Professional practice III

In the third stage of the SRW training, professional practice comprises an internship of 500 hours, spread over a full semester.

During the internship, students learn mainly through experience and active participation. They are involved in the day-to-day work of the internship, take on (simple and complex) tasks independently and show themselves as a full team member.

The text on the Professional Attitude and the document 'Evaluation criteria per quadrant and per training phase' form the frame of reference for the specific expectations.

During the internship, the students acquire knowledge and insight about the objectives, the target groups, the organizational structure, the functioning and the broader network in which the internship organization operates. In addition, they further develop the skills that are specific to the profession and the field by carrying out assignments and independently fulfilling (partial) tasks.

They continue to grow in their professional attitude. Through exchange, feedback and reflection on their experiences, they learn to think critically about acquired aspects of knowledge, skills and attitude, they learn to broaden their knowledge and test it against the experiences of third parties. Towards the end of the BP III internship period, students will be able to integrate acquired knowledge, skills and professional attitude.

Allocation

The assignment of the internship is done via the Practice Office of the SRW study programme. Only after approval does the student contact the internship location with the question whether an internship is possible at that time. If so, both parties will make further agreements about the course and details of the internship. The student delivers the document with the concrete information for internship mentors to the internship location.

Start-up and follow-up

At the start of the internship, a consultation meeting between the student, the mentor and the internship supervisor takes place (preferably) at the internship location.

This coordination meeting is about the individual internship work plan (IWP) that the student draws up. The student prepares thoroughly for this interview and provides the IWP, together with the completed SRW web -in accordance with the agreements- BEFORE the interview to the internship supervisor.

In the IWP, the student describes the tasks she will take on and the personal challenges she will face. She also explains what actions she will take to this end and she makes the link with the competences and professional attitude of the future SRW employee.

After the coordination meeting, the student completes the IWP with a reflection report on the conversation.

In the middle of the internship period, there is (preferably) an interim meeting between the student, the mentor and the internship supervisor at the internship location. This interview is also prepared in accordance with the guidelines from the IWP.

During the interim meeting, the three parties discuss where the student currently stands in his growth process. They also determine which aspects of the professional attitude and competences the student still needs/can work on and in what way.

After the interim interview, the student writes a report containing a short summary of the interview, an overview of strengths, an overview of working points and the agreements regarding the approach to those working points.

At the end of the internship period, the student, the mentor and the internship supervisor meet again at the internship location for a final evaluation interview about the internship. The student and the mentor prepare thoroughly for this interview and submit the IWP, together with the completed SRW web, to the internship supervisor for the interview. They follow the guidelines from the IWP.

During each interview, the text about the 'Professional attitude' and the document 'Evaluation criteria per quadrant and per training phase' - more specifically the evaluation criteria BP III - form the frame of reference. and are the basis for evaluation and assessment.

Before the start of the internship, an internship agreement - in three copies - is drawn up between the company/institution (internship place), the training institution and the intern (the student). This agreement contains a general arrangement regarding the internship. In addition, all information regarding insurance, prevention and protection of trainees, internship compensation, absences, termination of the internship, students with a functional disability.

The student is responsible for drawing up the internship agreement and for submitting it to the parties involved. She finds the contract on the Toledo 'Stage BPIII' and has a digital signature from the program director Welfare. The student uploads the copy intended for the study program in her SIS file.

Students have been on a medical examination at IDEWE and can submit an FGB (health assessment sheet) to the internship location. If they want a more recent version, or if they want additional examinations, students can receive an additional medical examination through the study programme. Students report this to the Practice Office.

Explanation of internship hours

For the counting of the number of hours of internship, the usual count of working hours within the internship location applies. Students can also perform internship hours during weekends, nights and/or holidays.

To achieve the 500 hours, students perform approximately 35 internship hours per week, excluding the holiday weeks.

For students who do an internship in a school context, a full-time presence at the internship (32 hours per week) applies. In addition, they (just like the mentor) additionally work on assignments depending on the internship location. For the sake of clarity, this is not about assignments that we give from the training.

The student herself keeps track of the hours worked with an explanation of the work. She uses the standard timesheet (see BPII) for this and has this signed (at least weekly) by the mentor. If there is a registration system at the internship, the student can also keep track of her hours.

At the start of the internship, the student calculates, in consultation with the internship mentor, how she can obtain 500 hours of internship within the agreed period. She presents this calculation to his internship supervisor during the coordination meeting.