Psychology Student Accepted to Ecuador Summer Program

Ohio University graduate student Verenea Serrano has been accepted for study in the Ecuador Professional Preparation Program this summer.

Verenea Serrano

Serrano is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program. See her publications on Research Gate.

She will spend part of her summer in the four-week immersion program in Ecuador, providing psychological services to children and families and enhancing her Spanish-speaking competencies for psychological practice.

About the Ecuador Professional Preparation Program: “In the summer of 2008, EcuadorPPP established itself as a unique provider of international study abroad programs for mental health practitioners, education professionals, and graduate students. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs. If you, a colleague, or a graduate student in the fields of education or psychology would like to acquire knowledge of or fluency in the Spanish language, become confident in using Spanish professionally, acquire knowledge of a Hispanic family, and work in clinical facilities or a school, we believe the following program may be of interest to you.”