Getting the Most From Your Human Service Internship Learning from Experience

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ISBN: 9780534364748 | 0534364748
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Copyright: 12/8/1999

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Introduction. 1. Getting Ready. 2. Getting Started. 3. Getting Acquainted. 4. Learning to Learn from Experience: The Integrative Processing Model. 5. Using Supervision. 6. Dealing with Diversity. 7. Developing Ethical Competence. 8. Writing and Reporting Within Your Field Agency. 9. Managing Your Feelings and Your Stress. 10. Trouble-Shooting. 11. Evaluating Your Performance. 12. Leaving Your Field Placement. Appendix: Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals. Index.

Introduction

xiii

Getting Ready

(14)

So What Is an Internship?

(1)

Myths about Internships

(4)

My Fieldwork Will Probably Lead to a Job Within That Agency

(1)

While Doing My Fieldwork, I Will Learn by Doing and Will Not Have Assignments and Homework as in Traditional Classes

(1)

My Fieldwork Is an Apprenticeship. I Will Work Under a Qualified Professional and Learn to Do as He or She Does

(1)

As an Intern I Will Have the Responsibilities and Autonomy of a Professional Staff Person

(1)

Doing an Internship Is Like Being a Volunteer in the Organization

(1)

If I Do Not Enjoy My Internship, I Must Have Chosen the Wrong Field Site or the Wrong Career

(1)

For My Fieldwork to Be Most Useful, It Should Be in the Same Type of Job I Would Like to Find After Graduation

(1)

Everyone Gets an "A" in the Internship

(1)

Why Do an Internship?

(1)

Understanding Your Internship As Developing Over Time

(5)

Preplacement Stage

(1)

Initiation Stage

(1)

Working Stage

(2)

Termination Stage

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Your Reflections on Getting Ready for Your Internship

(1)

References

(2)

Getting Started

(19)

Selecting a Field Site

(8)

Considering Populations

(2)

Considering Fields of Practice (Settings)

(2)

Considering Agency/Worker Function

(3)

The Initial Meeting with Your Prospective Supervisor

(3)

Developing a Learning Plan

(6)

Identifying Goals

(2)

Identifying Strategies

(2)

Identifying Methods of Measurement

(2)

Conclusion

(1)

Your Reflections on Getting Started

(1)

References

(1)

Getting Acquainted

(21)

Getting to Know Your Agency

(2)

Getting to Know Your Co-workers

(1)

Learning About the Agency's Mission, Objectives, Goals, and Strategies

(3)

Learning About the Agency's Organizational Structure

(2)

Learning About Agency Funding

(1)

Learning About the Agency's Network

(2)

Learning About Your Client Groups

(2)

Learning About the Context of Your Organization

(5)

Getting to Know the Community

(3)

Understanding the Agency's Legal, Social, and Political Contexts

(2)

Conclusion

(2)

Your Reflections on Getting Acquainted with Your Field Agency

(1)

References

(1)

Learning To Learn From Experience: The Integrative Processing Model

(27)

The Role of Reflection in Learning from Experience

(2)

Case Example

(1)

An Overview of the Integrative Processing Model

(12)

Gathering Objective Data from Concrete Experience

(1)

Reflecting

(2)

Identifying Relevant Theory and Knowledge

(1)

Examining Dissonance

(2)

Articulating Learning

(2)

Developing a Plan

(2)

Applying the Integrative Processing Model

(6)

A Direct Service Situation

(2)

An Administrative Services Situation

(4)

Your Turn to Practice Independently

(5)

Conclusion

(1)

Your Reflections on the Integrative Processing Model

(1)

References

(1)

Using Supervision

(17)

Understanding the Supervisory Relationship

(2)

Supervisor Characteristics

(2)

Student Characteristics

(2)

Working Within the Supervisory Relationship

(8)

Supervision Is a Planned Contact

(1)

Supervision Is Prepared For

(1)

Supervision Involves Discussing Professional Issues

(1)

Supervision Includes Planning

(1)

Supervision Generates Feedback

(4)

Conclusion

(2)

Your Reflections on Using Supervision

(1)

References

(1)

Dealing With Diversity

(19)

An Overview

(1)

Understanding Concepts Related to Diversity

100

(1)

Experiencing Diverse Groups

101

(1)

Increasing Your Knowledge About Other Cultures

102

(3)

Developing Awareness of Your Own Culture

105

(2)

Decreasing Ethnocentrism

107

(3)

Case Example: One Placement + Two Students = Cultural Insight

108

(2)

