Homeless college students need our help His message was “I need help.” His name was Michael. We never met him, but his words broke our hearts. He said he was in a situation where he had no breathing room and was suddenly homeless. Directed to DSC counselors, hoping to get the help he needed, […]
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I am a Macro Social Worker with years of experience as a group facilitator and workshop leader. I am also an Adjunct Professor at a liberal arts university. I teach a course called “Introduction to Human Relations” for emerging human services professionals. As an example for our sessions on social class and preparation
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You’ve developed your internship handbook and planned your intern’s orientation, now it’s time to take the next steps and assign projects and tasks to your intern. Always keep in mind that interns want to learn and contribute. The training that an intern receives should be similar to what would be given in an
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Firsts can be scary and exciting at the same time! Think first day of school, first love, first child, and first day of an internship. The first topic of your intern’s orientation is welcome. Everyone wants to feel welcomes. You can ease some of your intern’s anxiety with a warm welcome. Your welcome
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Are all your intern’s college students? Would you hire an older intern? Hollywood thinks it’s a great idea. In “The Intern” movie starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway, 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he
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Tallahassee business leaders learn the ins and outs of internships By: Mariel Carbone AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (WCTV) — Tallahassee businesses have three major players when it comes to resources: Florida State University, Florida A & M University and Tallahassee Community College. One day, these students will graduate and possibly stay, live and work here
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Sawhorse Revolution teaching construction, building community at same time By Josh Kerns, KIRO Radio Reporter A student works with her mentor in the non-profit Sawhorse Revolution, which teaches high school students construction skills while building structures for the community. We hear all the time about how underprivileged young people badly need job skills,
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Are you wondering what the purpose an internship handbook serves? Are you unsure if you should spend the time and effort to draft one? I believe that an internship handbook is an important communication tool between you and your intern. It is the starting point for a safe and productive work place. It
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As you search for the best and brightest intern, where you advertise the position can be as important as what the position description entails. Most managers utilize the usual opportunities such as online databases (Monster, Career Builder, Idealist, etc.) and local higher education institutions (community colleges, technical schools, and universities). If you want to
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