While pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, I had the opportunity to hold an internship position at the State Mental Hospital of Allentown, P.A., and more recently, the John F. Kennedy Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center of Philadelphia. Much of my current leadership experience comes from managing group therapy sessions focused on current events, problem-solving, and life-planning for clients in these mental health facilities.

The tremendous diversity between group members at JFK due to cultural and ethnic differences was only compounded by the varying degrees of cognitive ability and mental illness diagnosed in all of them. In a room of 15 to 30 people for any given session, I stuck out like a sore thumb. I know from subsequent conversations with many group members that on my first introduction, many of them were thinking “how is this white girl from the suburbs, with her nice clothes, sheltered upbringing, and expensive education, EVER going to relate to......

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Title: Leadership Essay
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