1. E Portfolio Presentation
By: Mary R. Benedetti

2. Getting Started – Chapter 1
Identify Goals
Identify Strategies
Identify Methods of Assessment
Successful Internship – Make it one!

3. Getting Acquainted – Chapter 2
Agency’s Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
Fit in the Organization
Get to know clients
Social Policy –the Volunteer Center meets the needs of the community

4. Developing Ethical Competence -Chapter 3
Dress Code
Volunteer was coming to the office dressed very casual.
Shorts and tank top.
Solution: Discuss dress code during new employee/volunteer orientation
Business casual dress required
(informal – but professional).

5. Learning to Learn From Experience Chapter 4
Integrative Process Model- Reflection
Assess Situation/What is Your Reaction ?
It is important to have self-awareness of feelings, behaviors, values, and assumptions to bring to an experience. Do not allow biases or assumptions to distort reality.
Lack of self-awareness could be problematic.

6. Using Supervision Chapter 5
Anyone can be a manager, but it takes a special manager to be a leader.
Lead by example
Inspire the team to share in same vision
Compliment team for their efforts
Ask and listen to feedback

7. Communicating in Your Internship Chapter 6
Active Listening
A focused listener
Non judgmental
Exploration Skills
probing, clarification, interpreting, confronting, and summarizing

8. Developing Cultural Competence Chapter 7
Knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from generation to generation in a human group or society.
(Kendall, p 628)

9. Writing and Reporting Within Your Field Agency Chapter 8

10. Taking Care of Yourself Chapter 9
Rest, Exercise, Eat, Pray & Meditate

11. Ending My Internship Chapter 10
Almost There
My internship provided me the opportunity to explore a place where I may never have explored. It allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and not allow fears or anxieties to stop me.
I can turn cant’s into can’s and dreams into plans
(unknown author).

12. Planning My Career Chapter 11
Master’s Degree in AHS
Strengths and Weaknesses
Where do I fit in? Set Goals

13. Weebly Site
maryrbenedetti.weebly.com