Interning Opportunities at EMAGES Vanessa Dean: forMer intern at eMages
E MAGES provides not only counseling services but also training and internships. Vanessa Dean was a student intern for two years. “ When I was getting my master's in the counseling program, I had a coworker who said, ‘My godmother works for EMAGES.’ So that’s where I did my internship— at EMAGES, and when getting my Ph.D. I did my internship there as well, in counselor education and supervision.” As an intern, Vanessa co-facilitated various EMAGES programs, from sex offender counseling to mental health, anger management, and substance abuse. Regarding sex offenders, Vanessa explains that they want to heal and return to society as productive, safe citizens and that less than five percent re-offend. She adds, “Most were sexually abused themselves and need to heal from their own trauma.” She was quite busy while interning, as she already had a job. “The groups I did were on Saturday mornings, and then during the week, I’d come after work to meet
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