Vanya Shiel
Vanya Shiel is passionate about mental healthcare and education and wants to work to make both fields more adaptable and accessible, especially for people from marginalised communities. In her internship experience, she has worked in educational and clinical settings. She has worked with students to understand their school experience with academics and extracurricular activities, aiming to comprehend the gaps in the education system that prevent students from exploring a variety of career options. She has also interned in a clinical psychology department at a government hospital and critically observed the proceedings of the OPD, noting the rigid structures of psychometric testing which often make the procedure intimidating for patients. Through her experience, she aims to bring changes to make the process of accessing mental healthcare easier and with more room for subjectivity which helps patients understand their condition better.
Internship(Duration)
May - June 2024
• Administered and scored patients’ personality tests such as MCMI 3, Sacks’ Sentence Completion Test (SSCT), Rorschach Inkblot Test (RIBT), House Tree Person Test (HTP) under the supervision of Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Shweta Singh
• Administered and scored child and adult IQ tests such as Gesell’s Drawing Test (GDT), Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), helped make the procedure more efficient
• Took patient’s case history and mental status examination, building a rapport with them
• Observed patients during Child and Adult OPD hours
Institute of Career Studies (ICS Lucknow)
May - July 2023
• Introduced students to the concept of Liberal Arts, and guided them toward their potential majors/fields of interest based on their aptitude and edited students’ college application essays
• Wrote creative content for the institute’s official website
Projects & Work
• Merit in Grade 5 Music Theory from Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
• Head of the International Press, La Martiniere Girls’ Model United Nations, wrote and edited articles from all committees for the official newsletter