Assignment 1 – 1 page
A well-designed internship can be an opportunity for you to develop practical skills, explore various settings of family service, and a chance to apply theoretical knowledge. Students can shape their intern experiences to align with their academic degree plan and future career goals.
· Thoroughly explore positions that are specific to your professional interests.
· Compare and contrast two examples that might be appropriate for you given your professional interest.
· What are the potential learning opportunities for you in each (what might you learn)?
· How can they help you achieve their goals?
Assignment 2 – 3 pages
· Develop your own Internship Syllabus using the one attached.
· In the Course Description, discuss the placement (where the internship will take place) and why this is a good place for a human services intern to learn. The placement site can either be a creation of your own or based on an actual human service organization or company.
· Include in your description the target population and the services offered.
· For the (at least three) learning objectives, describe what you would expect interns to learn and the skills they will develop.
· For the learning activities, develop two assignments that will help interns achieve their learning objectives.
· Select 2-4 articles or books that students will read.
· Your syllabus will be graded based on the key elements in the Example Internship Course Syllabus.