Understanding Biculturalism as an Adaptive Mechanism

110

(2)

Case Example: A Client Learns to Be Bicultural

111

(1)

Understanding Agency Culture

112

(3)

Conclusion

115

(1)

Your Reflections on Dealing with Diversity

116

(1)

References

116

(2)

Developing Ethical Competence

118

(21)

An Overview

118

(1)

Understanding the Ethical and Legal Foundations of the Profession

119

(4)

Ethical Standards of the Human Service Profession

119

(2)

Legal Issues and Standards of the Profession

121

(2)

Understanding the Values and Ideals That Should Guide Responsible Human Services Practice

123

(1)

Recognizing The Ethical, Legal, and Values Issues Involved in Any Given Practice Situation

124

(6)

Case Example 1

125

(2)

Case Example 2

127

(1)

Case Example 3

127

(3)

Weighing Conflicting Ethical and Values Positions in a Given Situation and Making Decisions between Them

130

(6)

Case Example 4

131

(5)

Conclusion

136

(2)

Your Reflections on Ethical, Legal, and Values Issues

137

(1)

References

138

(1)

Writing And Reporting Within Your Field Agency

139

(25)

Writing in Human Service Settings

139

(3)

Case Examples: Two Cautionary Tales on the Importance of Documentation

141

(1)

Written Reports Related to Direct Services to Clients

142

(9)

Purposes of Documentation

142

(2)

Ground Rules for Documentation

144

(1)

Common Types of Written Reports Regarding Direct Client Care

145

(6)

Written Reports Related to Administrative Services

151

(6)

Reports About Agency Programs

151

(1)

Time Interval Reports

152

(1)

Reports to the Board of Directors

152

(1)

Funding Requests

153

(3)

Public Relations

156

(1)

Oral Reporting

157

(4)

Conclusion

161

(2)

Your Reflections on Written and Oral Reporting

162

(1)

References

163

(1)

Managing Your Feelings And Your Stress

164

(23)

Developing Self-Awareness

165

(1)

Developing Self-Understanding

166

(1)

Developing Assertiveness

167

(4)

Case Example: A Nonassertive Response to a Problem

168

(3)

Developing Conflict Resolution Skills

171

(3)

Developing Positive Self-Talk

174

(3)

Developing Self-Control

177

(2)

Learning to Manage Your Stress

179

(5)

Conclusion

184

(2)

Your Reflections on Managing Your Feelings and Your Stress

185

(1)

References

186

(1)

Trouble-Shooting

187

(25)

Making Mistakes and Learning from Them

188

(1)

Case Example 1

188

(1)

Making More Serious Mistakes

189

(2)

Case Example 2

190

(1)

Maintaining Good Work Habits

191

(2)

Case Example 3

192

(1)

Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries

193

(3)

Case Example 4

194

(1)

Case Example 5

195

(1)

Guarding Against Dual Relationships

196

(4)

Case Example 6

197

(2)

Case Example 7

199

(1)

Maintaining a Balance between Your Work Life and Your Personal Life

200

(6)

Case Example 8

202

(3)

Case Example 9

205

(1)

Keeping Safe

206

(3)

Conclusion

209

(2)

Your Reflections on Trouble-Shooting

210

(1)

References

211

(1)

Evaluating Your Performance

212

(14)

Understanding the Final Evaluation

212

(3)

Preparing for Your Evaluation

215

(3)

The Field Supervisor's Perspective

218

(1)

The Evaluation Conference

219

(3)

The Faculty Liaison's Perspective

222

(1)

Conclusion

223

(2)

Your Reflections on the Evaluation of Your Performance

224

(1)

References

225

(1)

Leaving Your Field Placement

226

(22)

An Overview

226

(1)

General Guidelines for Positive Termination

227

(9)

Be Aware of Your Previous Experiences and Patterns with Terminations

227

(2)

Be Self-Aware, Recognizing Your Needs and Wants

229

(1)

Reflect Upon and Deal with Your Feelings

230

(1)

Review the Experience

231

(2)

Acknowledge the Progress and the Changes That You Have Made

233

(2)

Anticipate and Plan for Future Needs

235

(1)

Saying Good-bye to Your Supervisor

236

(2)

Saying Good-bye to Your Clients

238

(4)

Transferring Your Work

242

(2)

Termination Rituals

244

(2)

Conclusion

246

(1)

Your Reflections on Leaving Your Internship

246

(1)

References

247

(1)

Appendix Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals

248

(5)

Index

253

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