ONLINE INTERNSHIP REPORT

Name of Learner

Enrollment No:

Year

Regional Centre

Name of organization

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (Discipline of Psychology)

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Serial Number Contents Page Number

1 Appendix I- Declaration

2 Appendix III - Consent Letter

3 Appendix VIII - Certificate

4 Appendix IV – Record of Visits

5 Profile about organization

6 About the Internship

7 Case Studies

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 Appendix-I Declaration

I ______________, hereby declare that I am a Learner of M.A. Psychology , July at the

Study Centre Code _______, Regional Center ________________ and I want to do my

internship (MPCE-0XX) at .

___________________
Signature

Name of the Learner: ____________ Date: ________

Enrolment no: __________ Place: _______

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 APPENDIX-III CONSENT LETTER (Agency Supervisor)

This is to certify that the internship in MPCE-015/MPCE-025/MPCE-035 for the partial

fulfilment of MAPC Program of IGNOU will be carried out by Mr. /Ms. ___________________
Enrolment. ____________, under my supervision.

(Signature)

Name of the Agency Supervisor:

Designation:

Address:

Date:

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 APPENDIX-VIII CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that ________________of MA Psychology Second Year (MAPC

Program) has conducted and successfully completed the Internship in MPCE 0XX in the place

Name: Name

Enrollment No.: Designation:

Name of the Study Centre: Place

Regional Centre: Date

Place:

Date:

Signature of Agency Supervisor

Name:

Designation:

Name of the Organization:

Address:

Place:

Date:

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 APPENDIX-IV RECORD OF VISITS/ACTIVITIES CARRIED BY
LEARNER

Time Duration Name &

Signature
Date of Place Nature of
of Remarks
Visit From To Visited Work
Concerned
Authority

Signature of the Learner Signature of Academic Counsellor

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PROFILE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

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ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

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 CASE STUDIES

CASE: 01

Name Nibedeeta Ghosh

Address 201/ BBD Bag, Kol-29
Age 32
Gender Female
Educational qualification B.Tech
Occupation IT Executive
Income 6 lpa

Marital Status Married

Whether client stays with parents/ Parents

spouse
Whether have any siblings, if so how 01
many
What is the position of the client in Youngest
the family
According to the Client, her mother has always been
biased towards her sister, which impacted her studies,
Anyone in the family having profession and now she is no longer in talking terms with
conflicts: her sister.

Anyone in the family is suffering/has

suffered from any physical
disorders? No

Date of onset of the problem Oct, 2020

The night when her husband tried to strangulate her, she

could not take it anymore and left the house. She then
Precipitating factor if any came back to her parents’ house and felt that she is not
accepted there as well which is adding to her guilt and
crying spells.

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 Duration of problem 1.5 months

Any counseling taken No

How intense is the problem and how does

it affect the client?
• Has to take leave from work place /
No
school/ college
• Cannot carry on even the routine
work Yes, not able to concentrate, feels overwhelmed.
• Does not want to do anything Yes, wants to stay alone and cry. Have suicidal
thoughts
INTERVIEW WITH FAMILY MEMBERS/SPOUSE/THE CONCERNED PERSON

• Name Ashish Ghosh

• Age 75

• Relationship Father

• Education MA (History)

• Occupation Retired

• Income 3 l.p.a (pension)

Father says that he feels she is going through
• View point in regards to all of the
depression, that too for her own fault. She married
above:
against the family’s will, he never approved off her
husband and hence he is not surprised. Now that she
has walked out of that house and life, she should
stick by her decision and take control over her life
rather than being sad about it. He feels that it’s in
her head that her parents don’t accept her, but they
too are suffering along with her. She has crying
spells, she is not able to manage her daily activities
and as a father he is not able to accept that anymore.
RELATIONSHIP

With Mother Conflicted. She feels she is the biased one. Always
speaking in an argumentative tone which triggers
her crying spells too.
Father The only support she has currently.
NA
Brothers
Not in talking terms for the last 5 years because she
Sisters
married out of family’s will.

