Meet CCD’s Graduate Interns — A Series
· Team Spotlight · By The CCD Clinical Team · Clinically reviewed by Lisa R. Savage, LCSW
Meet Our Graduate Student- Paula Witcher Welcome to our series featuring the amazing graduate students from Delaware State University, Wilmington University, and other colleges. In this series, we’ll introduce you to someone new who’s making a difference in mental health care. First and Paula Witcher. Paula spent nine years helping homeless veterans as a case […]
Meet Paula, a grad intern with CCD.
Meet Our Graduate Student- Paula Witcher
Welcome to our series featuring the amazing graduate students from Delaware State University, Wilmington University, and other colleges. In this series, we’ll introduce you to someone new who’s making a difference in mental health care. First and Paula Witcher.
Paula spent nine years helping homeless veterans as a case manager. She noticed that many veterans struggled with mental health problems that started in their childhood. When her grandchild faced depression and anxiety, Paula knew she wanted to help young people with mental health challenges.
Paula believes we need to help children deal with trauma early in life. This is important in the African American community, where many families find it hard to talk about mental health. Through her work with the DE Juneteenth Association, she saw how much people need support and open conversations about mental health.
Paula uses special therapy methods to help clients at the Center for Child Development. She makes therapy fun and comfortable by using art and games like Uno, which allows young clients to feel safe sharing their feelings.
“Mental health care isn’t just about giving medicine,” Paula says. “It’s about giving people tools to build better lives.” She helps her clients see their worth and find strength in hard times.
In our program, students learn both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Rosa helps them do research and learn how to work with people from all backgrounds. This mix of real experience and book learning helps them serve different communities better.
Paula shows us that mental health care is about more than fixing problems – it’s about helping people build stronger futures. Our students are ready to make a real difference in people’s lives.
Want to help others, too? Complete this to learn about our graduate program in mental health care. https://form.jotform.com/201245688944060
Stay tuned for the next installment, in which we will introduce Samantha Norris and learn about her journey in mental health care.