EMAGES Magazine

From EMAGES Intern

W hen Deborah Taylor was finishing her master’s degree from the University of Chicago as a social worker, there were many internships to choose from. Often, graduates from her program would talk about the different programs. Deborah shares, “ Whenever EMAGES would come up, they would say how great the program was. I was trying to decide where to internship there. I applied to EMAGES on pins and needles. When I got in, I realized they wanted me to be in the sexual abuse program. I talked to Doctor Harris, the program leader, and she explained how the program worked and what I would be doing. After talking to her, I thought it sounded like something I could do because these people need help too!” intern, and my antenna was going up. I wondered if I could do my

And so, Deborah Taylor took advantage of the

EMAGES intern program, coming on board in 2019, not only interning for a year as part of her licensing process but also working for six months at the office in billing for the clinicians. “I had a great rapport with Dr. Wash; she

was the program director. She had a hands-on approach and an open-door policy regarding the other staff and interns. Everybody was helpful and easy to get along with! It was a very well-run ship. I loved working at EMAGES; it was a great opportunity.” Regarding theprogressof clients, she commented, “They are trying to become rehabilitated and get back into society, and they are

willing to come to the agency for services, to find out why they did what they did, and to learn to have a coping mechanism. . . I just want to be helpful to people who have lost their way.”