Students will be required to submit a typed 5-8-page paper the last week of the term in which the student’s Internship is completed. The paper must comply with the Expectations for Written Work outlined in this syllabus. The paper will address the following issues related to the Internship site:
What have you learned in your course work about the purpose and functions of this type of agency? Prior textbooks from your courses and other materials should be cited.
What had been your expectations about this agency prior to beginning your internship? You entered the internship with preconceived ideas about the purpose and functions of this type of agency developed from your reading, listening to the media, educators, personnel working in this field and your own experiences. Did you find these notions to be accurate or did you alter them?
Who were the professionals you observed during your internship? Discuss the functions of those professionals.
What were the agency staff members’ views about the agency’s purpose and functions? Discuss this based on your conversations with agency staff.
Reflect on the kinds of tasks you performed during the internship. How were you able to apply what you had learned in course work? What kinds of skills and knowledge did you develop during the internship?
Discuss your thinking and feelings regarding this internship and tell what, if anything, could be done to improve this agency’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mission.
Would you recommend that other students carry out an internship at this agency? What are your suggestions to prepare students to intern at this agency?
Discuss at least two of the Ethical Standards for Human Services professional and their connection to events that occurred at your placement site.
Category: Humanities : Human Services
Students will be required to submit a typed 5-8-page paper the last week of the term in which the student’s Internship is completed. The paper must comply with the Expectations for Written Work outlined in this syllabus. The paper will address the following issues related to the Internship site:
What have you learned in your course work about the purpose and functions of this type of agency? Prior textbooks from your courses and other materials should be cited.
What had been your expectations about this agency prior to beginning your internship? You entered the internship with preconceived ideas about the purpose and functions of this type of agency developed from your reading, listening to the media, educators, personnel working in this field and your own experiences. Did you find these notions to be accurate or did you alter them?
Who were the professionals you observed during your internship? Discuss the functions of those professionals.
What were the agency staff members’ views about the agency’s purpose and functions? Discuss this based on your conversations with agency staff.
Reflect on the kinds of tasks you performed during the internship. How were you able to apply what you had learned in course work? What kinds of skills and knowledge did you develop during the internship?
Discuss your thinking and feelings regarding this internship and tell what, if anything, could be done to improve this agency’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mission.
Would you recommend that other students carry out an internship at this agency? What are your suggestions to prepare students to intern at this agency?
Discuss at least two of the Ethical Standards for Human Services professional and their connection to events that occurred at your placement site.