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Portrait of Emma Purdy

Honor Society® member

Emma Purdy

intern at Saint Clair County Community Mental Health

  • High School
  • Social Work/Psychology
  • Class of 2019
  • Clyde, Michigan

Member since September 2017

Education

  • Concordia University

    social work/psychology

    2020 – 2022

  • St. Clair County Community College

    undecided

    2017 – 2020

Honors and awards

  • Phi Alpha Honors Social Work Society

    I was accepted to become apart of the Phi Alpha Honor Society in 2021 which only takes the top 13% of your cohort at that time.

  • presidents list

    I have received this certificate for having significantly high grades for both 2020-2021 and 2021-2022

Goals and interests

Career goal

I hope to work with older adults, either in a nursing home or hospice. I am also interested in ensuing that everyone is able to receive adequate healthcare which will play a part in my interest in gerontology.

Graduate school interests

I plan to attend Wayne State University in Summer 2022 and will be working toward a Master's in Social Work and a Certificate in Gerontology.

Outside the classroom

Crocheting
Gardening
Baking

Experience

  • intern

    Saint Clair County Community Mental Health

    Aug 2021 – May 2022

Volunteering

  • Board of Family Life Youth Representative

    Faith Lutheran Church

    Sep 2016 – Jun 2019

  • Counselor

    Sanford Lake Special Needs Camp

    Aug 2015 – Aug 2020

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced

Additional information

  • psi chi