supervision, practicum training includes a range of didactics, diversity seminars, and intensive clinical training in one or more specific approaches. 鈥淲e want students to develop a clinical skill set as well as an intrapsychic awareness of themselves as they move through this process. As they do both of these things, they will become better able to see is- sues from multiple perspectives and recognize where they can step back and approach things differently from a clinical perspective and how to most effective- ly engage with the work by seeing it from a different angle,鈥� says Amodio. 鈥淯nderlying all of this is the development of heightened awareness of the clinical needs of our na- tion鈥檚 veterans and the culture of the military itself,鈥� he adds. 鈥淲hen a student is aware of those dynamics, he or she can become a better therapist. Part of our mission with all trainees is to help them develop an understanding of how to best treat and respond to the needs of veterans and their families.鈥� Juliennne Ugalde, MS, is an Assistant Professor at a local college, teaching full-time in the Human Development and Human Services program, and is also involved in the Early Childhood Education track. Concurrently, she is pursuing her second gradu- ate degree at William James. She is enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA program with a concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy and Mili- tary and Veteran Psychology. Ugalde says of Amodio, Interns at the Worcester Vet Center work with veterans from eras dating back to World War II and the Korean War, with the majority of the veterans having served in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia. Peggy Laneri, PhD, Director, Worcester Vet Center 12 RAPPORT | Feature Story