My Internship Experience at the Police Athletic League of Wilmington (PALW)

1. My Internship Experience at the Police Athletic League of Wilmington(PALW) Judy Hutt AHS 8100 Wilson Graduate Center

2. Chapter 1 - Getting Started Excited Anxious Optimistic Enthusiastic Ready to Learn

3. Chapter 2 - Getting Aquatinted To prevent crime by providing the community with supervised athletic, educational, and social development activities, as well as unemployment training, to build positive relationships between community and onsite police officer role models with a goal to provide holistic wellness of the underserved community and encouraging a distressed community to participate in programs that support life learning experiences.

4. Chapter 2 - Getting Aquatinted • History of the Police Athletic League • (PALW) Website • Interacting with Staff • Review Files • Targeted Population – Agency Context • Continued Research - Funding • Community Leaders • Non-Profit Agencies • Attend PALW Board Meetings • Mentor Committee • Parents • Marketing Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

5. Chapter 3 - Developing Ethical Competence • Ethical Decision Making • Maintaining Appropriate Open Boundaries • Confidentiality • Organizational Ethics Manual

6. Chapter 4 - Using Supervision Trust Mutual Understanding Reliable Eager to Learn Having a Strong Work Ethic Willing to Take Risk to Gain New Knowledge

7. Chapter 5 - The Integrative Processing Model(IPM) • Step 1 – Gathering Objective Data from Concrete Experience • Step 2 – Reflecting • Step 3 – Identifying Relevant Theory and Knowledge • Step 4 – Examining Dissonance • Step 5 – Articulating Learning • Step 6 – Develop a plan

8. Chapter 6 - Communicating With Clients Active Listening Sensitivity Probing Clarification Confronting Informing Suggesting

9. Chapter 7 - Developing Cultural Competence • Cultural Groups at the PALW • Race – African American, Hispanic, Caucasian, Mexican • Age – raging from 6 weeks to 10 years old • Staff - 27-77 years of age • Gender – Male & Female • One Gay Employee • Cultural Challenges • Working with the parents • Recommendations • Resources • Socio Economic Status • Self Sufficient • Looking in the Mirror

10. Chapter 8 - Writing and Reporting Within My Field Agency • Report - Newsletter Article • Created Various Program Instruments • Report to My Site Supervisor • Report During Monthly Board Meetings • Report via email

11. Chapter 9 - Taking Care of Myself Challenges • Time Management • Balancing Ministry, Family, School, Work & Internship • Lack of Sleep Relievers • Surround Myself With People Going My Way!! • Joined Planet Fitness • Listening to Worship CD’s, R&B • Sharing My Experiences with My Husband!! • Staying in My Lane • Encouraged /Believe in Myself Luke 18:1 • Encourage my AHS 8100 SISTAS!!!

12. Chapter 10 - Ending my Internship Great Experience Management & Leadership Skills Ability to Move Not Enough Time

13. Chapter 11 – Planning Your Career • Professional Development • People Skills • Doctoral Degree • Aim High • Remain Optimistic • Apply for Jobs in My Field • Strength Finder • Community Events • Network

14. Strength Finder 2.0

15. References Kiser, P.M (2012). The human services internship: Getting the most of your experience. (3rd ed.). Brooks/Cole. Belmont, CA. Rath, T. (2007). Strength Finder 2.0, Gallup Express. New York