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4 Assignments

These are the assignments for your pre-field experience:

  • Initial assignment describing career goals and finding own potential sites
  • Résumé
  • Assigned Readings and corresponding notes
  • Fifth/Sixth week; Twelfth /Thirteenth week of semester: individual meeting with instructor
  • Three weekly Class meetings- Zoom
  • Internship Contract
    •  This NEEDS to be signed by you as the intern, your site supervisor, and your field experience faculty coordinator
  • Student Training Experience/Internship Agreement: Student Responsibilities and General Understandings
    • This needs to be signed by you as the intern
  • Description of your Role and Responsibilities as an Intern at that site
  • Goals and Objectives (at least two goals, with two corresponding objectives for each goal)
  • Assigned Readings and Corresponding Notes

Initial Assignment describing Career Goals and Finding Own Potential Sites:

This is a brief writing of you sharing your career aspirations. Then researching and coming up with ideas of where you could and would potentially complete your field placement. 

Résumé:

This is a copy of your résumé. Instructions and tips will be listed on D2L on how best to complete this. 

Assigned Readings and Corresponding Notes:

Students will read certain portions of the assigned textbook, Experiential Learning and Internship for Undergraduates: A Workbook for Undergraduate Interns in the Human Services Field, 1st Edition (2024) and take notes about the readings. Note taking instructions can be found on D2L.

Fifth/Sixth week; Twelfth/Thirteenth week of semester: individual meeting with instructor & Three Class meetings- Zoom

Internship Contract: 

This is the form that allows you to complete your field experience. You CANNOT begin your placement until this has been signed and submitted to the faculty coordinator.

Student Training/Internship Agreement: Student Responsibilities and General Agreements: 

This is the form that states you agree to all the responsibilities that come from having this placement. Please review and sign this PRIOR to beginning your internship experience.

Description of your Role and Responsibilities as an Intern at that site: 

This is a form that describes what your tasks/role will be at your site. Please contact your site supervisor to either create it together or see if the company already has one made up for you.

Goals and Objectives (at least two goals, with two corresponding objectives for each goal): 

This is completely created by you and what you want to get out of, or accomplish, by doing this field experience. A template can be found on D2L.

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