Internship Placement
| Duties | |
Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum | Helped prepare museum for opening, set up educational exhibits, guided tour groups. |
Amherst County Public Schools | Helped in implementing tutoring program for special needs children, teacher's assistant, worked with ADHD and MR children in classrooms |
Big Brothers, Big Sisters | Helped in interviews of prospective candidates for Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, assisted in placement of special needs children, assisted in academic mentoring. |
Boys and Girls Clubs | Worked on after-school programming |
Canine Partner's for Life | Interview of potential candidates to receive service dogs, assisted with training and placement of animals in homes, participated in initiation of prison program. |
Christopher Farms Elementary School | Guidance Counselor Assistant: Assisted in group therapy sessions, guided-learning sessions, observation of one-on-one counseling sessions. |
Citizens for Adult Literacy and Learning | Literacy program assistant, tutoring in the local community. |
CNN, Washington Bureau | Copy editor/writer, data analysis assistance |
Domestic Violence Program, Lynchburg | Assisted in placement and attenuation of services for victims of domestic violence. Served as victim advocate. |
Funeral Consumer's Alliance | Received training on FTC compliance laws regarding the funeral industry and examined compliance of local funeral homes. |
Hudson House | Service provider for chronically mentally ill adults |
Kluge Children's Center | Assisted in Aquatics Program, worked with special needs children on physical rehabilitation |
Mary Washington Hospital | Worked with Art Therapist |
Martinsville Memorial Hospital | Chaplain's Assistant |
Miriam's House | Miriam's House is a residence for homeless women living with AIDS, some of whom have children. The purpose of Miriam's House is to bring compassionate attention to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the residents within the context or a loving and respectful community. |
Refuge Services: An Equine Assisted Therapy Program | Assisted in EAP (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy) sessions, assisted wrangler in the selection/care of service animals and assisted therapist with feedback sessions for program participants. |
Sexual Assault Response Program | Victim advocate, assisted victims of sexual assault obtain contact with social service agencies and counseling programs, assisted in legal proceedings, worked sexual assault hotline |
Social Services, Amherst County VA | Community advocate, sought resolution for problems facing community members, assisted in placing of individuals into different service agencies. |
Tye River Elementary School | Worked on "Book Buddy" literacy program |
University of Mississippi Medical Center; Dept of Pediatrics | Physician's Assistant |
Valleyview Retirement Community | Students have worked with physical therapists on rehabilitation,and with recreational directors planning and organizing events for community members. |
Worknet, Lynchburg Division of Social Services | WorkNet is a national network aiming to promote better employment, training and education opportunities for users and ex-users of mental health services. |
