12th Grade Internship
For my 12th grade internship, I worked at High Tech High North county as a peer counselor. A peer counselor is a trained student who offers support, conflict resolution skills, and validation to other peers. Peer counselling is as an option for students to discuss issues that they may also experience, or have experiences with, which is an alternative, or an addition to already existing programs. I worked one on one with students on a regular basis to discuss issues they may be facing such as depression, anxiety, home life, social life, substance abuse, relationships, and others.
We also presented a topic we learned from our internship in a TED Talk format called IEx Talks.
Below are pictures of me and the other peer counselors I worked closely with!