INTRODUCTION OF INTERNSHIP

Psychology Internships are internships that are related to Psychological Science as a field of study.

Internships have been defined as job training for different organizations. Internships are meant to

help students or workers increase their expertise in their field of study and get a grasp of what

the work field has to offer. Almost every college and university offers internships to their

students in order to help them get a head start on their careers.

Because psychology is a complex undergraduate degree program, students often don't get what they

intended from the internships they take part in. Universities bear some responsibility here, as

they are supposed to be the main source of internship enrollment. Students often complain that they

have a hard time finding jobs after their internships, even when the internships relate to the jobs they

are interested in. Lacking the appropriate experience, a student may step into a job and struggle to

connect the new responsibilities with past internship experiences.

An internship in psychology gives you an opportunity to apply theories and principles you've

been learning in your psychology courses to the "real world" of social service agencies, medical

institutions, the criminal justice system, business, and industry. During an internship, you can

explore career interests, develop pre-professional skills, see how community organizations work,

expand your clinical and interpersonal skills, and, in many cases, help others.
 CASE STUDY – 4
INTAKE INFORMATION

Name: Ms. M.G.

Age: 14 yrs

Gender: Female

Educational Qualification: IXth

Marital status: Single

Whether client stays with parents: No

Whether have any siblings, if so how many: Yes

What is the position of the client in the family: Youngest

Any one in the family having conflicts: No

Anyone in the family is su ering/has su ered from any physical disorders: No

Presenting problem: -

I am not able to adjust in the school of Delhi. I want to go back my hometown Uttarakhand. The people
of Delhi are very dominating. I am depressed because I cannot continue my study in this environment.
My father is not supporting me in this decision. I am very upset because nobody understands me and
my problems which I am facing here. I never want to go to that college.

Precipitating Factor: dominant behaviour of her college mates, and strict behaviour of father
towards her.

Duration of problem: one and half year

Any counselling taken: No

How intense is the problem and how does it a ect the client

• She did not go regularly her school from last 1 month.

• Cannot carry on even the routine work
• Does not want to do anything
• Takes sleeping peels to sleep.
• Anytime started crying.
• Does not want to go to school.
• Does not want to meet any classmate.

Interview with family members/spouse/the concerned person

Name: MsK.

Age: 45

Sex: Female

Relationship: Mother

The view point of her mother in regard to all the above

Her mother said in the interview that her daughter Ms M.G. is very shy and softly spoken. She is a very
brilliant student. She was very good always in her studies in her school (Uttarakhand). So, her
father decided to send her Delhi for further studies. And she was happy from her father decision
but after coming here she faced a lot of problems as she is introvert so is not able to express her feelings
in front of everyone. She told her problem to us after a long time but her father said that she has to stay
here to complete her studies everybody faces problems after coming in new environment. But later
everything becomes normal.

Her mother said that I am concerned about my daughter feelings and carrier so I encouraged her to take
counselling.
Relationship

Patient's relationship with family members:

• With mother: Very Good.

• Father: Not so good.
• Brothers: Good.

Educational history

• In school / college :
She was very good in studies.

• How is the client in studies and academic performance?

Her academic performance according to her report card of her school was too good as she
stands first always in her class.

• Does the client come up to the expectations of parents and teachers?

Yes

• Have they received any complaints from the school authorities regarding the
client performances?
No, they never received any complaint regarding this.
• Since when have they noted that the client is not the same in regard to academics
as she used to be?
During the exams.
• When did they decide to consult a counsellor?
When the client told the whole situation to her family and say no to continue the study at
same place.

Establish Rapport

Appearance

• Age: 14 yrs
• Sex : Female
• Hygienic : Yes

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Movement and behavior

• Clients gait : normal

• Posture : restless
• Coordination: the coordination was good.
• Eye Contact : she was not able to make eye contact

A ect: She was emotional and giving answer, or responded emotionally.

Mood : She was very upset . Her mood was very sad.

Speech:

• The volume of the person's voice: Soft and low.

• The rate or speed of speech: Normal.
• The length of answers to questions: Depends upon Question.
• The Appropriateness of the answer: The answers were appropriate.
• Clarity of the answers and similar characteristics: Cleared

Thought content:

After establishing rapport, counsellor asses that the client has adjustment problems in the new
environment. She thinks that she is not able to adjust with such kind of dominating people. She got
very bad experience from her school life.

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Session Content

Client's Name: Ms M.G.

Session No: 1 Time: 1:00 PM

Purpose of the interview:

The Client was referred to me for referred to me for taking a detailed case history.

