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

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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.