The Successful Internship

✍ Scribed by H. Frederick Sweitzer, Mary A. King

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 466
• Series: Hse 163 / 264 / 272 Clinical Experience Sequence
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

THE SUCCESSFUL INTERNSHIP: PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT, 4th Edition, offers you more than just a resource for how to find a position or how to interview. It addresses the concerns, emotions, needs, and unique personal challenges that are the essence of an internship or field experience, and focuses on the internship as a vehicle for your development as a civic professional. The authors describe in detail the path of change you'll find yourself embarking on and the challenges you'll face along the way. A four-stage model of the internship process--anticipation, exploration, competence, and culmination--places the material in a meaningful framework that lends structure to your understanding of the work you'll be doing. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Statement......Page 2
Half Cover......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Foreword......Page 19
Preface......Page 23
Section 1: Foundations......Page 31
Welcome to Your Internship......Page 33
What Can You Learn from an Internship?......Page 35
The Four Concepts Underlying This Book......Page 43
The Internship Seminar......Page 47
Overview of the Text......Page 50
For Review & Reflection......Page 52
For Further Exploration......Page 54
References......Page 58
Introduction......Page 61
The Developmental Stage Model (DSI-2)......Page 64
For Review & Reflection......Page 73
For Further Exploration......Page 74
Models That Frame Field Experiences......Page 76
Introduction......Page 78
The Engaged Learner......Page 80
Essential Attitudes and Values......Page 82
Essential Skills......Page 84
Essential Personal Resources......Page 94
Essential Knowledge......Page 100
Essentials for Empowerment......Page 107
For Review & Reflection......Page 110
For Further Exploration......Page 112
References......Page 113
Introduction......Page 115
Components of Self-Understanding......Page 119
For Review & Reflection......Page 139
For Further Exploration......Page 141
References......Page 143
Section 2: Beginnings......Page 145
Introduction......Page 147
Becoming a More Engaged Learner......Page 150
The Tasks at Hand......Page 152
Making the Commitment......Page 164
Slipping & Sliding… Through the Trials and Tribulations of Anticipation......Page 165
Conclusion......Page 167
For Review & Reflection......Page 168
For Further Exploration......Page 170
References......Page 171
Introduction......Page 172
The Learning Contract......Page 173
Getting the Most from Supervision......Page 186
Conclusion......Page 202
For Review & Reflection......Page 203
For Further Exploration......Page 204
References......Page 207
Introduction......Page 210
Recognizing the Traps: Assumptions and Stereotypes......Page 211
Acceptance—The First Step......Page 214
Personal Safety of the Professional......Page 223
Conclusion......Page 229
For Review & Reflection......Page 230
For Further Exploration......Page 231
References......Page 233
Section 3: Rhythms......Page 235
Introduction......Page 239
Focusing on Growth & Development......Page 240
Remaining Engaged......Page 243
The Tasks at Hand......Page 245
Challenges of Special Relevance to The Helping and Service Professions......Page 261
Slipping & Sliding… While Exploring......Page 269
Conclusion......Page 272
For Review & Reflection......Page 273
For Further Exploration......Page 275
References......Page 277
Introduction......Page 280
Sources of Power: Start with Your Heart......Page 281
Sources of Support......Page 285
Framing and Reframing......Page 288
Owning Up! Taking Your Share of Responsibility......Page 291
A Metamodel for Breaking through Barriers: Eight Steps to Creating Change......Page 293
Conclusion......Page 306
For Further Exploration......Page 307
References......Page 309
Don’t Skip This Chapter!......Page 311
Lenses on Your Placement Site......Page 312
Background Information......Page 313
Of Special Relevance to The Helping and Service Professions......Page 317
Organizational Structure......Page 319
Human Resources......Page 326
Organizational Politics......Page 330
Organizations as Cultures......Page 332
The External Environment......Page 333
The Organization and Your Civic Development......Page 335
Conclusion......Page 336
For Review & Reflection......Page 337
For Further Exploration......Page 339
References......Page 341
Introduction......Page 343
The Community Context and The Civic Professional......Page 344
What Is a Community?......Page 346
A Community Inventory......Page 347
How Do I Find All This Out?......Page 352
For Review & Reflection......Page 353
For Further Exploration......Page 355
References......Page 357
Section 4: Crescendos......Page 359
Introduction......Page 361
Enjoying the Ride......Page 362
The Tasks You Face......Page 365
Raising the Bar......Page 367
Feeling Success on the Ride......Page 369
Reclaiming a Balanced Life......Page 375
Preparing for the Profession......Page 378
Slipping and Sliding… in the Midst of the Ride......Page 383
Conclusion......Page 384
For Review & Reflection......Page 385
For Further Exploration......Page 386
References......Page 387
Introduction......Page 389
Internship Issues......Page 390
Professional Issues: A World of Responsibilities and Relationships......Page 395
Ethical Issues: A World of Principles and Decisions......Page 401
Legal Issues: A World of Laws and Interpretations......Page 407
Grappling with Dilemmas......Page 414
Managing a Professional Crisis......Page 419
For Review & Reflection......Page 422
For Further Exploration......Page 423
References......Page 425
Making Sense of Endings......Page 428
The Tasks at Hand......Page 432
Closure with Supervisors......Page 435
Bidding Farewells......Page 448
Looking Around and Moving On......Page 452
References......Page 456
Index......Page 459