chapter 2

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anxieties contribute to

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the first set of concerns

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anxiety challenges generally center on the

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self and key relationships in the internship

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the anxiety you experience when you are preparing for a very special or exciting event in your life

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anticipatory anxiety

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those working directly with clients inevitably wonder about

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how they will be perceived and accepted by clients and the kinds of demand, behaviors, or problems

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your particular anxieties will be shaped by

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your personality, your knowledge of your internship site, past experiences

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discovery zone

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contexts that allow you to seek and learn new knowledge and skills, develop new insights and perspectives, and rethink what’s meaningful to and valued by you

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engaged method of learning

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seek and discover new knowledge by exploring authentic questions and problems

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an overall engaged approach to the tasks as well as to the experience of the internship is what is needed to be

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an engaged intern

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the engaged approach

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set of markers to get you through

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the engaged intern acknowledges and then critically examines the assumptions by

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making them explicit

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the disengaged intern assumes that assumptions are

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realities and generalizes from them, perpetuating them, and their related biases without questioning them

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one of the greatest concerns for beginning interns

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competence; capabilities

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imposter syndrome

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believe that their success is due to incredibly goof fortune rather than to their abilities

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disengaged interns tend to deny

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feelings of anxiousness about the internship, or accommodate them in ways that mask the real reasons for the feelings and the depth with which they are felt

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in an engaged approach, you accept your concern about capabilities as normal and

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do what you can to engage other tasks

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keep these points mind when thinking about your role, purpose and goals as an intern

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you are there to learn as well as work
you will be learning experientially
you will need to have a clear sense of the purpose in your role as an intern

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when it comes to concerns about the role as an intern, the engaged learner is

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visibly involved in the work and intentionally using an experiential learning model; seeks to understand the why; sees grunt work as an opportunity

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critical tasks of getting off to a good start

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examining and critiquing

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engaged response to tasks: getting off to a good start

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willing to challenge own assumptions by making them explicit
seek accurate information to dispel differences in expectations

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disengaged response to tasks: getting off to a good start

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assume expectations about internship are grounded in truth and reality
lives with untested expectations of relationships and inherent biases

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critical tasks: positive expectations

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acknowledging concerns

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engaged response to tasks: positive expectations

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recognizes interest and anxiousness as normal and works toward resolution where needed

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disengaged response to tasks: positive expectations

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accepts interest accommodates or denies anxiety, not me fantasy

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critical tests acceptance

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clarifying role and purpose

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engaged response to tasks: acceptance

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Seeks clarification of role and responsibilities to ensure that learning expectations can be met and that their interests are respected with opportunities for them to be realized

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disengaged response to tasks: acceptance

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Accepts role and responsibilities without critically thinking through how it meets their learning needs and interests

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critical tasks anxieties

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developing key relationships

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engaged response to tasks: anxieties

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Explores differences between being liked and being accepted; considers others’ perspectives when personalizing reactions of Coworkers Invests in mutuality in relationships and recognizes the role it plays in the success of the internship Works toward acceptance in key relationships; sees value as sources of support and learning

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disengaged response to tasks: anxieties

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Confuses being liked with being accepted and personalizes reactions of coworkers Sees no purpose to mutuality because relationships are not seen as partners in their success Depends on others to initiate and/or is disconnected from colleagues; sees little value in relationships and no connection to the success of the internship

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critical tasks life context

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making an informed commitment

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engaged response to tasks: life context

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Pursues understanding of key variables in the internship and commits to going forward

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disengaged response to tasks: life context

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clings to naive or uninformed notions of the internship

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three common concerns you should be aware of with working with coworkers

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expectations, acceptance issues, feelings of exclusion

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acceptance is not the same as

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being liked

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coworkers reactions to you depend on

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personality, past experience with interns, understanding of what an intern is, relationship with site supervisor

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if you feel like you dont really belong at the site, that you dont fit in and cant contribute much, you are struggling with

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feeling like an intruder

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if you are feeling like the staff doesnt want you there and doesnt see that you can be much of help, then you are struggling with

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marginality

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tasks of making the commitment stage

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becoming aware of yourself as an engaged learner examining your assumptions realizing your concerns clarifying your role, purpose, goals develop key relationships

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The interns usually sense that something is happening in their internship that should not be happening. This feeling can occur because of personal circumstances that have pervasive effects, such as health or financial issues affecting a loved one or the intern. Interns who have reached this point are experiencing a crisis that is often accompanied by a feeling of

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incapacitation

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disillusionment in the anticipation stage

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crisis of commitment

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if the experience of disillusionment does happen it is imperative to

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seek support and guidance to change these circumstances as much as possible through engaged approaches rather than just waiting