Many of the students wrote
about their own anxiety related
to working with this population.
One student reflected on
having mixed feelings, writing,
“I was really excited, but just
as nervous at the same time….
I didn’t expect the clients to be
so open about discussing the fact
that they have a mental illness.”
In her interview, this student
further reflected on her initial
expectations and discussed the
fact that the clinical experience
was not at all what she expected,
stating, “I was surprised to
see many of the clients were so
normal.”