A counselling internship in a junior high school in St. John's, NF

Abstract

This is a report of an Educational Psychology internship undertaken at MacDonald Drive Junior High School between April 14 to June 20, 1997. It is made up of three main sections: an overview, a research component, and a reflective journal. -- Chapter one gives an overview and a report of the internship goals and objectives and the activities undertaken by the intern to meet these goals and objectives. -- Chapter two, the research component, reports on a study investigating the prevalence, quantity and frequency of alcohol use by male and female junior high students. The results of this study show that males and females reported significant differences in alcohol consumption within the last four weeks and twelve months. -- Chapter three is a discussion of the research results with implications and recommendations. -- Chapter four, the reflective journal, gives a brief personal account of the internship activities and experiences.