Title
Human Service Non-Profit Internship at The Meyer Center for Special Children
Department, Center, or Institute
Education
Presentation Format
Department Organized Oral Session
Presentation Type
Internship
Description
Presentation will address why agencies such as The Meyer Center are needed in our communities (research on children with specific special needs), key projects and activities participated in, and major takeaways from the experience including what was learned about self and capacity for leadership. It will share how this internship provided exposure to diverse stakeholders concerned about children with special needs and how it impacted college student development including civic identity and critical thinking.
Department Organized Oral Session Title
Internships in Leadership in Human Service Non-Profits
Moderator/Professor
Lorraine DeJong, Education
Session Number
3
Start Date and Time
4-9-2019 1:45 PM
Location
Hipp Hall 107
Recommended Citation
McGuirt, Olivia, "Human Service Non-Profit Internship at The Meyer Center for Special Children" (2019). Furman Engaged!. 234.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furmanengaged/2019/all/234
Human Service Non-Profit Internship at The Meyer Center for Special Children
Hipp Hall 107
Presentation will address why agencies such as The Meyer Center are needed in our communities (research on children with specific special needs), key projects and activities participated in, and major takeaways from the experience including what was learned about self and capacity for leadership. It will share how this internship provided exposure to diverse stakeholders concerned about children with special needs and how it impacted college student development including civic identity and critical thinking.