Internship Reflection Paper

My first week of Internship at P.S 001 Courtlandt School, a school located in the Bronx, NY went well. At first, I was nervous because I did not know what to expect, but after a while of meeting the staffs, I felt at ease. Everyone at the school was pretty nice and welcoming. I felt well prepared to be myself and show everyone what I have learned so far during my M.S in Counseling. By this, I meant being able to apply all of the counseling skills in an individual counseling and/or group counseling. I was looking forward to a more hands-on experience and being able to learn new materials, along with making mistakes as it is a way to grow as a Counselor. My supervisor, Ms. Jimenez kept reinforcing the concept that I will be learning a lot with her since she is very hands-off and feels that I will learn best if I do things myself after she models how things supposed to be done. In the first day of school, Ms. Jimenez gave me a roster of all students in the school name and grades. She wanted for me to help those students and their family

I was given the opportunity to experience an event known as “opening day ceremony” where counselors, school aid’s, and the principal are a part of for bringing the entire school together. Every grade(s) met with them at the gym. The point of this ceremony was to teach students how to be leaders and be able to learn from each other. This was taught by modeling an activity to the students, and they have to react back to the activity being taught. Every class per grade(s) had to assign leaders who will be leaders for two months before replacing them with someone else. The point of this was to teach students how to take responsibility and be able to teach others to perform in a constructive manner. I personally found this as a great idea as leadership is important in order to grow as a person and be able to be independent and be