Start of the session:

The client Ms. M.G. comes in. I greeted her and asked her to please come in and take her seat. She Was
accompanied by her mother. I o ered her also a seat. However as the interview started I asked Ms.
M.G. if it would be all right we both talked alone and her mother waited for a while outside, as she was
not looking comfortable to talk in front of her mother.

The Client's appearance: The Client was well dressed, neat and clean. She looked bright but
somewhat anxious.

I decided to make sure that the client is comfortable and told her that she can make herself at home
here and whatever she would tell me will be kept completely confidential. Only that information,
which she says can be passed on to other family members, would be done so and she can feel
free to convey whatever she wants.

Then Ms. M.G. started to tell me about the problems she is facing with her college mates. She told
me that she was coming Delhi before 6 months for her studies. She was a good student in her studies
at Uttarakhand who stands first always in her class. She was so happy that she is doing her further
studies from the top school of Delhi. But after coming Delhi she faces many problems like di erent
culture new environment new people around her. But that time she thought that after some time she
will cope up with this environment. She makes new friends, the teachers were also impressed with
her because she was a bright student in her class. But some students started feel jealous to her
because she got first position in first internal exams. Now they started game planning against her
like back bitching and all. She observed a strange change in the behaviour of her friends and other
classmates. Her friends also stopped to talking to her suddenly. She got disturbed from all of this and
now she also not able to concentrate on her studies. And during this time period some incidents also
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happens with her which totally break her from inside. That incidents were that she su ered with
high fever one day in her class and her friends left her alone there in this situation. After all these
things she got fade up and these incidents a ect her grade in next semester. Then she decided not to
go to school and from last 1 month she did not go to school on the regular basis.

End of the session:

As the time allotted to the client is generally one hour, I ended the interview in following manner.

Ms. M.G., I think today we have discussed your problem. It has been possible to understand when your
problem started, what precipitated it and you have been handling the same. Your e orts are really
appreciated. However, there are many things we need to discuss with each other. The client responded
that she would like to come next week for the next session. We both stood up, and shook hands, and
the client and her mother took leave.

My Observation:

When the client left I found that she was looking slightly more relaxed and was happy that she
was listened to and her problem could be put across by her clearly to the counsellor.

Plan of Action:

Continue the interview and gather more information about the dynamics underlying the various
conflicts that she has expressed. A session with the father is required to tell him her problem
which she is facing from a long time.

Today's session was able to achieve the purpose with which it started.

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 CASE STUDY - 7
INTAKE INFORMATION

Name: P
Age: 7
Gender: Male

Educational Qualification: 2nd

Occupation: Student

Whether client stays with parents: Yes

Whether have any siblings, if so, how many: Yes, one

What is the position of the client in the family: Eldest
Anyone in the family having conflicts: No

Anyone in the family is su ering/has su ered from any physical disorders: No

Presenting problem:

The child did not speak very much and when he speaks it is so di icult to understand what he was
saying. He often did not understand the spoken words.

Precipitating Factor: Sister's birth

Any counseling taken: No

Interview with family members/spouse/the concerned person

Their view point in regard to all of the above

Interview with her mother:

The chief complaint, as reported by the mother, Was that he is the older children's difficulties.
The child did not speak and read well. He was not a good eater. Her second pregnancy was
unwelcome. She knows that she did not relatives her full attention with the birth of the second baby.

Relationship
Patient's relationship with family members:

• With mother: very much attached

• Father:Not as much good
• Earlier he has many friends but now he hardly talks to anyone.
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 • With neighbors: He loves attention from adults.
• With school and class mates: Healthy relations with classmates

• In the game field: Active

Educational History

• In
school/College:

School

• How is the client in studies and academic performance?

Bright

• Does the client come up to the expectations of parents and teachers?

Yes

• Do they find that there is sudden deterioration in studies and academic performance?
No

• Have they received any complaints from the school authorities regarding the
client's performances?
No

• Since when have they noted that the client is not the same in regard to academics as
he/she used to be?
After the birth of his younger sister.
• Had they done anything about it so far? If so what?
Tried to pamper him so that he tells them everything.

• After their e orts had there been any improvement?

No

• When did they decide to consult a counsellor?

After realizing that the client aggressive behaviour is getting worst

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Establish Rapport
Appearance

• Age: 7

• Sex: Male

• Hygienic : Yes

Movement and Behavior

• Client's gait: Notorious

• Posture:Continuously jumping from One place to another

• Eye contact: Was not making proper eye contact.

• Facial expression: Calm

Mood:He came into the room without a moment of hesitation.

Speech:

• The volume of the person's voice: Average

• The rate or speed of speech: Slow
• The length of answers to questions: Depends upon The Questions.