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Any other relative staying with No
patient

With friends: How many friends Only 2 and now she does not talk to them too as she
does the patient have? How does feels she will be ridiculed there too.
the patient relate to them?
With neighbors Does not speak with them at all. Feels irritated.
Never spoke to them much because she feels they
interfere too much.
With school and class mates: No Connection

With the teachers in school: No Connection

With other authority figures: Cordial

(With Boss)
With playmates NA

In the games field NA

EDUCATION HISTORY

In School/College Completed Graduation. Stayed in Hostel during

Engineering. Considers that stay as the best time of
her life as she was away from her mother.
How is the client in studies and The client was very good in studies and wanted to
academic performance? do higher studies. But could not as her family did
not support her financially.
Does the client come up to the Yes, she did. She was well accepted in her schools
expectations of parents and and colleges and has good performance records.
teachers?
How has the performance been Consistent performer. She was even the topper in
over the years? her XII standard.
Do they find that there is sudden
deterioration in studies and
academic performance? Only once, when she had typhoid during standard
IX.
Have they received any complaints
from the school authorities
regarding the client’s Nothing major
performance?

Since when have they noted that

the client is not the same in regard
NA
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 to academics as he or she used to
be?
Had they done anything about it so NA
far? If so what?
After their efforts had there been NA
any improvement?
When did they decide to consult a Last Week
counselor?
WORK HISTORY

What occupation is the client IT Executive

involved?
How regular is the client for work? She is regular, does not take unnecessary leaves.
Work keeps her going during this time of distress.
Has the client been complaining The husband is working in the same organization.
about work place? If so what? Her concern is that he is going to badmouth her
which is going to impact her reputation. He had
done this earlier at work because of which she had
lodged HR complain too.
Generally how has the client been She feels she is doing okay but has not got any
fairing in work? promotion as she has not been able to perform
because of her marital life.
What is their perception about
client’s relationship in the
workplace?
Cordial
• With Boss
• With colleagues Does not mingle much. Has closed group with
whom she is fine.
• With subordinates Cordial
MARITAL HISTORY
Relationship with spouse in terms of-

• Day to day dealings: Conflicted. Her husband used to beat her up in private
and also humiliate her in public. She was also subjected
to prolonged domestic violence. Already an FIR has
been lodged and divorce has been filed.
Forceful, only when the husband wanted.
• Sex life:
Works in the same organization and same department.
• Work relationship (if spouse is
Tried to humiliate her at workplace too. She had lodged
working):
HR complains against her husband before as well.

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• Relationship with children NA

• Relationship with opposite sex

Good. Can go along well with them.
persons

• Decision making (who takes the Spouse

decision - spouse or self)

• Sharing of work at home with the She had to take care of all household chores.
spouse
• Relationship with spouse’s Not Cordial as they too supported her husband.
relatives
• Relationship with spouse’s
friends: Good with common friends
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION

• Appearance: The client was dressed properly, but her hair was not
groomed well.
As the Client walked in, she was hobbling. Hardly
• Movement and Behaviour maintained any eye contact during the initial phases was
looking at the floor. When remembering the past
incidents, she kept looking outside the window. It’s
about 20 mins into the session, she started maintaining
eye contact.
• Affect Had shown traces of violent behaviour while narrating
the incidents by violently moving her hands, banging her
fists on the table and head and eventually crying.

• Mood She sounded sad and devoid of hope.

• Speech She maintained a normal rate of speech but the tone was
low as if she could hardly speak. She responded to all
questions appropriately using vivid details. Few
responses, especially where she spoke about the history
of violence, she choked often and gave long winded
responses.

• Thought Content Overall, she could think properly and respond

accordingly apart from those emotionally laded
instances where she took time to comprehend and
respond.

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 INTERVIEW SESSION

Client’s name: Nibedeeta Ghosh

Interview No: 1 Date: 4th Nov, 2020
Session No: 1 Time: 5PM
Purpose of the Interview: To get the required details from the client, to understand the
underlying causes and help her cope with the environment and come out of distress. The client
was referred to me for taking a detailed case history.
Start of the session:

The Client came in. I greeted her and asked her to please come in and take her seat. She was
accompanied by her father. I offered him also a seat. However as the interview started I asked the
Client if it would be all right we both talked alone and her father waited for a while outside, to
which the client agreed.
The client was dressed properly, but her hair was not groomed well. She looked visibly
distressed and anxious. As the Client walked in, she was hobbling. Hardly maintained any eye
contact during the initial phases was looking at the floor. When remembering the past
incidents, she kept looking outside the window. It’s about 20 mins into the session, she started
maintaining eye contact. Had shown traces of violent behaviour while narrating the incidents
by violently moving her hands, banging her fists on the table and head and eventually crying.
She sounded sad and devoid of hope. She maintained a normal rate of speech but the tone was
low as if she could hardly speak. She responded to all questions appropriately using vivid
details. Few responses, especially where she spoke about the history of violence, she choked
often and gave long winded responses. Overall, she could think properly and respond
accordingly apart from those emotionally laded instances where she took time to comprehend
and respond.
I ensured that the client is comfortable and told her that whatever she would divulge will be
kept completely confidential. Only that information, which she agrees to, can be passed on to
other family members, would be done so. I am a Psychotherapist working here and she can feel
free to convey whatever she wants. I established empathetic relationship and rapport with the
client so that she can trust me and speak her heart out.
Then the Client started to tell me about the problems she is facing now-
“I am not able to sleep at night. I don’t remember, if I had slept for more than 5 hours in the
last 1 week. I don’t feel like eating and when I forcibly do, I vomit out everything. “I have
flashbacks of the traumatic experience I had”. “I feel like crying throughout the day, I even
tried ending my life so that the problem disappears with me. I cannot take this anymore.”
I assured the client that I can understand the pain she is going through and how it is affecting
her state of mind and well-being. I then asked her if there are any particular instances that keep
on coming as flashbacks. She responded-

