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Human Services Internship Getting the Most from Your Experience

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ISBN-10: 0495092266

ISBN-13: 9780495092261

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Pamela Myers Kiser

List price: $172.95
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Make a meaningful connection between your classroom learning and fieldwork experiences, with HUMAN SERVICE INTERNSHIP by Pamela Myers Kiser. This manual features a helpful six-step model that guides you through careful observation, identification and application of relevant knowledge, reflection on personal reactions, identification of dissonance, articulating learning from the experience, and planning for the next step in your work and learning. With exercises and activities designed to get you thinking reflectively about your day-to-day internship experiences right from the start, Pamela Myers Kiser offers you the tools you need to analyze and apply the lessons you've learned to your…    
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Book details

List price: $172.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Pamela Myers Kiser is the Watts-Thompson Professor of Human Services at Elon University, where she has been a faculty member in the human service program since 1981. In 2010 she was named the fourth Distinguished University Professor in Elon's history. Recognized as an outstanding service-learning educator with awards at the state and national levels, Professor Kiser has presented at internship conferences across the country and the globe. She has provided consultation about internships and service-learning with other colleges and universities both nationally and internationally. She holds a BA from Wake Forest University and an MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Getting Ready
Getting Started
Getting Acquainted
Learning To Learn From Experience: The Integrative Processing Model
Using Supervision
Communicating with Clients
Dealing with Diversity
Developing Ethical Competence
Writing and Reporting Within Your Field Agency
Managing Your Feelings and Your Stress
Trouble-Shooting
Ending Your Internship
Planning Your Career