Thought content:

After establishing rapport with the client

From the forgoing description of my first session with the parents I am Certain that the parents will
not have draw a clear picture of their personalities, the emotional atmosphere in the home. But I
came to know that client did not understand the spoken word clearly not even read them. He
could not go unnoticed because of the marked temper, outburst.

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Session Content

Client's name: Mr. P

Session No: 1 Time: 11.00 am

Purpose of the interview:

The client was referred to me for taking a detailed case history.

Start of session

The client Mr. P came in. I greeted him and asked him to please come in and take his seat. He was
accompanied by her mother. I o ered her also a seat.

I decided to make sure that the client is comfortable and told him that he can make himself at home
here and whatever he would tell me will be kept completely confidential. Only that information which
they say can be passed on to other family members, would be done so. I am a psychologist working
here and she can feel free to convey whatever she wants.

The Client's appearance: Dressed well. Seems to be very notorious.

Interview With mother

The chief complaints, was that Mr P,the older of two children, was having speech
di iculties. The child did not speak and read clearly, it is so di icult to understand what
he was saying.

Furthermore it was clear that the mother had been entertaining some thought that Mr. k was not
very intelligent.

He was not a good eater and active body.

"He could not be unnoticed because of the marked temper. Outbursts which occur frequently.
Observation: From the forgoing description of my first session interview with the parents I am certain
that the reader will not have drawn a clear picture of their personality, the emotional atmosphere.
It was not known from the first interview that there was tension between parents, but there was
some evidence that di erences existed as to the manner in which Mr. P had been handled.

Session 2

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On the first visit, after being introduces he came into the examining room without a moment's
hesitation. Didn't even look back to his mother. I asked him to tell me about his family member? I
asked him to tell me about all the teachers he had had in the past. He listed his first grade teacher as
having been the best teacher and he talked about his mother and father but he denies to talk about
his sister. He hardly reacted on her name.

Observation:

From the forgoing description of client, I came to know that there is an issue between parents and
client. We all have unconscious desires and that desires seem to dangerous if doesn't then it will
change into aggression and same will happened to the client.

Childhood is the age in which everyone wants full attention of their parents. Client wants all the
attention of his parent but after the birth of his sister, he becomes insecure and start behaving
di erently.

Plan of action:

Continue the interview and gather more information about the dynamics underlying the various
conflicts between him and his parent's. So I'll again go for the interview of his parents.

Today's session was able to achieve the purpose with which it started.

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 CASE STUDY – 9
INFORMATION INTAKING

Name: R.K

Age: 14Yrs.

Gender:

Female

Education qualification: IXth

Marital status: Single

Whether client stays with parents: Yes

Position of the client in the family: Elder

Anyone in the family having conflict: No

Anyone in the family has su ered from any physical disorders: No

Presenting problem: "I have gone in high anxiety. I have no interest in studies and I don't want
to go to my school. My parents changed my school which I don't like"

Duration of problem: 3-4 months

Any counseling taken: No

How intense is the problem and how does it a ect the client?

• Has to take leave from work place/school/school: No

• Cannot carry on even the routine work : No
• Does not want to do anything : Yes

Interview with the family members/spouse/the concerned person: Yes

With Father: I took the interview of his father. After asking he explained that from last 3-4 months
she is getting tensed that she doesn't want to go to school. As she doesn't want to change her previous
school but due to financial problem he has to take such step.
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Relationship:

Patient's relationship with the family members:

• With Mother -Good

• With Father -Good

• With Brother -N.A.

Educational History

• In
School/School:

She scored a good percentage (94.6%) in class 8th and she didn't want to change her
previous school so she doesn't want to go that school.
• How is the client in studies and academic performance?
Good
• Does the client come up to the expectations of parents and teachers?
No
• How has the performance been over the years?
The performance of the client was good. She still wants to become lecturer.
• Do they find there is sudden deterioration in studies and academic performance?
Yes, after change of school.

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 Establish Rapport

Appearance

• Age: 14 years
• Sex : Female
• Hygienic: Yes

Movement and Behavior

• Client's : Normal
gait : Moving hands while talking
• Posture : Making eye contact
• Eye Contact

• Facial expression: Angry and sad

Mood: Sad, anxious

: Normal
Speech
: Normal
• The volume of the person's voice : according to question
: Appropriately answered
• The rate or speed of speech
• The length of answers to
questions
• The appropriateness of the
answers

• Clarity of the answers and similar characteristics: Clarity of answer

Thought Content:

After establish rapport and observing the client's appearance and all, I assess that the client was
angry and also sad.

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 SESSION CONTENT

Client's Name: Ms. R.K.

