and proper services. From my experience as a practicum student, intern, and full-time employee, I have experience in balancing education, work, and personal life which I believe in essential to be successful in any doctoral program. Although my current GRE scores do not accurately reflect my potential and level of intelligence; my field experience, involvement in research, undergraduate and graduate GPA, and academic/professional references should demonstrate my intelligence and readiness for the

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