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“Primarily the last two years of our marriage where he used to beat me up to take out his
frustration. Even if I was not at fault, he used to belittle me both at home and at work”.
Then I asked that she mentioned last two years had been difficult and traumatic for her.
Considering that she had been married for 5 years, what she thinks had changed which led to
this kind of behaviour on the part of the husband. She responded-
“I married out of religion and that’s why my family was against it. Even I was not ready for
this marriage; but he tried to commit suicide at work and I had to agree. Initial one year was
okay, but then he started forcing me to convert, to which I didn’t agree. I wanted to conceive
too but my mother in law clearly stated that unless I convert, he will not let me have a child.
When that too didn’t work, he resorted to physical abuse. Initially I thought that I would be
able to talk him out of this but as years passed, I realized that he was not going to change till I
convert. He became violent with every passing day and finally came the night where he tried
to strangulate me. That night, I just left the house and came to my parents’ house”
I calmed down the client by providing her a glass of water; gave her some time to regain her
composure and then told her after years of struggle she had the courage to move out of that
abusive marriage which was not serving anyone. Despite the trauma she was going through,
the fact that she could still take a logical decision of walking out tells us that she has the
necessary inner strength to overcome this too. I then asked her to think and pinpoint the
reasons which she thinks is leading to the current problem. To this, she responded-
“I know I have taken the right decision. I don’t deserve that humiliation. The thing that is
eating me up from within now is I have become a burden on my parents and they are suffering
for me. This is adding to my guilt. Also, I don’t know if I will be able to come back to my
normal life”.
I responded that if she would like to hear what her father has to say would that help her. When
she responded, I called her father in and asked for his view point regarding the matter. He said
that he feels she is going through depression, that too for her own fault. She married against
the family’s will, he never approved off her husband and hence he is not surprised. Now that
she has walked out of that house and life, she should stick by her decision and take control
over her life rather than being sad about it.
He feels that it’s in her head that her parents don’t accept her, but they too are suffering along
with her. He loves her and would stand by her till the end. The client started crying and
hugged her father and was visibly looking better after 10 minutes.
As the time allotted to the client is one hour, I ended the interview in the following manner.
I think today we have discussed your problem. It has been possible to understand when your
problems started, what precipitated it and how you have been handling the same. Also, we
understood why you took certain decisions and how it is going to impact your future. Your
efforts are really appreciated. The very fact that you could take a logical decision, you could
pinpoint your reasons for your current problem explains that you are behaving normally. So
don’t think how you can come back to normal life. The trauma and the hurtful memories that
you have will slowly recede with time. As of now, your system needs to calm down so that
you can take care of your daily activities. I will suggest the following 3 things to start with:

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 • You would need to start your day with meditation. I will share a particular meditation
that will help to instill peace.

• Use a few drops of lavender oil on your pillow before sleeping. It will help to calm
your senses and sleep peacefully.

• If you happen to see any nightmares, please keep a note of it so that we can discuss
them and find out the areas that need attention.
Would you like to come for another session after 21 days? Can we fix up next
Thursday, 26th Nov at 5 pm for the next session? The client responded positively. We
both stood up, and shook hands and the client and her father took leave.
My observation: When the client left I found that she was looking slightly more relaxed and
was happy that she was listened to and her problem could be put across by her clearly to the
counselor. Also her body posture changed, she was no longer hobbling.
Plan of action: Continue the interview and gather more information about the dynamics
underlying the various conflicts that she has expressed. Understand the effectiveness of the 3
measures that were suggested and explore the nightmares, if any.
Today’s session was able to achieve the purpose with which it started.

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