Department of Family Studies &
Community Development
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Internships
Student internships are
required as part of the student’s academic preparation. During the
internship the student must integrate their academic coursework with
community participation. Careful attention is paid to the readiness of
the student to participate in an internship, the internship placement
and the internship supervisor. Students must demonstrate competence in
the areas of professional development as well as academic preparation.
The pre-internship process includes specific requirements that must be
achieved during the semester before enrollment. Students
are guided in areas of professional readiness including resume
preparation, ability to articulate and write professional goals,
development of professional/personal internship goals, and identification
of potential internship sites. The Family Studies & Community Development Department works collaboratively
with the Towson University Career Center to help students meet pre-internship
requirements. The pre-internship process is outlined below.
Students must receive
the permit from the chairperson no later than the last day of final
exams the semester before the student is to register in the internship
course.
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Students who do not
receive their permit by this date will not be eligible for
internship during the next semester.
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Students with
extenuating circumstances may petition the department using a
written request to the chair that includes the reasons (verified if indicated) that
s/he did not keep the deadline.
General Internship
Requirements
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Student interns must
complete a minimum of 120 hours of service within a community agency
or other human service organization working with or on behalf of
families.
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Students must
participate in on campus component of internship. This includes
attending class when scheduled as well as individual meetings with
the Academic Supervisor.
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Student interns are
required to complete a variety of assignments associated with the
class including but not limited to developing a contract and
learning plan, weekly journals, presenting a case study, and writing
a final reflection paper describing the internship experience.
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The Agency
Supervisor completes a mid-term evaluation and a final-evaluation
of the student intern’s performance over the course of the semester.
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