The Human Services Internship: Getting the Most from Your Experience (HSE 163 / 264 / 272 Clinical Experience Sequence) - Softcover

Kiser, Pamela Myers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111186871 ISBN 13: 9781111186876

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

An excellent tool for self-assessment and analysis, THE HUMAN SERVICES INTERNSHIP: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE, 3e integrates classroom learning with fieldwork. Covering information from the beginning to the end of an internship, this practical, hands-on book engages readers in a process of thinking and reflection--helping them analyze different experiences and situations they encounter day to day in their field work. A unique six-step model guides readers in enhancing self-awareness, integrating the knowledge and values of the profession, recognizing challenging and dissonant situations, decision-making, and follow-through.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela Myers Kiser is the Watts-Thompson Professor of Human Service Studies at Elon University, where she has been a faculty member in the human service program since 1981. She was recognized as an outstanding teacher in 2007 as the recipient of the Daniels-Danielly Award for Teaching Excellence at Elon. In 2010 she was named the fourth Distinguished University Professor in Elon's history. Recognized for her expertise in experiential education, she has received awards at the state and national levels for teaching excellence in service-learning, and has presented at internship and service-learning conferences across the country and internationally. Additionally, she has provided consultation to colleges and universities both nationally and internationally on internships and service-learning. She holds a B.A. from Wake Forest University and the Master of Social Work degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Review:

1. Getting Ready. 2. Getting Acquainted. 3. Developing Ethical Competence. 4. Using Supervision. 5. Learning to Learn from Experience: The Integrative Process Model. 6. Communicating with Clients. 7. Developing Cultural Competence. 8. Writing and Reporting within Your Field Agency. 9. Taking Care of Yourself. 10. Ending Your Internship. 11. Planning Your Career. Appendix: Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals. Index.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111186871
• ISBN 13: 9781111186876
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 384