Mr. Renish Ruban Roberts
A month back, in May, I had an opportunity to work as an intern in Psychowellness Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi.
Initially, I was scared and not so enthusiastic about doing an internship, since I wanted to take up a career in Clinical Psychology and I was a little wary as one of my mentors had told me that internships can change your interest in your specified specialization. But, to my surprise, it was actually an amazing and life changing experience- I got to interact with other interns, learn how to make case histories, learn about mental disorders, how to read the DSM-5-TR including the ICD-10-CM codes, psychotherapies and their worksheets, treatment plans and much more. They also had activities like role-playing as a psychologist/client, blog writing, observing sessions and assessments.
I would like to thank my internal supervisor, Ms. Sakshi Dhankhar, for providing me with unwavering support and guidance, I feel like it is also important to note that she always provided me with suitable tasks whenever I asked for more of them, she always addressed my curiousity about disorders without fail.
Having discussions with Dr. R.K. Suri, a clinical psychologist with over 42+ years of experience also turned out to be a very insightful and helpful guide towards my career.
Overall, this internship got me more interested in the field of clinical psychology, also helping me improve my leadership skills quite a lot while interacting with other interns and taking up responsibilities.