Statement of Intent I gained an interest in majoring in Psychology when I took AP Psychology this school year. It really grabbed my attention and I instantly fell in love with the subject. It also helped to have such an amazing teacher like Ms. Salyers teaching me, it made learning about Psychology even more fun. Learning about the brain, the way the human mind works, different theories and psychologists is interesting and also makes me happy. I narrowed down to this topic when I was planning my future in college and decided what I wanted my major to be. Once I realized I wanted to major in Psychology, I wanted my Capstone project to give me a little insight and experience into what I wanted to be doing when I got older. Since I am majoring in Psychology in hopes to becoming a Mental Health Therapist, it made sense to try to volunteer or get an internship with a Mental Health Service, such as the Wellness Connection Center. I will be doing the Career-Exploration strand since I will be working one on one with Mental Health Therapists, which is what I would like to be doing when I get older, and helping with the Marketing Manager. In this project, I hope to accomplish gaining experience in an office and with Mental Health Therapists to see what their job entails every day. It will entail working one on one with everyone who needs assistance in the office and gaining more knowledge as to everything that happens. I will first be starting out by working one on one with the Marketing Manager, Sadie Bauer, and working my way throughout the company. Luckily, this will be just about experience and no potential costs will be made. Since the requirement is 60 hours of volunteer work, I plan to work around that time frame. I will be utilizing sources such as online, through the phone and sources throughout the office. I will be working with the Wellness Connection Center. This project will help me grow with my skills and knowledge in the field of Psychology and Mental Health Therapy. I am lacking in experience with Psychology but have gained knowledge through my personal obstacles and taking an AP Psychology class. I’m not familiar with areas in the specified field work, for instance what exactly they need to know before talking to a client. I hope to acquire the fact that I am gaining experience around an office in the field that I wish to pursue in the future. I think it will be more beneficial than challenging since I feel as though I can only learn more and I have nothing to lose. This project relates to my future because of my interest in majoring in Psychology to become a Mental Health Therapist. I hope to major in either Psychology or Social Work at Longwood University next year. I will be surrounded my situations like this in college and after I graduate college. I wanted to experience something like this even earlier so I would gain a general idea, knowledge and experience.