Category Archives: Counseling Psychology

Busy Bee

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Now that I am over a month into my second semester, I have fully settled into the swing of things and I am finding myself quite busy these days.  I thought I would give all you prospective students out there … Continue reading →

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My Journey to MSPP

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

In my last post I wrote about some of the reasons why I chose to attend MSPP.  I thought it might also be helpful to share my journey before deciding to apply to counseling programs, as I can recall the … Continue reading →

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Why MSPP?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

I would say the two main reasons I decided to attend MSPP were because of its sense of community and field placement opportunities for first and second year students in my program.  From the first time I visited MSPP I … Continue reading →

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AA

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Today I attended my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.  As part of our Substance Abuse and Treatment class we were ask to attend a meeting and write a paper about our experience.  Substance abuse is overwhelmingly prevalent in our society and … Continue reading →

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My First Weekend-in-Residence

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I survived my first weekend-in-residence for my Adult Psychopathology blended class.  I must say, I was a little anxious going in- okay I was dreading it- as the sheer thought of two days back to back in class from 8:30-5:30 … Continue reading →

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Call Me Tricia

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Today in my Psych Appraisal and Assessment class I assumed the role of Tricia, a 14 year-old girl plagued with a troubling family life.  The topic of this week’s class was doing assessments with families and couples, and after going … Continue reading →

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Kicking Off the Second Semester

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

After an incredibly restful and relaxing break, I feel refreshed and ready to take this coming semester by storm.  After one week back I already feel in the swing of things and I’m looking forward to getting settled into my … Continue reading →

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One Semester Down!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I have officially completed my first semester of graduate school and I am one night away from starting my second….time certainly does fly!  I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in Fundamentals Week, doing ice breakers … Continue reading →

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We’re down to crunch time, people!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

With only three more weeks of classes, I am in the last steps of this marathon of a semester! But what a rewarding marathon it has been! I feel like I have learned so much! Not only in regarding to … Continue reading →

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Moving from Idaho to Boston

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Moving is never easy. Even for someone like me who has moved around quite a bit growing up; moving is always just a mess of emotions. While I was excited about the prospect of moving to somewhere new, getting out … Continue reading →

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