b'WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 5McGuire will be working throughout the district, fromI think that I have the best the traditional K-12 public schools to an alternative high school to preschool and even special education classrooms. jobor will have the best jobShe explains, Sometimes in our courses it can be soin the world, says Bernatchez. theoretical, but then, when we go to our site and see theseThere are so many ways to feel practices in action, its super helpful to get the whole picture.fulfilled in this career.Im really grateful for it.Looking ahead to the year, McGuire is most excited to Grace Bernatchez, Third-Year School expand her clinical skills in this new environment. TheresPsychology MA/CAGS Studenta huge population of multilingual students and immigrant families in Haverhill, she says. This year, Im really working to learn culturally competent assessment and practice.Other students in the school psychology program meet a need elsewhere. Third-year Grace Bernatchez traveled to Maui, Hawaii for her internship.Everywhere in Hawaii is in need, she says, But, specifically Maui is definitely in need of people who do what we do. Im the only one of me [at my school], which can be a little intimidating for a third-year graduate student, but it also provides a lot of learning opportunity.Bernatchez works closely with not only her supervisor, but also with the other behavioral health specialists and school psychologists in the district, especially in the wake of the August 2023 wildfires that broke out on the island.The current population Im working with have all gone through a communal trauma with the fire last year, Bernatchez says. So, Im learning a lot about grief, historical context, and generational trauma.Working in Hawaii on top of her previous experiences in Boston and in Lawrence, Mass., Bernatchez says, has been really eye-opening and helpful when establishing my practice. Ive seen a lot of different populations and there are so many different avenues I can go down.Regardless of what the third-year internship looks likefor school psychology students, they will graduate from 蜜桃tv prepared to succeed in the field contributing as critical community members.We always have support, McGuire says of her time in the program. With the classes and the field experience combined, I feel ready to go into the field.I think that I have the best jobor will have the best jobin the world, says Bernatchez. There are so many ways to feel fulfilled in this career.'