Session No: 1 Time: 11 AM

Purpose of the Interview: To make sensible picture of the client's problem

The client Ms. R.K. entered; I greeted and asked her to have a seat. I further enquired her about any
difficulty she might face in finding the place. I offered her a glass of water.

Client's Appearance: The clothes worn by her were neat and clean. But she was looked anxious and
sad.

I decided to make sure that the client is comfortable and told her that she can make herself at
home here and whatever she would tell, I will be kept completely confidential. A formal oath of
confidentiality was taken by me so that client becomes comfortable in sharing the problem and
all the things related to problem.

Then Ms. R.K. started sharing about the problem she was facing in her life.

In the first session R.K's father started to share the problem that R.K has gone in anxiety. Now she
is not interested in continuing the studies.

R.K. What do you mean by anxiety? (Probing)

"I don't like my school so I don't want to go in that school' I scored well still I get such school."
It creates tension for her.

R.K., why don't you like your school? (Leading)

According to R.K., no co-curricular activities are there and the school is single sex school. She added
that the faculty is also not good and she is unable to understand their lectures.

How much time you spend in school? (Leading)

R.K. replied as she used to go to school at time but not with her will. She felt it as a burden and
waste of time as she is not comfortable with school authorities and no co-curricular activities
also in that schoo

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She requested with her parents to admit her again in her previous school but her parents denied
her as they can't afford that school expenses due to financial problems which made her disappointed
a lot. R.K, I will repeat the things what I understood as you told that you are not interested in studies
due to your choice of school and its faculty members. You are worried due to single sex school
as well as no co-curricular activities in you school. You feel that your time is wasted. (Paraphrasing)

For the next session I asked R.K, can we fix next Monday? The client responded that she would like
to come next week at the specified time.

Problem according to counselor point of view: Adjustment problem in School

In the second session, it was told that R.K, your score in 8th class (94.6%) was very respectable
and good. But according to CBSE (The Central Board of Secondary Education) 94.6% is not a very
high score, and see how many students lie between 94.6% and 100%. If you would see before
94.6% also there is a large population who didn't get admission anywhere. As there is high
competition, so students like you, even after having a good percentage, don't able to get school
according to their choice.

What is your aim, R.K.? (Leading)

"I WANT TO BECOME ENGLISH LECTURER"

R.K. you have a lot of preparation time for your career. It's good if you study in single sex
school as your career won't distract. I believe that co-ed schools and schools helps in personality
formation but you have to see the personality vs. academics.

R.K. as you shared that your faculty is poor. Poor faculty is a world-wide issue. Scarcity of good
teaching faculty is a problem of almost every school student because teaching is an art. But in the
present scenario you have so many other resources like multimedia books, library, videos available
on internet which helps in conceptual learning. R.K. you can use library and through this you
can use your time which you get between the classes. And according to Research, if purpose is
important for any person then other things should not important. If you go anywhere, you won't get
any option which is free from any issue or problems. "Distractions are everywhere"

[Link] one more problem that in her school he was famous and was performed very well in co-
curricular activities. R.K. when here is no scope, there is high probability of getting the shine and
fame. R.K. in my known, there was an uncle who lived in a village. He was the only person in
that village who bought a car and he was famous in that village. After some years he shifted to posh
area of Delhi but there he saw that every person have their own vehicle and in a single house,
there was more than one vehicle. His fame got faded. So R.K. one needs darkness to shine, in
your school you can shine by taking initiatives (Self-Disclosure).

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Overall, you have to change your perception by linking things with your career and also co-
operate with your family by understanding their problems. After Four years you have to go for
Graduation so you need fewer distractions. R.K. spends this phase keeping in mind your career. God
has given you an opportunity that you can shine and make your career.

So I ended the interview here in the following manner:

R.K. I think today we have discussed about your problems you are facing all over and we also have
tried out in finding the alternatives to solve it. Hopefully now you are able to reach your solution
and you are well known about what is right and what is wrong.

My Observation:

When the client left I found that she was looking relaxed and confident for her goals and decisions.
Now she is able to choose the right solution to solve the issue.

Plan of action:

Continue the interview and gather more information about her problem and to counseling for better
adjustment in new surroundings.

Today's session was able to achieve the purpose with which it started.

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 CASE STUDY – 1

INTAKE INFORMATION

Name: Ms. S.U.

