Health Education & Promotion Internships: Frequently Asked Questions

1. Health Education & Promotion Internships: Frequently Asked Questions

2. HEP Internship Coordinator • Dr. Caile E. Spear • cspear@boisestate.edu • Email-include internship in subject line • Phone 208-426-3656 • Cell 208-345-8511

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 (http://career.boisestate.edu)

6. 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!!!)

7. 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: http://career.boisestate.edu • Click on the link for Internship Application for Academic Credit • Log on using your BRONCOWEB login ID and password

8. 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 email pending your site supervisor’s authorization comes back to you • Your site supervisor then gets an email to authorize your internship and you get a final approval email • 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

9. 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

10. 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 and semester

11. Work Plan Option #1

12. Work Plan Option#2

13. 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

14. 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.

15. Create a Work Plan • Create a Work Plan on Google Docs • Share document with supervisor and me • Document title includes your name, internship site, “work plan”, term • Update your work plan each month

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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: • Email, phoneCspear@boisestate.edu, 208-426-3656(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.)