The Human Services Internship Experience: Helping Students Find Their Way / Edition 1

by Marianne R. Woodside

Overview

The Human Services Internship Experience: Helping Students Find Their Way aims to help students in field-based courses bridge theory and practice during their internships. The goal is to show students how to apply their academic work in a real-world setting and to confirm and expand their identity as human service professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483377841
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/13/2016
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Marianne Woodside has been a faculty member in human services and counseling programs for over 40 years. As a human service educator, she has taught a variety of courses including Introduction to Human Services, Methods and Service Delivery, Case Management, Mental Health Across the Lifespan, and Assessment and Planning. She has also taught courses related to teaching and supervising in the helping professions. Her favorite area of focus is always working with students in practicum and internships. As coordinator of field-based experiences she has experience establishing placements, supervising site supervisors and students, and providing support to interns in class as well as in the field. Marianne also has co-authored nine texts in the human services and published over 50 research and applied journal articles. Working with students is always a highlight.
Marianne is married with three children, Michael, Cathy, and Donna Lee, six grandchildren, and one small dog. She loves the out of doors and celebrates it through hiking and photography. She also seeks ways to play music and spend time with her family and friends.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to the Internship Experience
Chapter 1: Defining the Internship
Primary Perspectives of the Internship Experience
Defining the Internship Experience
The Human Service Program Documents
Collaboration: A Model of Human Service Practice
Chapter 2: Assessing Your Readiness for Internship
The Core Characteristics of the Human Services Internship Experience
Professional Identity
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Internship
Integrating Three Worlds: The Human Service Internship
Your Initial Experience with the Placement Site
Deepening Your Understanding: Consulting and Self-Reflection
Chapter 4: Engaging in Internship During the First Week or Two
Entering the Internship Site
The Increasing Responsibility of the Internship Work
Framing the Internship Experience
Keeping a Record of Your Work: Logs, Notes, and Weekly Reflections
Part 2: Involving Yourself in Human Service Work
Chapter 5: Understanding Ethical Perspectives in Internship
Personal Beliefs and the Use of Self
Understanding An Ethical Perspective in Human Services
Chapter 6: Addressing Ethical Issues in Internship
Identifying Important Ethical Considerations in Internship
Chapter 7: Developing a Multicultural Perspective in Internship
An Introduction to A Multicultural Perspective
Developing Multicultural Competence
Multicultural Competency: Understanding Your Cultural Self
Multicultural Competency: Learning About Other Cultures
Chapter 8: Participating in Supervision
Defining Supervision
Evaluation and Gatekeeping
Part 3: Expanding Your Skills
Chapter 9: Working With Clients
Delivering Culture-centered Helping
Providing Strengths-based Helping
Chapter 10: Expanding Your Skills
Developing A Case Conceptualization of the Client
Developing a Case Study
Reviewing Documentation and Report-writing Skills
Problem-Based Learning Approach
Part 4: Concluding the Internship
Chapter 11: Concluding the Internship
Leaving Your Internship Site
Preparing for the Job Search

Editorial Reviews

This text is the “bread and butter” for interns who seek to work in human service fields”

Fred Hall

A comprehensive and practical guide for students beginning their professional journey from theory to practice.”

Richard Takacs

Finally! A text to prepare counseling and mental health human service students for practicum and internship, and a personalized insider’s guide assist them along the way. Theoretically sound and comprehensive, this text will be enthusiastically welcomed by students, faculty, and supervisors at all levels.”

Terence Patterson

A fantastic developmental approach to supervising interns.”

Wendy Eckenrod-Green