Age: 16 yrs
Gender: Female

Educational Qualification: XI
Marital status: Single

Whether client stays with parents: Yes

Whether have any siblings, if so how many: No

What is the position of the client in the family: Only child

Anyone in the family having conflicts: No

Anyone in the family is su ering/has su ered from any physical disorders: No

Presenting problem: -

! have never felt independent of figures of authority and have usually acted out role of a willing
child. I am self-conscious and fully dependent on others.
Precipitating Factor: Strict upbringing of her parents
Duration of problem: Near about one year

Any counselling taken: No

How intense is the problem and how does it a ect the client?

• Has to take leave from work place/school/college: Yes

• Cannot carry on even the routine work: No

• Does not want to do anything: No

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Interview with family members/spouse/the concerned person
Name: Mr. ABC
Age: 40yrs
Sex: Male
Relationship: Acquaintance
Views of acquaintance about her: She hardly talk to anyone; she is very quiet and shy. She did
her works only after taking permission from her parents.

Relationship
Patient's relationship with family members:
• With mother: Not so good, as she don't like to live with her parents.
• Father: Not so good
• With friends: how many friends does the patient have? How does the patient
relate to them?: No friends

• With neighbors: Never talked to them

Educational History:

• In school/College:

She always seeks the permission of those who are in authority and whenever she attempt
to assert her own will, she experiences guilt and self doubt.

• How is the client in studies and academic performance?

Good at studies. As she shown her grade cards.
• Does the client come up to the expectations of parents and teachers?
Yes, always as she states that this because of the lodes she has learned to live by,
however there have been times when she wanted to break away from this.
• How has the performance been over the years?
She was too good in her studies.
• Do they find that there is sudden deterioration in studies and
academic performance?
Yes

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 • Have they received any complaints from the school authorities regarding the
client’s performances?
No, according to client there was no such incidents.
• Since when have they noted that the client is not the same in regard to academics
as he/she used to be?
Near about six months as she remains to be alone and quiet. She also becomes fully
dependent to others for her works.
• Had they done anything about it so far? If so what? : They tried to understand
her to do her work self.

Establish Rapport

Appearance
• Age: 16

• Sex: Female

• Hygienic: Yes

Movement and Behavior

• Client's gait: Normal

• Posture: Uneasy.

• Coordination: Good

• Eyecontact: Continuously moves her eye balls, was not able to make eye contact.

• Facial expression: tensed, Fearful

Affect: Client sometime after listening the questions, does not able to respond and gave a
emotional expression.

Mood: Nervous,. Anxious

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Speech

• The volume of the person's voice: Soft

• The rate or speed of speech: Slow
• The length of answers to questions: Two or three words
• The appropriateness of the answers: she was answering the questions,
appropriately

Thought content:
After establish rapport and observing the client's appearance and all, I assess that the client is
facing self-conscious, weak will power

Session Content
Client's name: Ms. S.U.
Session No: 1 Time: 11 AM
Purpose of the interview:

The client was referred to me for taking a detailed case history.

The client Ms S.U. came in. I greeted her and asked her to please come in and take her seat. She
came with her father. I offered him also a seat. However, as the interview started I asked Ms.S.U
if it would be all right we both talked alone.

I decided to make sure that the client is comfortable and told her that she can make herself at
home here and whatever she would tell me will be kept completely confidential. Only that
information which we say can be passed on to other family members, would be done so. I am a
psychologist working here and she can feel free to convey whatever she wants.

Then Ms. S.U. started to tell me about his problem she is facing with her life. She stated that she felt
self-conscious, weak willed, lacking in assertiveness and dependent. I Discussed these opinions
further with her and asked her questions such as, How are you dependent? Who is responsible for
yourself consciousness?

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After these questions, She was little quiet when prompted to speak, she explained that she feared
about her parent's response to her own decisions. She wanted to make her own choices. But she
wanted her parent's approval to do so. She was afraid that they would not tolerate her decision.

The Problem:

She asks herself: "what if I am wrong? Who am I to decide? What is moral or immoral? What will
I discover if I follow my own path? Will I lose my self-respect or be able to survive the guilt I feel?
As the time allotted to the client is generally one hour, I ended the interview in the following manner.
Ms S.U., I think today we have discussed your problem particularly about your non assertive
behavior and your conflicts with your family. It has been possible to understand when your problems
started, what precipitated it and how you have been handling it. However there are many things
we need to discuss with each other. For instance, the difficulty that you didn't like about your
unassertive self and the effect of all the frustrations of your life, career, etc.
I ended up the session by shaking hands and the client too leaves.

My observation:
When the client left I found that she was looking slightly more relaxed and was happy that she
listened to and her problem could be put across by her clearly to the counselor.
Plan of action:
Continue the interview and gather more information about the dynamics underlying the various
conflicts that she has expressed. A session with the husband is required to understand the
problem from his angle too.
Today's session was able to achieve the purpose with which it started.

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