The Human Services Internship: Getting the Most from Your Experience

by Pamela Myers Kiser

An internship can be transformative, and this book helps you make sure that's the case. With THE HUMAN SERVICES GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE, 4th Edition as your guide, you'll make a meaningful connection between your classroom learning and fieldwork experience. This practical, hands-on text features a unique six-step model that guides you in enhancing self-awareness, integrating the knowledge and values of the profession, recognizing challenging and dissonant situations, decision-making, and follow-through. With exercises and activities designed to get you thinking reflectively about your day-to-day internship experiences right from the start, the author offers you tools to analyze and apply the lessons you've learned to your future career. Chapters focused on ethics, diversity, communication skills, stress management, and other key topics help you integrate your classroom knowledge with your experiences in the field. Supporting you through every stage of the internship process, the book explains what to expect at various points in the internship's development, offers tips for avoiding potential pitfalls, and includes examples of other students' experiences.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2007

Reviews

[Nalina · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't find this book particularly helpful when completing my internship. This may be due to where I was and what I was doing, but I hardly opened it during the entire semester.