My Time at Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center: Client Based Mental Health Services and How They Relate to the Stages of Change
Presenter(s)
Natalie Berg
Abstract
I spent 300 hours of the Spring 2025 semester as an intern at Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center. While providing services with two Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services workers and a Children's Mental Health Case Manager, I made connections with people I never would have interacted with otherwise, and I learned a lot about community-based, client-led services. Client-led services are based on a number of psychological concepts, one of which being the Stages of Change Model. Integrating this concept with my experience at Hiawatha Valley draws a larger connection between my time as a student and my real-world experience working with those suffering from severe and persistent mental health problems.
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
Psychology
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Robert Casselman
Start Date
4-24-2025 2:00 PM
End Date
4-24-2025 3:00 PM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
2b=2pm-3pm
Poster Number
4
My Time at Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center: Client Based Mental Health Services and How They Relate to the Stages of Change
I spent 300 hours of the Spring 2025 semester as an intern at Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center. While providing services with two Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services workers and a Children's Mental Health Case Manager, I made connections with people I never would have interacted with otherwise, and I learned a lot about community-based, client-led services. Client-led services are based on a number of psychological concepts, one of which being the Stages of Change Model. Integrating this concept with my experience at Hiawatha Valley draws a larger connection between my time as a student and my real-world experience working with those suffering from severe and persistent mental health problems.
