1. Health Education & Promotion Internships: Frequently Asked Questions

2. HEP Internship Coordinator
Dr. Caile E. Spear
-include internship in subject line
Phone
Cell

3. What is an Internship? Why do it?
A chance to “try out” work options and settings
A chance to network in the community where many of you will seek employment
A chance to meld “theory” with “practice”

4. To Pursue an Internship:
You must meet the following criteria:
KINES 493-Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and completion of KINES 342 Health Methods
KINES 293 -Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and is for students without KINES 342

5. How Do I Find Internship Site?
Think carefully about what you want to do
Update your resume: include career goals, academic background, work experience, and references
Start making phone calls and visiting places that might offer the type of experience you are seeking (YOU initiate contacts)
Check BroncoJobs on the Career Center website (

6. Informational Interviews
Can be a great way to talk to people and see if you want to intern at their site.
This link has good tips for informational interviews

7. Before You Get Started…
Go to the Career Center website and read the “Frequently Asked Questions.”
Read this and take it to your prospective internship supervisors
One (1) credit hour = forty five (45) hours of internship
8 credits of internship = 360 hours of work
Don’t underestimate the time it will take you to complete these hours
Pay attention to DEADLINES (Check Career Center & Registrar!!!)

8. Complete a Background Check
All Kinesiology students completing an internship must pass a background check prior to registering for an internship
Cost ~$65 dollars
Takes 7-10 working days to complete

9. Once You Decide on a Site…
Dr. Spear, site supervisor and you meet to discuss your internship (BEFORE you register on Career Center website)
After meeting, complete the registration process online (Career Center website— “Internship Application for Internship Credit”)
WEBLINK:
Click on the link for Internship Application for Academic Credit
Log on using your BRONCOWEB login ID and password

10. Once You Decide on a Site (Cont’d.)
Your online application goes to your internship coordinator once you submit it
I look it over and approve or disapprove it
My approval pending your site supervisor’s authorization comes back to you
Your site supervisor then gets an to authorize your internship and you get a final approval
At this point, your internship application gets sent to the Registrar’s office and your internship will show up on your Broncoweb in 1-2 weeks

11. Once You Decide (Cont’.d)
No internship credit can be given AFTER you complete the work—YOU MUST DO YOUR INTERNSHIP WORK AFTER YOU REGISTER
Once registered for Internship Credit, you are automatically covered by third party liability insurance provided by the state of Idaho at no extra cost to you
This is NOT health insurance—it is liability insurance to protect you and your worksite

12. Early in Your Internship Experience
Work with your site supervisor to develop your work plan for the internship
What do YOU want to get out of it?
What does your SITE SUPERVISOR need from you?
Work plan is Word Google Doc share with me
Include your name, site, internship title and semester
Update it each month prior to class internship meetings

13. Work Plan Option #1
Goal: What is your goal for this internship? What will be different after you are done?
Objectives: Objectives are the steps you take to achieve the goal ( You can have multiple objectives)
Activities
Responsible Person
Time Period
Outcome/Result
Progress/Achievement

14. Work Plan Option#2
Goal: What is your goal for this internship? What will be different after you are done?
Objectives: Objectives are the steps you take to achieve the goal ( You can have multiple objectives)
Action Steps(WHAT) will you do?
Responsible Person(s) (WHO) will do it?
Due Date (WHEN) will it be done?
Impact or Difference (WHY) are you doing it?
Measurable Indicator (HOW) will you demonstrate that it is done? (Tangible evidence)
Actual Date Completed

15. Create a Time Log Create a Time Log and track your hours.
Create a Google Doc Excel spreadsheet-share with this with your site supervisor and me
Document Title includes your name, site, term, “time log”
Column headings Date, Duties/Tasks, Time Worked, Hours Completed, Comments
The log should contain all of the dates, times, hours and a sentence or two about what you did throughout your internship.
Include a running total of hours completed to date

16. Intern-Site-Term-Time Log
Date
Duties/Tasks
Time Worked
Hours Completed
Comments
Running total of hours

17. Within the first 2 weeks of your internship, you must do the following:
Complete the ONLINE INTERNSHIP WORKSHOP during the semester in which you are completing the internship. It is available on the Career Center site where you applied for your internship.
Log on using your BRONCOWEB login ID and password
Take the quiz
WHY? Liability protection!!!!
Submit work plan and time log

18. Regular Internship meetings
Meet with Dr. Spear
Summer set up individual times
Fall and Spring we will set a regular monthly meetings
The monthly meetings will have assignments due.

19. To receive internship credit:
NO LATER THAN the week before end of classes:
Complete final LOG OF HOURS WORKED with hours you served, dates/times, and what you did (EXCEL spreadsheets work very well for this)
Site supervisor completed Mid-term and Final evaluation
Shared their evaluation with you.
You can also request a letter of reference in addition to evaluations.
Final Work Plan
You WILL receive a grade of “incomplete” for failing to complete any of the required steps

20. Internship is like a job
Site is checking you out
Work conscientiously under the direction of your supervisor
Comply with rules of confidentiality of the organization
Report problems to me
Complete the requirements from previous slides
KEEP BSU Health Insurance (at a minimum)

21. FINALLY….
Clear communication with your supervisors is key. ASK Questions.
If you have any problems AT ALL, please feel free to contact me
BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME:
, phone (w)
I am always glad to be involved.
Keep notes of any interactions (e.g., your expectations, their expectations, your perception of the problem versus their perception, etc.)