Department of Family Studies &
Community Development
Internship Handbook: Family Studies
Program
Internship Worksheet
FMST Internship Workshop: Worksheet 1
Specify areas of professional concentration:
Answer the following questions to help determine the best internship
placement.
What population would you like to work with?
What age
groups are you interested working with?
Are you
looking for an administrative setting, a more hands-on / client-based
setting, or a combination of the two?
Consider
your past work and volunteer experiences, what would be a new
experience?
In what
type of setting would you like to work? (i.e. community, non-profit
organization, hotline, counseling center, hospital, etc.)
Identify 3 or 4 specific internship placements and rank them in order of
preference. (You must email this list to your instructor for preliminary
permit approval.)
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Worksheet created by
Jacobson, Costa, & Eskow, 2004.
FMST Internship Workshop: Worksheet 2
SMART Method for Setting Internship Objectives
- S – Specific – Objectives must be specific and concise.
- M – Measurable – You need to be able to track the progress for each of
your
- objectives.
- A – Action-Oriented – Staying focused on what you're doing as it relates
to your objectives is key.
- R – Realistic – Having realistic expectations and objectives will help
you stay focused.
- T – Timeframe – Having a scheduled end date for objectives is important.
Objective 1: Professionalism
Objective 2: Application of FMST Knowledge
Objective 3: To be determined by the student prior to receiving a permit
Objective 4: To be determined after you have selected your internship
site
Objective 5: Optional
SMART Method adapted from www.positiveath.net/ideasMA20_p.htm Worksheet
created by Costa, Jacobson, & Eskow, 2004.
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