Rehabilitation Internship

Catalog description

This one-semester internship is designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate skills learned in the program in a clinical setting. All students are required to complete a minimum of 200 clock hours at an approved agency that addresses disabilities. Students are required to work for twelve and one-half (12.5) hours per week for sixteen (16) weeks. Internship students will gain valuable practical skills in the day-to-day operations of the agency, and may be involved in such tasks as interviewing patients, case recording and documentation, attending staff meetings, contacting resources, preparing in-service and staff development presentations, assessment, exercise prescription, program planning, teaching job seeking or independent living skills, assistive technology assessment and training, etc.