The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development - Softcover

Section I: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY. 1. Laying the Groundwork. 2. Framing the Experience: Developmental Stages of an Internship. 3. Understanding Yourself. 4. Understanding Yourself as an Intern. Section II: DISCOVERING THE FIELD. 5. Experiencing the "What Ifs": The Anticipation Stage. 6. Getting to Know the Clients. 7. Getting to Know Your Colleagues. 8. Getting to Know the Placement Site. 9. Getting to Know the Community. Section III: FACING NEW FRONTIERS. 10. Taking Stock and Facing Reality: The Disillusionment Stage. 11. Breaking Through Barriers: The Confrontation Stage. Section IV: GOING THE DISTANCE. 12. Riding High: The Competence Stage. 13. Considering the Issues: Professional, Ethical and Legal. 14. Travelling the Last Mile: The Culmination Stage.

H. Frederick Sweitzer is Associate Provost and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Fred has over 30 years' experience in human services as a social worker, administrator, teacher, and consultant. He has placed and supervised undergraduate interns for 20 years and developed the internship seminar at the University of Hartford. Fred brings to his work a strong background in self-understanding, human development, experiential education, service learning, civic engagement, professional education, and group dynamics. He is on the editorial boards for the journals Human Service Education and Human Services Today, and has published widely in the field. Mary A. King, Ed.D. is Professor Emerita at Fitchburg State University where she was faculty and coordinator of field placements in Behavioral Sciences, supervised graduate and undergraduate interns in professional studies and liberal arts programs, and instructed service-learning. She has over 30 years experience working with interns in the field and on campus and brings to her academic work backgrounds in teaching, criminal justice, consultation and counseling psychology, holding several professional licenses. Mary has published in the fields of experiential and human service education and has served on national and regional boards, most recently that of the National Society for Experiential Education, where she currently oversees the NSEE Experiential Education Academy.