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Sean McWeeny, TEACCH (Clinical Intern)

November 12, 2014

TEACCH and the Culture of Autism Autism has been at the headlines of newspapers and media sites as the topic of discussion, but many people still fail to understand the disorder and how to “treat it.” I use the words … Read more

Brooke McKenna, Social Intern (Horizon Performance)

November 10, 2014

Upon arriving at Horizon Performance for my first day as an intern, I couldn’t help but question whether I was cut out for the job. As a psychology/biology major with an interest in social psychology research, I wondered how I … Read more

Alban Foulser, Social Intern (Polk Correctional Institution)

November 6, 2014

In my internship with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, I work at Polk Correctional Institution, a men’s prison in Butner, North Carolina. With my supervisor, Dr. Peiper, the prison psychologist at Polk, I gather information on the mental … Read more

Olivia Juarez, Clinical Intern (Lepage Associates)

November 4, 2014

My experience as a Gil Intern is one that I will forever count as one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I am a clinical intern at Lepage Associates Psychiatric and Psychological Services in Durham, which is a … Read more