Fiona Menezes

• Conducting assessments
• Cognitive retraining
• Social skills training
• Psychotherapy sessions under the supervision of a clinical psychologist.

During this internship, I gained hands-on experience working with children with special needs, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and learning difficulties. Assisted in classroom activities and therapeutic sessions focused on building attention, motivation, and social skills, while observing strategies used by special educators and therapists to support holistic development.

• Observed psychotherapy sessions and psychiatric evaluations, gaining insights into therapeutic techniques and diagnostic processes.
• Witnessed neuropsychological assessments, RTMS procedures, and biofeedback techniques.
• Developed skills in documenting psychological assessments and summarizing findings in reports.

• Conducted comprehensive case histories and interviews with inpatients to gather essential patient information.
• Performed Mental Status Examinations (MSE) on both inpatients and outpatients, assessing cognitive functions and emotional states.
• Organized and facilitated therapeutic group activities for patients in male and female group homes, promoting social interaction and engagement.
• Observed psychiatrists during diagnostic processes, gaining insights into clinical decision-making and treatment planning.
• Provided supportive counseling to psychiatric patients, enhancing communication and empathy skills.
• Conducted assessments on inpatients to better understand their symptoms and inform treatment strategies.

• 4 months of clinical postings at the university hospital in departments of paediatrics, dermatology, nephrology, and oncology during my Bachelor's program.
• Garnered valuable hands-on insight into the patient psyche in an illness setting, the impact of practitioner's verbal and non-verbal cues on client's emotional state, and compilation of symptoms into coherent diagnoses.
• Carried out extensive history-taking and preliminary screenings in paediatrics with children aged 5-17 years displaying presenting symptoms such as anxiety and depression, personality disorders, and inappropriate social development.
• Conducted regular follow-ups with child and adult patients in the in-patient wards for kidney dialysis in nephrology.