Report of a counselling internship at St. Matthew's School, St. John's, Newfoundland including a research project, implementation and evaluation of a divorce program entitled, When Mom and Dad separate

Abstract

This internship component of the Masters of Education (School Psychology) degree program at Memorial University was completed at St. Matthew's School, Cowan Heights, St. John's, Newfoundland. This report has two parts: (1) a placement component and (2) a research component. Outlined in the placement component are: (a) the goals and objectives for the internship and (b) a detailed listing of the activities and learning experiences of the intern. In this placement the intern engaged in individual counselling, group counselling, psycheducational testing, case conferencing and a number of other professionally related activities. The research component involved the delivery of a divorce program, When Mom and Dad Separate (Heegard, 1992), to six students at the primary level. A description of the program used and an assessment of its impact and feasibility is offered.